Mar 23 2013
The Iraq War Was My Fault By Wes Magruder, March 23, 2013 I remember what it felt like ten years ago this week. The dread had been building for months. The sabers had been rattling for some time. Though there were certainly plenty of folks who were ready to “finish off the job” that …
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Mar 17 2013
The cost of war must be measured by human tragedy, not artefacts By Robert Fisk, Sunday 17 March 2013 What is a child’s life worth against all the antiquities of Syria? Any reflection of Syria’s architectural disasters must include this question. The child, a humanitarian must say, is worth all the columns of Palmyra …
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Mar 17 2013
On Questioning the Jewish State By Joseph Levine, March 9, 2013, 7:30 pm I was raised in a religious Jewish environment, and though we were not strongly Zionist, I always took it to be self-evident that “Israel has a right to exist.” Now anyone who has debated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will have encountered this …
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Mar 16 2013
St. Patrick was a Baptist By Rev. John Summerfield Wimbish, D.D., March 12, 1952 SAINT PATRICK WAS A BAPTIST. After a cautious and critical study of reputable writings, I am thoroughly convinced that he was not affiliated in any way with the Roman hierarchy. It is indeed magnanimous of our Catholic …
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Mar 16 2013
Rachel Never Died By Aisha Aijaz, Mar 16th, 2012 Rachel Corrie, beautiful soul, born in Olympia, Washington was no ordinary child, no ordinary 23 year old student and no ordinary human being. And people, who are extraordinary, never die. They live for ever in the hearts and minds of their followers. They give direction …
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Mar 04 2013
Alawite history reveals the complexities of Syria that West does not understand By Robert Fisk, Monday 4 March 2013 In Syria these days, we are resorting to our racist little maps. The Alawite mountains and the town of Qardaha, home of the Assad family – colour it dark red. Will this be the last …
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Feb 22 2013
Israel’s Script Turns Sour By Lisa Goldman, February 22, 2013 For years, Paul Newman and his blue eyes shaped America’s perception of Israel. Newman starred in Exodus, a 1960 Hollywood blockbuster set in 1947, the final year of the British mandate in Palestine. The film depicts Ari Ben Canaan, played by Newman, as an …
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