Jul 21 2011
Why Reinhold Niebuhr matters now By Sam Haselby, Thursday 21 July 2011 12.45 BST … In the US, a Reinhold Niebuhr revival is underway. It received a boost a few years ago when Senator John McCain and then Senator Barack Obama both cited the theologian as an important thinker on the role of the …
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Jul 21 2011
The tragedy of imperial retreat By Tarak Barkawi, 21 Jul 2011 17:16 … Not so long ago, Western powers were doubling down on their commitment to Afghanistan. Dire warnings circulated about how the US “abandoned” the country after the Soviet retreat. This time, the West would stay and help Afghanistan achieve “stability”. It would withdraw only …
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Jul 21 2011
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKNpICMvtGQ[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKNpICMvtGQ Brilliant song for the Arab Spring by one of my absolute favourite Egyptian bands Iskinderlla. I had the absolute pleasure of attending their concert one month before the revolution began in Cairo. – Samah Sabawi Samah also provided the following translation: They say … What do they say? They stole our country The …
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Jul 20 2011
Freedom and dignity are basic rights for all, even Palestinians By Randa Abdel-fattah, July 20, 2011 … There was an element of tragicomedy to the situation. Me, the daughter of a dispossessed Palestinian, dressed up as a settler in order to enter the Israeli city of Jaffa. With me was my American host, Sophie, who …
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Jul 18 2011
The US love affair with drones By Ted Rall, 18 Jul 2011 07:39 … One of the pleasures of traveling through the developing world is that things develop. They change. There’s always something new. Afghanistan is, depending on one’s point of view, developing, deteriorating, or doing both at once. Example: Last August found me and two …
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Jul 17 2011
Jewish settlers are terrorising Palestinians, says Israeli general By Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem, Monday, 18 July 2011 … A senior Israeli army commander has warned that unchecked “Jewish terror” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank threatens to plunge the territory into another conflict. In unusually outspoken comments, Major General Avi Mizrahi took aim …
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Jul 17 2011
Now the Arab Spring becomes an Arab Summer By Robert Fisk, Saturday, 16 July 2011 … Syrians shot down in the streets across the country, tanks surrounding the major cities of Syria, soldiers killing unarmed, largely Sunni Muslim demonstrators as the authorities protest that “armed gangs” are themselves killing troops. In northern Syria, citizens barricade …
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