Jun 10 2012

Terror Tuesday

Praying at the Church of St. Drone

By Tom Engelhardt, 7:51am, June  5, 2012 … Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls  in November, you aren’t just electing a president of the United States; …  [more]

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Jun 10 2012

The human propensity to follow

The Milgram Experiment in Syria

By Robin Yassin-Kassab, June 10, 2012 … It has thrown students out of top-floor windows. It has shelled cities from the land and from the air. It has raped women and men and tortured children…  [more]

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Jun 08 2012

Claims of a frontier battle

Far-right Europeans and Israelis: this toxic alliance spells trouble

By , Wednesday 6 June 2012 12.15 EDT … Last month, demonstrations against African refugees in Tel Aviv turned violent. Protesters looted shops, broke windows and firebombed buildings, including…  [more]

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Jun 08 2012

And the beat goes on

By Monsieur d’Nalgar, Friday June 8, 2012 … This rant emanates from a Facebook conversation today that followed Maha’s lament. Maha is a Palestinian woman who is frustrated with her Israeli friend. Seems that this friend is blind to historical…  [more]

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Jun 03 2012

Good luck getting into Israel

‘Do you feel more Arab or more American?’: Two women’s story of being detained and interrogated at Ben Gurion

By , June 2, 2012 … I am an American citizen. I went to American schools…  [more]

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Jun 03 2012

Look for a more rational basis for peace

Mythologizing Evolution

By , 05/31/2012 12:09 pm … A prominent new atheist blogger has just completed a week-long series paying homage to the great journalist H. L. Mencken, best known for his coverage of the 1925…  [more]

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Jun 03 2012

Cleaving society

The Islamophobia Industry Strikes in Kansas

By , 06/01/2012  3:21 pm … Just like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Republican Governor Sam Brownback had a feeling he was not in Kansas anymore. At least not the Kansas…  [more]

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