Apr 04 2012

Ghosts of its own history

An illustrated account of the 1949 coup—possibly CIA-assisted—that plunged the country into decades of political turmoil.

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Apr 04 2012

Total immersion

Easter Before the Bunny

By , 04/ 3/2012 10:46 am … Before the Easter Bunny nibbled its way onto sacred turf, Easter was a very serious business.  In early Christian communities — in fourth century Milan, for instance…  [more]

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Apr 02 2012

Time to move along now…

A prayer for America

By Monsieur d’Nalgar … I supposed it is heresy to ask, but why do we (the people) treat our Constitution as a sacred relic? You’d think it was holier than George Washington’s ossified kneebone. Or written…  [more]

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Apr 01 2012

Everyone roses

Palm Sunday lessons from an unlikely Pontius Pilate

By James Martin S.J., 10:16 PM ET, 03/31/2012 … The story of the trial, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth, which is recited, sung and often acted out in churches on…  [more]

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Mar 31 2012

A load of old cobblers

Watch us lead the UN donkey up the Khyber

By Robert Fisk, Saturday 31 March 2012 … So back to THAT BLOODY WAR. I mean not the Syrian one – where we’re going to stay hands off – or the…  [more]

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Mar 31 2012

Sticks and stones and pepper spray

Words! – A Poem

By Samah Sabawi, 15:29 03/30/2012 … I’ve been down this road before: Someone tries to teach me how to use words that can ‘open doors’. Offering me tips in communication. “Instead of saying ‘Apartheid’ try a…  [more]

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Mar 28 2012

Because Israel permanently occupies

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Rethinking Zionism

By Peter Beinart, Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 3:30 PM 19:26:27 CDT … I remember walking back with my grandmother one night from synagogue, past the loquat trees of Sea Point, South Africa, the most beautiful…  [more]

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