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The strongman and the war on terror
"The resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is a sign of how the "war on terror" is changing. Mr Musharraf was once the lynchpin of Pakistan's alliance with the United States in President George Bush's war, but the days of a single strongman laying down and...
OPINION: Pakistan National Assembly accepts Musharraf's resignation (you wat...
"Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has until now stubbornly resisted pressure to quit. Musharraf formally submitted his resignation hours earlier after a televised address announcing that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a... Iran: US behind extremism in ME
" Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:07:42 GMT Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the emergence of extremism is the brainchild of the US policies in the Middle East. “Today, extremism in Afghanistan and... Arabs hurt over Rachael Ray scarf backlash
" NEW YORK - To Palestinian-American designer Nemi Jamal, the controversy surrounding a fringed black-and-white scarf worn by Rachael Ray in an ad for iced coffee is "just a disgrace."Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ad last week after critics said the scarf worn by the television... Hate 2.0: Racism and Extremist Content Online
I guess we're not the only ones flagging stuff... but there's more out there than mere spam and fishiness. Hate speech is insinuating itself into the webosphere more than ever. When I read the story quoted below, I... Jacqui Smith announces 300 new terror police
The UK Home Secretary has announced an expansion of the number of anti-terror police."Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, today announced an extra 300 police officers to fight terrorism and radicalisation within communities. At the weekend Jacqui Smith warned that as many...Countries Condemn Bhutto Killing
This is very uncivilised of her killers and I think the government of the day knows something about it "From Moscow to Washington to New Delhi and points in between, dismay and condemnation poured forth Thursday over the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir...History Repeats Itself: Muslims Being Profiled
Sixty five years ago in the State of California Americans facilitated the largest modern day racial profiling program against Japanese American Citizens. In that as it may be, history has a knack of repeating... Osama bin Laden urges Iraq fighters to unite
"Osama bin Laden has called on insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid "extremism" against each other and unite around common interests, days after US generals declared that al-Qa’eda in Iraq was fatally wounded.
... Feds Recommend Closing Saudi School in Va.
This is really going to test the First Amendment jurisprudence"McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A private Islamic school supported by the Saudi government should be shut down until the U.S. government can ensure the school is not fostering radical Islam, a federal panel recommends. In a...Indonesia is free nation, healthy society : US president
Washington D.C. (ANTARA News) - US President George W Bush said Indonesia was a free nation where people can express their opinions in public. "Indonesia is a free nation, people are allowed to express... Shifting Sands: Bush Warns Of New Holocaust
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation IraqiFreedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actualexperience. In a speech to the... President: Terrorism must be fought down to root causes
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday terrorism should be fought not by just eliminating its outer manifestations but also by addressing its root causes, namely backwardness,...Bush's Shielding of Musharraf at Risk
"The growing crisis over Islamic extremism in Pakistan is drawing attention to the complicity of that country's military government in the rise of the biggest haven for Islamic terrorism in the world. The issue, which is also linked to the threat to U.S. troops in Afghanistan...’08 contenders abandon democratization
"Recent events in the Palestinian territories are a powerful reminder of the limits of democracy in the Middle East and the pitfalls of rhetorical excess in past election seasons. After all, democracy in Iraq, specifically, and the Middle East in general, was, according to...
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