AZ: Racial Profiling Hits Home in Checkpoint Stop
AZ: BORDER PATROL’S RACIAL PROFILING HITS HOME IN CHECKPOINT STOP Last night was like any other night, so I was checking my e-mails before going to sleep. As I was typing, my hubby was looking at me. I could see him from the corner of my eye. I thought, “Nice. Either he wants something or […]
Snakes on a Plane, Muslims Off the Plane
SNAKES ON A PLANE, MUSLIMS OFF THE PLANE Every person is now an action hero, ready to pounce on evildoers when they “spot suspicious behavior,” kick up a royal fuss and boot that passenger off the plane.
Stephen Walt Responds to Wash Post’s Nazi Smear
STEPHEN WALT RESPONDS TO THE WASHINGTON POST’S NAZI SMEAR I’ve heard from several journalist-friends who were appalled by Dana Milbank’s smear of Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer in Tuesday’s Washington Post, in which he likened the scholars to Nazis. So: the mud has splashed back on to Milbank. That said, two “points” Milbank made deserve […]
CAIR to Host Dinner for Former President of Iran
CAIR TO HOST DINNER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRAN http://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=2258&theType=NR
Afghans Face Cultural Divide in U.S.
AFGHANS WHO FLED CONFLICT FACE CULTURAL DIVIDE IN U.S. Aman Feda, an Afghan-born mortgage broker, cringed at his 13-year-old niece’s choice of music, the hip-hop blaring from the car radio, the lyrics grating on his nerves as they drove home after shopping at Tysons Corner. “Why not listen to some Afghan music?” Feda asked casually. […]
Woman Takes Reins of Major Muslim Group
WOMAN TAKES REINS OF MAJOR MUSLIM GROUP The first female president of the largest Muslim organization in North America believes nothing in Islam prohibits her from issuing religious opinions on issues from dietary restrictions to the proper place for women in mosques. Ingrid Mattson, a Canadian convert to Islam who was elected last week to […]
OR: Charity’s Spying Suit Rests on One Document
OREGON CHARITY’S SPYING SUIT RESTS ON 1 DOCUMENT An Oregon lawsuit with profound national security questions hinges on a single document. A defunct Oregon charity that distributed Islamic literature to prison inmates claims it was the subject of an illegal federal eavesdropping program. And the only way it can prove its case is with a […]
Republicans Target ‘Islamic Fascism’
REPUBLICANS TARGET ‘ISLAMIC FASCISM’ President Bush in recent days has recast the global war on terror into a “war against Islamic fascism.” Fascism, in fact, seems to be the new buzz word for Republicans in an election season dominated by an unpopular war in Iraq. Bush used the term earlier this month in talking about […]
MO Woman is Human Shield for Palestinians
MO: AREA WOMAN, 24, PLACES HERSELF AS HUMAN SHIELD FOR PALESTINIANS The woman’s defiant stance – back arched, arms outstretched – seemed to say, “Bring it on!” Yet, the scene seemed to betray her resolve. St. Louis County resident Jennifer Presson, 24, stood in front of a line of Israeli soldiers. They were armed with […]
Can You Really Not See?
CAN YOU REALLY NOT SEE? Let us leave aside those Israelis whose ideology supports the dispossession of the Palestinian people because “God chose us.” Leave aside the judges who whitewash every military policy of killing and destruction. Leave aside the military commanders who knowingly jail an entire nation in pens surrounded by walls, fortified observation […]