Month: August 2006

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/16/06)

    Before and after war, “Hezbollah distinguished itself as a social organization by its lack of corruption, ability to mobilize its people and success in fulfilling its promises.” Armed With Iran’s Millions, Fighters Turn To Rebuilding (Washington Post) Summer camp brings together kids from both sides of Israeli/Palestinian conflict and gives them “an opportunity to do…

  • Foreign Policy’s Role in Radicalizing Muslim Youth

    By Sarah Swick, Minaret of Freedom Institute, www.minaret.org In my last blog entry, I addressed some of the internal components that may have led to a radicalization of a few British Muslims. Realizing that the issue is complex with many different ingredients feeding the radicalization, I’d like to, now, address the issue that some analysts…

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/15/06)

    Commentary questions the US Administration’s logic of labeling local and regional insurgent groups as ‘terrorists’ The Bush Administration Makes New Enemies Daily (The Independent Institute) Alvaro Vargas Llosa suggests a better use for Guantanamo—turn it into a free-enterprise zone, much like Hong Kong Could Puno and Guantanamo Be The Next Hong Kongs? (The Independent Institute)…

  • My Year as a British Muslim: Why Wasn’t I Radicalized?

    By Sarah Swick, Minaret of Freedom Institute, www.minaret.org As details emerge about an alleged plot by some British Muslims to blow-up planes flying from the U.K. to America, once again we are faced with the question: “Why?” After last year’s London tube bombings, the media and analysts raced to uncover why British citizens would be…

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/14/06)

    Sy Hersh accuses US Administration of direct involvement in planning Israeli invasion of Lebanon: WATCHING LEBANON: Washington’s Interests in Israel’s War (New Yorker) Hersh defends use of sources in article about US involvement in planning Israeli invasion: U.S. Denies Role in Attacking Hezbollah (LA Times) Protester says his Islamophobic display was just an “experiment” to…

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/13/06)

    American Muslim-Jewish searching for common ground during a time of conflict in the Middle East: Talking Over The Din Of War (Washington Post) Violence erupts as government bulldozes a mosque under construction in Ethopia: Police Clash With Muslim Protesters in Ethiopia (AP/Washington Post) Suspicious killing of an imam continues to threaten stability in Central Asia:…

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/12/06)

    Israel increases invasion force as Security Council approves  cease-fire agreement: Israel nearly triples troops in Lebanon (World / AP) Security Council OKs Mideast Peace Deal (Emerald Coast/ AP)

  • We Will Not Accept Absurdities as an Excuse for Carnage

    by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D., Minaret of Freedom Institute, www.minaret.org Americans are being sold a bill of goods to generate support for the Israeli carnage in Lebanon by the use two “big lies.” One is the pretense that “it all started with Hizbullah’s capture of two Israeli soldiers,” ignoring that Hizbullah was seeking the release of…

  • News and Analysis Updates (8/10/06)

    Moderates in the Middle East complain about initiatives by the international community, “which has lined up behind Israel, which wants domination and occupation and only uses slogans of democracy.” ‘New Mideast’ May See Stronger Extremists (AP/Washington Post) Government scrutiny of Muslim charities hinders aid efforts to civilians in the Middle East Muslim Charities Say Fear…

  • News and Analsyis Updates (8/9/06)

    Administration would change law to protect itself from clauses in the Geneva Conventions it has violated: War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution (Washington Post) Iraqi PM call raid on Iraqi slum “unjustifiable”: Raid on Militia Drives Wedge Between Allies (London Times) Humanitarian aid groups devatsed, but unsurprised by Israeli duplicity: Robert Fisk:…

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