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Egyptians, Islamic leaders, condemn US military shooting, fear the future

Egyptian Islamic leaders have condemned the shooting of American troops at Fort Hood after speculation that Maj. Nidal Hassan had links to radical Muslim leaders in the United States. Prominent

Common ground means lasting solutions, not weakness

WASHINGTON DC: US President Barack Obama is currently being attacked by friend and foe alike for his willingness to seek common ground on issues ranging from healthcare to North Korea.

Fort Hood Tragedy… Muslim Soldiers Speak Out

WASHINGTON – Several Muslims who have served or are currently serving in the military say the tragic deaths of 13 soldiers in Fort Hood, Texas, at the hands of Army

Preview of Ramzy Baroud’s ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter’

Ramzy Baroud is a veteran Palestinian-American journalist and former Al-Jazeera producer. He also taught Mass Communication at Australia's Curtin University of Technology, is a frequent speaker, a regular media guest,

Israel’s European Lobby

In their 2006 article 'The Israel Lobby,' John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt famously assert, "Other special-interest groups have managed to skew foreign policy, but no lobby has managed to divert

Robert Bernstein: Human Shield for Criticism of Israel

Earlier this week the New York Times published an op-ed article, Rights Watchdog, ‘Lost in the Mideast’ written by Robert L. Bernstein, the founding chairman emeritus of Human Rights Watch.

Pragmatic Empathy for US Enemies

A lack of empathy toward potential adversaries is as dangerous for a superpower as it is for any other country. The US should realize that even outlaws have security fears

America needs ‘Moore’ Democracy

Have we learned anything in the 15-odd centuries since the fall of Rome? The oligarchs of Rome were poisoned by more than lead in their wine: selfishness and decadence, and

Getting to Know Afghanistan — 8 Years Late

It's incredibly arrogant that after so long the United States argues that it knows what to do in Afghanistan while, at the same time, admitting in public that it has

On the brink of implosion

What became of the Arab state? In one way or another, argues Khalil El-Anani*, it has managed not just to fail, but to fail miserably