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OBAMA’S TURN AGAINST ISRAEL

In recent weeks, the Obama Administration has endorsed "healthy relations" between Iran and Syria, mildly rebuked Syrian President Bashar Assad for accusing the U.S. of "colonialism," and publicly apologized to

Hard Lessons of the My Lai Massacre

Those 'merchants of death' try to hide the gruesome realities of war and instead try, with aggressive propaganda, to make war look like something patriotic. They try to convince the

House Rejects Afghan Withdrawl, 356-65

In 2001, the US Congress never declared war on Afghanistan. But this week and almost nine years on, only sixty-five members voted to withdraw American troops from that undeclared war,

The terrorism conundrum

In the wake of 9/11, almost anything the US government did was accepted uncritically by the public. The Patriot Act was quickly passed, abridging the freedoms that Americans had enjoyed

What Islam is all about.

Dalia Mogahed talks to Gihan Shahine about bridging the gap between the US and the Muslim world.

A defense of Rashad Hussain

President Obama's newly-announced envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Rashad Hussain, "is at the center of a controversy." He is not only beset by criticism for a

BREAKING NEWS: New Obama Envoy Has History Of Engagement With U.S. Muslim Brotherhood

Rashad Hussein, White House official and President Obama’s newly appointed Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference, has a history of participation in events connected with the U.S. Muslim

The Useless Logic of Round Numbers

Did Gazans starve less after 100 days of Obama's presidency? Do Palestinians care much for round numbers? I doubt it. Nor do Iraqis, Afghanis, and, now, Yemenis. Misery is misery,

Obama staffer wants ‘cognitive infiltration’ of 9/11 conspiracy groups

In a 2008 academic paper, President Barack Obama's appointee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs advocated "cognitive infiltration" of groups that advocate "conspiracy theories" like the ones

‘Gott Mitt Uns’: Christians Excusing War

Nazi German soldiers went into battle with the words 'God With Us' inscribed on their belt buckles. The slogan convinced most of the educated Protestant and Catholic clergymen to proclaim