CNN reports the White okayed expanding the use of Predator Drone attacks in Pakistan. Great. Now can I officially start disliking President Obama now? Can I just call him Obama like I called Bush, "Bush", instead of "President Bush"? I admit, like most Americans (and damn near all ...
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Israeli Gaza T-Shirts
Israel certainly isn't winning any popularity points with this one. This video shows Israeli soldiers wearing T-Shirts with drawing of pregnant Palestinian women in crosshairs, and other rather tasteless images. Yet, Israel gets lauded time and again for being America's "staunch" ally (as our President said, so 96% of Israelis don't like him), and being the ...
U.S. And Afghanistan
In a few days, President Obama is to announce his decision on sending troops to Afghanistan. I guess a better wording is that he will announce his decision TO send troops to Afghanistan. After all, it seems like his mind is made up. When he decides to send more young Americans into this potential meat grinder, ...
Gaza Photos
I had the chance to see something not too many people see: astonishing Gaza photos of the destruction caused by the Israeli seige earlier this year. At the Birmingham Islamic Center in Hoover, Alabama, photographer ...
Muammar Gaddafi Gives Dawah
While visiting Italy, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi invited 200 women to his residence. The women were recruited through a modeling service. So you can imagine how they looked. They were told not to wear skirts that were too short necklines that were too low. But instead of throwing a big bash ...
U.S. House Rejects U.N. Report on Gaza
Once again, my country decides to ignore the obvious. On tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Goldstone establishing that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the war earlier this year. Keep in mind, that Richard Goldstone, the UN investigator who put the report together, is Jewish himself. His report established that even ...
Nigeria’s Trouble With MEND
Not too many people are familiar with the mini-war brewing in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. This war is mostly between the Nigerian government and a coalition of local militias collectively known as MEND. Here's the basics behind the conflict. This part of Nigeria is rich in oil. Nigeria has been ...
Anthony Hoh
Anthony Hoh - Former Marine Resigns In Protest To Afghan War Anthony Hoh is a former Marine captain who fought in Iraq and was cited for "uncommon bravery." After Iraq, he became a foreign service official in Afghanistan and came into contact with many Afghan people. Within five months of being in Afghanistan, he resigned from his post, ...
