May 31, 2007
Posted by yaman
“Even if one is troubled by the idea that one could be invited or disinvited because of their politics, it’s very different than saying that someone should be barred because they’re Israeli,†said Kenneth Stern, the American Jewish Committee’s director on antisemitism and extremism. “One thing is an error of judgment,†he said, “and the [...]
Posted by yaman
It is interesting to see how the “War on Terror” is playing out in different contexts. I am especially amused that its victim last summer is now its chief executioner. Is that how it works, then? And they tell you it is for Rafiq al-Hariri, or for democracy. If this is what democracy means, if [...]
May 27, 2007
Posted by yaman
According to a translation by Mideastwire.com, Hasan Nasrallah, in his–very good–speech on May 25, the 7th anniversary after the partial Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, said this with regards to the Lebanese Army’s indiscriminate attacks on the Nahr el Barid refugee camp, ostensibly to destroy the Fath al-Islam group: There was talk that this happened [...]
May 12, 2007
Posted by yaman
Fiction is the unraveling of God. To imagine one situation in which what was once thought to be wrong, appears with certainty to be right, is to create a world outside of and opposed to God’s law–and thus, also, to disprove it. More importantly it is the co-optation of God’s only talent. For if this [...]
May 8, 2007
Posted by yaman
I hate it when people say something like “each religion has its extremists,” as if “extremists,” whatever they are, actually need to work under the umbrella of a religion. In any case, I know that’s not why they say it. But it doesn’t put all religions on equal ground, if that is what the intent [...]
A Yale-sponsored conference about anti-Semitism hosted many blatantly anti-Arab and anti-Muslim speakers. It is unconscionable for a center meant to study one form of racism to indulge speakers who practice another.
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Both the Irish and Middle Eastern conflicts figure prominently in American domestic politics — yet both have played out in very different ways.
A must read piece by Ali Abunimah in NYT.
(Discussion)abc Primetime – How Muslims Are Treated In USA
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To get an idea of the real reason why Apple has succeeded, it was only necessary to look below the May article hailing the company’s success on the front page of the Times business section. A second article reported on a spate of suicides in some Chinese sweatshops that was drawing attention to work…
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Immediately following the incident, McCord was threatened and mocked by his commanding officer for pulling the children from the van. He says his platoon leader “yelled at me that I need to quit worrying about these ‘motherfucking kids’ and pull security.” McCord later approached a staff sergeant an…
Remember the “Collateral Murder” video leaked of the helicopter attack that killed a journalist? Here’s some insights from one of the soldiers at the scene and into the way it was handled by military personnel.
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Portraying “enemy” infants as proto-terrorists has obvious propaganda value: if what you thought was an innocent baby is in fact a weapon with a human face, you will be less likely to protest when it is killed. Murder becomes self-defence. Not only are we supposed to view ‘their’ children as latent …
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HarvardManagementCompany, which manages the university’sendowment, has divested the fund from allinvestmentsit had inIsraelcompanies.
I’m a small pariah state, hear me pout. Though I’m a scandal, don’t shut me out!
(Discussion)A mere thirty-three years ago, on January 20, 1977, Jimmy Carter inaugurated his presidency by proclaiming from the Capitol steps, “Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere…. Our commitment to human rights must be absolute.” Most people had never heard of “h…
Thought provoking article for people chained to the language of human rights.
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