Which causes more global outrage: a cartoon of a turban bomb, or real turban bombs causing real casualties? "Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani assassinated," by Laura King for the Los Angeles Times, September 20: Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan— Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed by a suicide bomber on…
Among other qualities, a good presidential candidate must be knowledgeable and able to think outside the box; equally important, he must not be naïve or gullible — certainly not swallow everything the enemy says hook, line, and sinker. During the recent Republican candidate debate, Congressman Ron Paul exhibited his ignorance and gullibility when the panel [...]
Earlier, he was said to be "vacationing." He must have partied hard, if you believe the official story. "Iranian Hikers’ Release Is Delayed Again," by Kevin Dolak and Jim Sciutto for ABC News, September 20: The release of the two U.S. hikers who have been jailed in an Iranian prison…
The court found that Padilla’s original sentence of 17 years did not take into account his training in an al-Qaeda camp. The defense is making all the allegations it can think of — including that Padilla was drugged with LSD while in custody …
"Official figures estimate that more than three million people were killed and thousands of women raped when West Pakistan sent in its army to stop the [Bangladeshi] independence movement." "Bangladesh police clash with Islamist party supporters," by Anbarasan Ethirajan for BBC News, September 19: Police in Bangladesh have fired rubber…
Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya would pose a threat to the ruling military establishment as well as the Muslim Brotherhood. Even without this group as a formal political entity, however, disagreement over enforcement of the specific tenets of Sharia thr…
Pakistan’s own policy of attempts at steam control and leveraging of jihadist groups to its own purpose has increased the bloodshed suffered by its citizens. "Eight die in attack on Karachi police officer’s home," from BBC News, September 19: A bomb targeting the home of a senior police officer in…
Notably missing from this report is any plea on his behalf from Sudan. If Sudan indeed stood on the sidelines, it would certainly be in keeping with the Sudanese president’s own statement that "Sharia law has always stipulated that one must whip, cut, or kill." "Saudi Arabia beheads Sudanese ‘sorcerer’,"…
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