Radical Analysis for a Radical Religion, Part 1: Did Al Qaeda “Distort” Islam?


As the President gave his long-awaited speech on his Afghanistan strategy a few weeks ago I sat live-tweeting responses and trying to anticipate how NewsReal’s bloggers might respond to it.
The first remark from Obama’s speech which struck me as tweet-worthy came early:
As we know, these men belonged to al Qaeda — a group of extremists [...]

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Al Gore Pens Apocalyptic Climate Change Poem – Political Hotsheet – CBS News


Al Gore penned an apocalyptic poem on climate change for his recently-released book Our Choice after his editor declined to include a chapter on what the world will look like because of global warming.The poem, which you can watch Gore read to a CNN reporter at left or read in full below, has met with [...]

When Media Bias Becomes Media Malpractice


Today, an obscure but telling report out of the UK shows what happens when professional media manipulation and cowardice meets its match, in the form of vigilant amateur bloggers.
Here’s an excerpt from the original story in the Burton Mail:
A Royal British Legion boss says vandals have “dishonoured those who have given their lives for our [...]

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Persian Men Sport Hijabs


Video compilation of Iranian male bloggers wearing hijabs in support of a dissident who wore one in order to evade capture by authorities, without success.

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