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Crucifixes and Minarets: Europe at a Crossroads
In her book, “The Rage and The Pride,” with words now made prophetic, the late Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci wrote: "Our cultural identity cannot support a wave of migration …
The World Is a Village Without a Mayor
Copenhagen is like Geneva and Pittsburgh. Obviously, the Scandinavian capital connected with the Little Mermaid does not look like the Swiss city or the American steel metropolis. The first …
Thomson Correctional Center to House Guantanamo Bay Detainees
President Barack Obama has directed the federal government to buy the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois, to house Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees. News of the arrangement leaked out …
Gareth Porter | US Silent About Taliban Guarantee Offer on al-Qaeda
The Barack Obama administration is refusing to acknowledge an offer by the leadership of the Taliban in early December to give “legal guarantees” that it will not allow Afghanistan …
William J. Astore |
When I was on active duty in the military, an Army friend used to remind me: “Any day you’re not being shot at is a good Army day.” …
One Year Later, Doors to the World’s Largest Prison Still Sealed Shut
It has been nearly one year since Israel launched “Operation Cast Lead” on December 27, 2008. It was at 11:30 AM that 88 Israeli aircraft flew above the Gaza …
Lieberman Was for a Medicare Buy-In Before He Was Against it
Sen. Joe Lieberman, (I-Connecticut), has threatened to derail passage of a health care reform bill in the Senate if the legislation includes a measure to expand Medicare to …
Joe Lieberman and the Health Care Train Wreck
When last we heard from Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, he was throwing sand into the gears of the Democratic push for health care reform by declaring he would …
Torture in Afghanistan: UK Court Orders Release of Evidence
Reprieve, the legal action charity, the lawyers of which represent dozens of prisoners still held at Guantánamo, won a court victory in the case of the British resident Shaker …
For Some Hondurans, Elections Change Little
On the eve of Honduras' “free and fair” elections, a handful of men and women from the community of Guadalupe Carney, Honduras, held a silent vigil. Earlier that day, …