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 Why We Must Learn America's Islamic History [OPINION] 
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue..." So we were taught in primary school. But, did you know that the captains of two of the three small Spanish ships comprising Columbus's fleet were in fact Muslim? More
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 Waiting for False Prophets: The Puzzling Matter of the Israeli Liberals [OPINION]
Not even the one-sided war on Gaza, which resulted in the killing of over 1400 Palestinians, was enough to raise the level of mass consciousness to challenge political and military apparatuses in Israel in any meaningful way. More
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 At War's Door: Confusion or Deliberate Duality in Reading Iran [OPINION]
That inertia now promises a fertile ground among the people of a wide range of western countries for waging yet another unaccountable war, this time against Iran.More
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 Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address [OPINION]
We've all paid the price for lenders who sold mortgages to people who couldn't afford them, and buyers who knew they couldn't afford them. That's why we need smart regulations to prevent irresponsible behavior. More
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 The Dignity of Corpses [OPINION]
The latest scandal of the war on terror - the release of the video of four Marines urinating on the corpses of two dead Afghanis ("Have a good day, buddy") - has turned the game of geopolitics downright surreal. More
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 Is the change in Myanmar for real? [OPINION]
Never before in the last 50 years did we ever see such a ray of hope gleaming in the country that was once Burma. We can pray and hope that Thein Sein is no charlatan change agent but is as genuine as it comes. More
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 Palestine: Those Who Inspired Us in 2011 [OPINION]
Some Israelis have jointly struggled with Palestinians against the inhumanity of the occupation, the brutality of the military and the illegality of the land seizure.More
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 JAG lawyer: Gitmo's decade of shame stains U.S. [ANALYSIS]
As a U.S. Army attorney for more than 27 years, I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. But in recent years ..More
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 A Momentum of Cynicism [OPINION]
Back when Congress was voting its annual multi-billion-dollar appropriations to continue the Iraq war, the justification was always "to support the troops." Similarly, our staggeringly large weapons deals are really job-creation deals...More
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 Words from Quran engraved on head of a pin [FEATURE]
Known as "the world's smallest engraver" for his miniature masterpieces, Graham Short has spent almost 50 years honing his craft, going to physical and mental extremes to produce the engravings ..More
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