Great Recession: Are War Spending And Wealth Concentration To Blame?

A superficial analysis of the recession and the global financial crash, with their long lasting effects on the world economy, put the blame on the burst of the US real estate market bubble. However, some much bigger forces and overall budget trends have being at play for 30 years within the US economy. In the...

Iraq War Redux: Goodbye “Iraqi Freedom”, Hello “New Dawn”

Earlier this week, President Obama declared, in his oval office address to the nation, that the US combat operations in Iraq were officially over. This is obviously an effort from the President to convince Americans, right before the November elections, that he has fulfilled one of his key 2008 campaign promises: To end the Iraq...

Pat Robertson: Fueling The Mosque Arson

Pat Robertson used his program as a platform for anti-Muslim activists and participated in spreading propaganda and misinformation capable of fueling actions such as the vandalism and arson committed only days later....

Can Interfaith Dialogue Help The Middle-East Peace Process?

By Anthony Zeitouni Recently, I read a short piece of news in Arabic that the Emir of Qatar has officially approved the establishment of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) as a “private institution for public benefit”, known in America as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). This pushed me to ask: can interfaith...

US Military: The Uninvited Guest Who Just Never Leaves

Today, President Obama will address the nation from the oval office, and will praise the sacrifice made by the US military in Iraq. The President will also claim that the “US combat operations in Iraq are over”. However, this upcoming statement is part truth part political spin for US domestic consumption. The reality of Iraq...