Iraq War Redux: Goodbye “Iraqi Freedom”, Hello “New Dawn”
On August 31, 2010, President Obama declared, in his oval office address to the nation, that the United States combat operations in Iraq were officially over. This is obviously an effort by the President to convince Americans, right before the November elections, that he has fulfilled one of his key 2008 campaign promises: To end […]
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 […]
Climate Change: The Question Of Bread
I despair when I hear people talk about climate change in terms of failing ski resorts and longer growing seasons. The disconnect between the common perception of what climate change really is and what people think it means is truly terrifying. One of the unfortunate things about Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” is it led to […]
