Congress, Bush-Cheney Gang & the "Shadow Government"

"Only Congress has the Constitutional power to declare war against Iraq. Nevertheless, the Bush-Cheney Gang began it based on a mountain lies, many of which were written into JHR 114, which was passed on Oct. 10, 2002, by the Congress, thanks mainly to Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and the Neocon War Hawks. Has our Republic been usurped by a “Shadow Government?” If so, what are you going to do about it?"

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What’s in a Name: Strategic Communication or Deception?

"...it is clear that the Pentagon is actually more concerned about muzzling or managing negative images of America abroad, especially amongst Muslims, than modifying its approach to preemption and unilateralism for global hegemony."

Media in the Winter of Our "Disremorse"

"Many millions of Americans would tell a suitably inquiring journalist that they don’t really regret John Kerry’s loss -- that what they find horrific is the new four-year lease on the White House for an administration with an unrepentant track record of mendacity and extreme ideological zeal."

How the Jury System Should be Reformed

"Having an impartial jury reach a just verdict along with making sure an innocent person is never convicted should be the ultimate goal of our criminal justice system."

The making of a Muslim Holocaust

"This Muslim holocaust has been in the making for a long time. Its roots go back to the Russian occupation of Central Asian lands that were taken from the Ottomans; its more recent and better-documented chapters start with the arrival of Western armies in Muslim heartlands."

Little will change

"Unlike Reagan, Bush has defined his enemy in singular terms that dictate no other resolution except conflict."

Jewish Leadership Opens a New Front against Muslims

"Muslims should highlight the poison that is spread all over the world by anti-Christian and anti-Muslim Jewish leadership and Jewish media."

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Launch a Jihad against AIDS

"The AIDS pandemic should not be considered simply as a disease for which a cure may sooner or later be discovered; it must be viewed in general as a serious sign..."

Arabs Want Reform, But Not US Help

"With the apparent rejection of outside interference in internal political matters, it would be more useful for supporters of Arab reform to find ways to assist infrastructure development and the expansion of trade and investment in order to promote economic growth."

An accusation with no substance

"The Palestinian public does not need incitement from the Palestinian Authority, media or school curricula. The reality we live--whether we choose to focus on the extensive killing especially of civilians, our increasing poverty or the daily humiliations we are exposed to--are causing enough hostility, anger and desire for revenge among Palestinians whatever words may be bandied about."

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It’s the Media, Stupid!

"The 21st century, once so full of shining promise, now threatens to force countless millions of us at home and abroad into a dark abyss of languishing poverty and silent servitude; a lowly prodigy of painful struggle and suffering that could stream for generations to come."

A matter of proportion

"No doubt, Palestinians have indeed incited viciously against Israelis. But before we in Israel turn Palestinian incitement into a casus belli, we need to search our own public space, along with the history of our attempts at peacemaking with our other Arab neighbors, in an effort to establish a measure of proportionality. The paradoxes and contradictions are disturbing."

News Media in the 60th Year of the Nuclear Age

"We ought to be able to recognize what’s wrong with U.S. officials who lecture Iran about the evils of nuclear-arms proliferation while winking at Israel’s arsenal, estimated to include 200 nuclear weapons."

Driving off the economic cliff

"The current drive to destroy Social Security is a remarkable demonstration of the ability of the right wing to advance its agenda in the face of facts and common sense."

Fallujah – America’s Halabja

"The US military budget for research and development is larger than many nations GDP put together."

"Give Me Some Credit!"

"It will not be easy for the wearers of suits to overcome the bearers of Kalashnikovs, who put their lives on the line every day. But the Palestinians will use their intelligence."

The Homeless and The Hungry

"Unlike President Lyndon Johnson, who at least went through the motions of correcting economic and social disparities in America, the policies of the current President, George W Bush, has resulted in even more dire conditions and predictions. Not only for the so-called lower class but for the middle class as well."

Befitting Behaviors

"As an American, fearful for her National Guards' "re assignment" in ongoing occupation of Iraq, I am apprehensive and sickened by the role model our "Israeli allies" present in managing military standards and Occupation."

Justifiable Murder

"The double standard is clear and obvious. Those who are non-White are to be considered less than human, practically on a level with cock roaches or vermin to be exterminated at the slightest imagined provocation or (baring that) no provocation at all, but simply to further the illegitimate interests and agendas of greedy and wicked men."

Fighting Terrorism with Technology

"One needs to counter terrorism by having successive layers on defence, putting emphasis on the most dangerous threats and the likely targets thereof."