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Thoughts, comments and reflections of an American Muslim on America, US Foreign policy in the Middle East and the so-called War on Terror; examining the double standards, contradictions and repercussions from a perspective of social justice and human rights.

Autumn Allegory
12 August, 2009

“But the days grow short when you reach September when the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame one hasn’t got time for the waiting game.” - September Song, sung by Frank Sinatra.[1]

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Iran’s Election: Benford vs. Basij
08 July, 2009

“The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days.  I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost.”--President Barack Obama, 23 June 2009.[i] (More)

Will the Real Leaders Please Stand?
08 June, 2009

“To the intelligence community, the White House was no different from other civil institutions it actively penetrated.  Presidents were viewed less as elected leaders to be served than as temporary occupants to be closely monitored, subtly guided, and where necessary, given a shove.”[1]  -- Investigative Journalist and Author Russ Baker. (More)

A Slight Uptick
03 May, 2009

“Despite the declining levels of violence in Iraq over recent months, the latest strikes reflect what appears to be a slight uptick from March to April of assaults on civilians, U.S. and Iraqi security forces, and the U.S.-backed militias called Awakening Councils or Sons of Iraq.”  --Published by CNN on 23 April 2009.[1]

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A Cascade of Insanity
21 April, 2009

“Last year, oil cost a king's ransom. This year, it's relatively cheap. But don't be fooled. Price isn't the point here. Like it or not, energy is still what everyone who's anyone wants to get their hands on.”-- Brazilian journalist and author Pepe Escobar.[i]

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Armchair Terrorist?
09 March, 2009

“All I am asking for is to be treated like every other person in the United States who is accused of a crime, including terrorism, and to be given a fair trial in an American court," pleaded Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, an alleged terrorist held for over 5 years without a trial in isolation at the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in Charleston, South Carolina.[i] (More)

A Revolution of Hope
04 February, 2009

 

“Islam wishes to bring all humanity under the umbrella of justice...It does not take the sword to export this ideology.” - Imam Khomeini.[i]

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Shabbat Shalom!
02 January, 2009

The traditional Saturday greeting among Jews of all varieties from secular to religious, “Shabbat Shalom” literally means “A Sabbath of peace.”  However, on Saturday, 27 December 2008, there was no Sabbath of peace in Gaza, as US-financed Israeli F-16 warplanes[1] unloaded their lethal cargos of US manufactured GB-39 bunker buster bombs[2] on innocent Palestinians.  (More)

‘Tis the Season
09 December, 2008

“Happy, happy Thanksgiving.  May each of you return to work 5 lbs. (2.4 kg.) heavier on Monday,” an anonymous American manager wrote to employees on the day before the holiday.  Contrast the words of this present-day manager to the words of Imam Ali (A.S.) who once said,  “I want to eat the kind of food which the poorest of this realm can afford…I want to live, feel and suffer like them.”[i] (More)

Quantum Change or Short Changed?
26 November, 2008

“In 2008, as in previous election years, serious candidates for the highest office in the land will go to considerable lengths to express their deep personal commitment to one foreign country—Israel—as well as their determination to maintain unyielding U.S. support for the Jewish state,” conjectured John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard in 2007.[i] (More)

Reversing the Raw Deal
28 October, 2008

"We have come a great distance in seventy-five years; from the New Deal to the Raw Deal, from having nothing to fear but fear itself, to being afraid of everything. We traded democracy's warm heart containing the ideals of faith, fairness and frugality, for the greedy, cold calculations of the Dow Jones ticker.” - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) 3 October 2008.[i]

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The End of Enron Economics?
26 September, 2008

 “This is a wonderful outcome for a great number of our employees that will preserve and strengthen our terrific franchise,” - Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer of Lehman Brothers on the Barclay takeover.[i] (More)

9/11 Seven Years Later and Questions Remain
09 September, 2008

“Why have so few academics and technical experts, such as physicists and engineers, raised questions about the 9/11 gruel that the government has pushed?  Why so little investigation and research about this pivotal event in world history?” – Dr. Morgan Reynolds, Chief Economist, US Dept. of Labor during the 1st term of George W. Bush.[i] (More)

Once Again, It’s About The Oil
23 August, 2008

“I congratulate you for focusing on Central Asia oil and gas reserves and the role they play in shaping U.S. policy.” – Ambassador John J. Maresca, Former Vice President of International Relations for Unocal Corporation on 12 February 1998.[i] (More)

Between the Bombs: From Hiroshima to Nagasaki
11 August, 2008

“I pray from my heart for the repose of the souls of those who died in the atomic bombing, and pledge to work untiringly for the elimination of nuclear weapons and for the achievement of everlasting world peace.” - Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki[i] (More)

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