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The first U.S. government official to formally resign his post because of objections to America's course in Afghanistan makes a compelling case that America has lost its strategic sensibilities in this war.
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.05.2009 | World
As first lady, Hillary Clinton was the darling of Palestinians and Arabs when late in Bill Clinton's term she uttered the hot button word "Palestine." Since then she has flip-flopped depending on the political winds.
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment
A movie about the prophet Muhammad is in the works, according to Reuters. According to reports, the $150 million film will bring together a major holl...
AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and BRETT BLACKLEDGE | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home
NEW YORK — The airport shuttle driver accused of plotting a bombing in New York had contacts with al-Qaida that went nearly all the way to the top, to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence officials told The Associated Press.
Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an Egyptian reputed to be one of the founders of the terrorist network, used a middleman to contact Afghan immigrant Najibullah Zazi as the 24-year-old man hatched a plot to use homemade backpack bombs, perhaps on the city's mass transit system, the two intelligence officials said.
Intelligence officials declined to discuss the nature of the contact or whether al-Yazid contacted Zazi to offer simple encouragement or help with the bombing plot prosecutors say Zazi was pursuing.
Al-Yazid's contact with Zazi indicates that al-Qaida leadership took an intense interest in what U.S. officials have called one of the most serious terrorism threats crafted on U.S. soil since the 9/11 attacks.
"Zazi working with the al-Qaida core is exceptionally alarming," said Daniel Bynam of the Brookings Institution's Saban Center. "The al-Qaida core is capable of far more effective terrorist attacks than jihadist terrorists acting on their own, and coordination with the core also enables bin Laden to choose the timing to maximize the benefit to his organization."
Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.09.2009 | World
Palestinians from all wakes of life have been stunned and disappointed by Abbas, who withdrew support for a vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council to have the Goldstone report sent to the General Assembly.
Mort Rosenblum | Posted 09.29.2009 | World
Our blindness is voluntary. In an overheating world, literally and figuratively, complacent citizens shape whatever reality suits them best.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
Expressing disappointment and calling on Israel not to repeat its actions is ineffective, so when will America's policy change from a slap on the wrist to a handcuff to international law?
AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 08.15.2009 | World
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government shut down the West Bank operations of the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera on Wednesday, a d...
Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media
Depending on whose version one believes, Robert Ménard, ex-director of the Doha Center for Media Freedom, pushed the press freedom envelope a bit too far, until he was shoved out the door.
Bruce Wilson | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics
A report from Al Jazeera expertly covers a topic the US media has been reluctant to address: an aggressive effort to advance a heavily sectarian, supremacist form of Christianity in the United States military.
William Bradley | Posted 07.20.2009 | World
How to respond to the Ayatollah is a particularly tricky question for Obama, because he has an unusual dual role to play: Inspirational global icon and president of the United States.
Avi Lewis | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
If Schwarzenegger has his way, the price will be paid by health care coverage, welfare, schools and workers.
William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.
AP | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The White House says it's not surprised that Osama bin Laden has released a new audio recording threatening America just ...
Chris Rodda | Posted 06.12.2009 | World
Obviously, by citing the regulation prohibiting the materials he was passing out as something that was hindering his proselytizing, Capt. Mickel was admitting that he knew what he was doing violated regulations.
Doon Baqi | Posted 06.06.2009 | World
I think we should pay a little attention to history, both ours and theirs, in order to come out ahead in this chaotic struggle for world peace and pro...
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.05.2009 | World
A day after the Pentagon accused Al Jazeera of being 'irresponsible and inappropriate' for broadcasting the 'hunt for Jesus' in Afghanistan footage, the network releases unedited tapes.
Nadim Hasbani | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media
The Arab-speaking world is in dire need of the kind of coverage Al Jazeera English provides. Western governments must do more than pour money into perceived propaganda machines.
Chris Rodda | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics
The video released by Al Jazeera is just one of countless pieces of evidence proving that our military is actively proselytizing Muslims in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.04.2009 | World
Trying to convert Muslims to any other faith is a crime in Afghanistan. The fact that the video footage is being broadcast on Al Jazeera guarantees that it will be seen throughout the Muslim world.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media
Al Jazeera English, after a long struggle to break into the American TV market, has finally found a home in a major metropolitan area. Washington, D...
William Bradley | Posted 05.31.2009 | World
With the appropriate huzzahs for Obama's first 100 days still ringing in the air, his new AfPak strategy, for the linked crisis of Afghanistan and Pakistan, is already in deep trouble.
Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.20.2009 | World
President Barack Obama is flying gracefully and confidently through his first 100 days, having ambitiously donned the uniform of the multicultural Superman of the 21st century.
Reuters | Jane Sutton | Posted 05.15.2009 | World
A Guantánamo detainee used his prison camp telephone privileges to ring up a reporter with the Middle Eastern news network al Jazeera and complain th...
Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media
Rrriinnng! Rrriinnng! Rrriin -- "Yeah, Vern's Video -- this is Vern." "Oh, good -- you're open! I wasn't sure what time you're open." "Ten minutes...
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Steve Clemons | Posted 11.04.2009 | World