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McChrystal Interviewed By Al Jazeera

The Atlantic | By Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Strategy, Al Jazeera English, Gaza, West Bank, Clinton, Afghanistan, Afghan War, Donald Rumsfeld, Propaganda, Mumbai, Itn, Tv, Foreign Policy, Mcchrystal, Sky News, Cnn, Stanley McChrystal, Hillary Clinton, Cable News, Israel, Iraq, Al Jazeera, Media News

The day after his first round of testimony to Congress, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was on a press ...

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The Big Muslim Problem

The New York Review of Books | Malise Ruthven | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Islam, Islamic Immigrants, Books, England, European Culture, European Muslims, Immigration, Immigrants, New York Review of Books, Muslim Immigration, Muslims, Europe, Al Jazeera, Christopher Caldwell, Arab Immigrants, Books News

Malise Ruthven The New York Review of Books "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West" by Christopher Caldwell Doubl...

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Thomas Friedman -- Hasbara GrandMaster Or Elitist Dupe?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Jordan, Al Qaeda, Thomas Friedman, David Miliband, Al Jazeera, Nyt, New York Times, Lebanon, Obama, Idf, Cluster Bombs, The Narrative, Gaza War, Muslims, Arabs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Israel, Hasbara, Politics News
Sharmine Narwani

My mouth is fixed in a gape -- unable to correct itself after Thomas Friedman's pronouncement that for two decades, U.S. foreign policy has been dedicated to rescuing Muslims or freeing them from tyranny. Where does one begin, pray tell?

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Justice American Style

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ksm, Constitution, Bush Administration, Donald Rumsfeld, 9/11, Alberto Gonzales, Al Jazeera, Twin Towers, 9/11 Victims, Islamist Extremism, 9/11 Widow, Politics News
Kristen Breitweiser

Now more than ever, Americans need to trust our own judicial system to fully and openly prosecute the mass murderers of 9/11 while the rest of the world bears witness.

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Criminal Trial May Shine Light on Roots of Terrorism

Coleen Rowley | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yosri Fouda, Zacarias Moussaoui, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, War on Terror, John Radsan, CIA Torture, Al Jazeera, War on Terrorism, Terrorism, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

The most pragmatic method of determining the guilt or innocence of criminals like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has always been in criminal court. Rush Limbaugh and his ilk are very wrong about this.

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Matthew Hoh: U.S. Has Lost Track of Why It Is in Afghanistan

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Taliban, Matthew Hoh, Afghanistan, Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda, Foreign Policy, World News
Steve Clemons

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.

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Will the Real Hillary Please Stand Up?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bill Clinton, Mitchell, President Obama, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Settlements, Al Jazeera, Bush, World News
Daoud Kuttab

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.

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Muhammad Movie Planned: Film Brings Together Hollywood Producer Barrie Osborne And Banned Muslim Cleric Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Uk, Muhammad, Muhammad Cartoon, Alnoor Holdings, Islam, Britain, The Lord of the Rings, Holocaust, Epic, Sunni, Qatar, The Matrix, Gulf Times, Religion, Bridging Cultures, Al-Qaradawi, Suicide Bombings, Terror, Muhammed, Passion of the Christ, Muhammad's Life, Doha, Iraq, Muslim, Al Jazeera, Barrie Osborne, Entertainment News

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...

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AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and BRETT BLACKLEDGE | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Najibullah Zazi, Afghanistan, Denver, Aurora Colorado, Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, Osama Bin Laden, Fbi, Cia, Al-Jazeera, Denver-Colorado, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, New York City, New York-New York, Peshawar-Pakistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Home News

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."

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The Vichy Government of Palestine

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Vichy Government, Gaza, Middle East, Goldstone Report, United Nations, Fatah, Hamas, Al Jazeera, World News
Jamal Dajani

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.

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American In Worldland: Have-It-Your-Way Truth

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Associated Press, Obama, Hannah Arendt, Media, Al Jazeera, Press, Truth, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, Torture, World News
Mort Rosenblum

Our blindness is voluntary. In an overheating world, literally and figuratively, complacent citizens shape whatever reality suits them best.

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Does "Urging Israel" Amount to "Change We Can Believe In"?

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Terrorism, Fatah, Hamas, Obama Mideast Trip, Joe Biden, Sheikh-Jarrah, Race, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Jerusalem, Middle East, Avigdor Lieberman, Racism, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Al Jazeera, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

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?

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Al-Jazeera Suspended In West Bank For Guest's Criticism Of Pres. Abbas

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, West Bank, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera International, Al Jazeera West Bank, Al Jazeera Suspended, Media News, Press Freedom, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government shut down the West Bank operations of the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera on Wednesday, a d...

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Robert Ménard Slams Door, or Booted Out, of Doha Center for Media Freedom?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Al Arab Online, French, Cia, Jaber Al Harmi, Al Jazeera, Robert MéNard, Doha Center for Media Freedom, Arab Media, Usa, Arab World, Paris, Reporters Without Borders, France 3 TV, Al Sharq, The Economist, Afp, Sheikh Hamad Bin Thamer Al-Thani, On en Parle a Paris, Qatar, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

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.

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Al Jazeera Special Report Covers Advance of Fundamentalism in US Military

Bruce Wilson | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Josh Rushing, Fundamentalism, Al Jazeera, Jim Ammerman, Bruce Wilson, Brent Scowcroft, Liars for Jesus, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Talk to Action, Mrff, Mikey Weinstein, Chris Rodda, Politics News
Bruce Wilson

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.

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Obama and the Ayatollah

William Bradley | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Afghanistan, Iran, Supreme Leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hostage Crisis, Iraq, Ali Khamenei, Al Qaeda, Al Jazeera, Revolutionary Guards, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Demonstrations in Tehran, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, World News
William Bradley

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.

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Schwarzenegger's Shock Therapy - Poor Pay For Sins Of The Rich

Avi Lewis | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crisis, Immigration, Bailout, Schwarzenegger, Al Jazeera, Budget, California, Politics News
Avi Lewis

If Schwarzenegger has his way, the price will be paid by health care coverage, welfare, schools and workers.

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Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing

William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, 9/11, Iraq, America, Dick Cheney, Iran, Jihad, Event Marketing, Muslim, Modernity, Indonesia, Guantanamo Bay, Saudi Arabia, Marshall McLuhan, Neoconservative, Islam, Bibi Netanyahu, Hosni Mubarak, Tradition, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Samuel Huntington, African American, Cairo, Israel, Afghanistan, Kenya, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Torture, Paletine, King Abdullah, Riyadh, Al Jazeera, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
William Bradley

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.

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White House: Bin Laden Timing Not Surprising

AP | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gibbs, Obama Saudi Arabia, Obama-Mideast-Visit, White House, Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama, Terrorism, Bin Laden, White House Press Secretary, Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The White House says it's not surprised that Osama bin Laden has released a new audio recording threatening America just ...

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Code 1, Code 2, Code 3 at Bagram Airfield

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, US Military, Iraq, Al Jazeera, Mikey Weinstein, Afghanistan, World News
Chris Rodda

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.

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Why We Are Not Winning Afghanistan

Doon Baqi | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Koran, Quran, Religion, Farsi Translation, Al Jazeera, Pashto, Proselytizing, William Boykin, Afghanistan War, World News
Doon Baqi

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...

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Al Jazeera Strikes Back at Pentagon, Releases Unedited Footage of US Soldiers' 'Bible Study' in Afghanistan (Video)

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, War in Afghanistan, Bible Study, Afghanistan, Jesus, Christianity, Al Jazeera, Brian Hughes, Breaking News, World News
Jeremy Scahill

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.

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Why Are You Paying for TV No One is Watching?

Nadim Hasbani | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Al Jazeera, Tv, Al Arabiya, Mbc, Al Hurra, Dubai, Media News
Nadim Hasbani

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.

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MRFF Responds to Military's Denial That U.S. Troops Are Proselytizing Muslims

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, US Military, Iraq, Al Jazeera, Afghanistan, Mikey Weinstein, Politics News
Chris Rodda

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.

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US Soldiers in Afghanistan Told to "Hunt People for Jesus... So We Get Them into the Kingdom" (Video)

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Bible, Military Chaplain, Bagram, Evangelical Christians, Afghanistan, Christianity, Lieutenant-Colonel Gary Hensley, Al Jazeera, Breaking News, Afghanistan War, Evangelicals, William Boykin, Video, World News
Jeremy Scahill

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.

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