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Rescue Ratchet

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living


Michael Markarian

While serving in Iraq, Army Sgt. Beberg adopted a stray puppy named Ratchet. But the military snatched the pup before he could reach the Baghdad Airport to catch a flight bound for the US.

Army Nixes Iraq Puppy Returning With Soldier, Despite Petition 10,000 Strong

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a Minnesota soldier, wh...

Wrong...Wrong...Wrong: Obama Lets Muslim Advisor Resign

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Obama should convince the American public that he's not setting up a zero sum game between Muslims on one side and Christians and Jews on the other.

Muslims, Obama, And The Perils of Victory Ahead

Jeff Chang | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Jeff Chang

For many Muslim American activists and other grassroots progressives, the Obama campaign can be, at best, a big buzzkill machine and, at worst, a wheel-shattering brake on "change" and "hope."

Thomas Jefferson, Islam and the State

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics


Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

Just as Jefferson believed that the newly formed U.S. should not be a Christian state, for Muslims the notion that the state can be Islamic is false, and has no support in 15 centuries of Islamic history.

Did You Know That Senator Obama Is A Terrorist?

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics


Bob Cesca

Senator Obama is a Muslim extremist who wants to overthrow the government. That's the rumor I read about on the front page of the Washington Post.

Support HR 333 - Impeach Cheney!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

If we allow Bush and Cheney to succeed in permanently altering the balance of powers between the branches of government, the Constitution will become a dead letter. Support HR 333 to impeach Cheney.

The Myth of Muslim Condemnation of Terror

Ali Eteraz | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics


Ali Eteraz

Until we remain aware of our ignorance, we cannot ever get to ripping out the heart of extremism, nor can we realize the things we ourselves have done to help Muslim extremists.

The Impenetrable Density of DC Elites

Pachacutec | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Pachacutec

The country gets it, but our governing elites and their lackey consultants emphatically do not.