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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Hasan, Fort Hood, and the Need to Reassert, "Wow, I'm an American!"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Psychiatry, Nidal Hasan, Peter Breggin, Fort Hood, Pc, Politically Correct, Terrorist, Traitor, Politics News
Dr. Peter Breggin

The military failed to protect itself from Major Nidal Hasan. Why? Because it has been neutered by the shame and guilt engendered by political correctness.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Tony Blair Assailed At Palestinian Mosque, Called A 'Terrorist' (VIDEO)

Reuters | Sangwon Yoon | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Arabs, Palestinian Mosque, West Bank, Terrorism, Israelis, Tony Blair, Terrorist, Hebron, Palestine, Palestinians, Middle East Envoy, European Union, World News

Tony Blair, the Middle East envoy for the "Quartet" of powers - the European Union, the United States, Russia and the United Nations, was assailed by ...

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John Brown's Body Lies A-Moldering in Upstate New York

Alfred Gingold | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: History, Heroes, Harpers Ferry, Terrorism, Slavery, Terrorist, Civil War, Race, John Brown, Race Relations, Lake PLacid, New York News
Alfred Gingold

150 years after his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown looms ever larger in the national psyche, either a great martyr to a just and necessary cause, or our first domestic terrorist.

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Exorcising America's Diplomatic Demons

Robert Scheer | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Communism, Islamist, Afghanistan, Terrorist, Cold War, Iran, Red Scare, China, Politics News
Robert Scheer

What we need is for Obama to pull a Nixon and attempt to cut a deal with Tehran as well as with competing forces in Afghanistan that meets their nationalist aspirations and our security interests.

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Ethical Explosion Over Scotland

Gloria Duffy | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Scotland, Terrorist, Libya, Lockerbie Bomber, Compassionate Release, Ethics, Pan Am 103, World News
Gloria Duffy

The Scots made a moral tradeoff in the wrong direction by releasing the Lockerbie bomber. Here are just a few of the flaws in the thinking behind this decision.

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Friday Talking Points [90] -- Obama To Switch Parties

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Daisy Dukes, White House, Table, Medicare for All, Legalize, Barney Frank, Progressives, Fiction, Reform, Catnip, Rube Goldberg, Blackwater, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Assassination, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Budget Reconciliation, Reid, Nancy Reagan, Reconciliation, Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut, Terrorism, Mexico, Shorts, Terrorist, Massachusetts, Democrat, Kathleen Sebelius, Congress, Planet, Democrats, Lie, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Decriminalize, Mddotw, Health, Blue Dogs, Harry Reid, Vacation, Falsehood, Healthcare, Senate, George Bush, President Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Ronald Reagan, Senator, Tom Ridge, Cia, Kennedy, Cat's Cradle, Drugs, Decriminalization, Iraq, Obama, Democratic, Dining Room Table, Media, Truth to Crazy, Media Catnip, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Obama Switches Parties, Speaker, Sebelius, Ridge, Two Bills, Michelle Obama, House, Aides, What Planet, Terror Alert, Obama to Switch Parties, Teddy Kennedy, Mainstream Media, Progressive, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Naked Guy on a Plane, Senator Kennedy, Afghanistan, George W Bush, Healthcare Reform, Nazi, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Ted Kennedy is putting both his legacy and his sense of entitlement to his office before the interests of his constituents.

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Hostage Diplomacy

Carne Ross | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Diplomacy, Bill Clinton, Kidnapping, Hostages, Terrorism, Terrorist, Obama, Diplomacy, Western Sahara, North Korea, World News
Carne Ross

Clinton's trip to North Korea sends a clear message: hostage-taking gets results. Tehran, Hizbollah, Pyongyang and other violent groups across the world will be taking notes.

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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Is Linked To Terrorists

Inter Press Service | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Terrorism, Foreign Affairs, Terrorist, Hezbollah, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt Opposition, Hamas, Egypt Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, Advocacy, World News

By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani | Inter Press Service CAIRO, Aug 4 (IPS) - The Egyptian government is now accusing the Muslim Brotherhoo...

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Swooning for Saudis

Mike Papantonio | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Air America, Pap Attack, Mike Papantonio, 9/11, GoLeft.Tv, Golefttv, Terrorist, Oil, Barack Obama, Royal Family, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, George W Bush, Attack, Terrorism, Foreign Policy, Ring of Fire, Lawsuit, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

U.S. relations with the Saudi royal family trumped the importance of 3,000 9-11 murders. That was the opinion of the U.S. State Department during the...

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Georgia State University Stands Behind a Professor Who Discriminated Against An Arab and Muslim Woman

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Institution of Higher Learning, News, Mary Stuckey, Big News, Workplace Discrimination, Terrorist, Higher Education, Georgia State University, Slma Shelbayah, Middle East Institute of Georgia State University, Arabs, Anti-Arab, Dr. Mary Stuckey, College, Discrimination, Bomb in Hijab, President Mark P. Becker and Slma Shelbayah, Bomb, Islam, Anti Muslim, Hijab, Holy Quaran, Politics, Dr. Mary Stuckey Racist Remarks, President Mark P. Becker, Dona Stewart, Rhetoric of Hatred, Racism, Dr. Mary Stuckey Anti Arab Remarks, Muslims, Arab, Racial Profiling, Mary E. Stuckey, Tenured Professors, Terrorism, Gsu, Quaran, Shelbayah, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

It seemed okay in 2008 for a University Professor to harass a Muslim student and get away with it.

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A Question for Dick Cheney: Should We Now Waterboard Tiller's Murderer?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh, Ticking Time Bomb, Abortion Doctor, Cheney, Violence, Journalist, Late Term Abortion, Scott Roeder, Media, Journalism, Dick Cheney, Bush, George Tiller, Threat, Elf, Liz Cheney, Domestic Terrorism, Earth Liberation Front, Enhanced Interrogation, Abortion, Tiller, Abortion Clinic, Technique, Terrorism, Terrorist, Dr. Tiller, Murder, Chris Weigant, Waterboarding, Roeder, Domestic Terrorist, Torture, Mcveigh, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Roeder is claiming the now-infamous "ticking time bomb" scenario of what can only be termed domestic terrorism. Doesn't this mean that he should immediately be waterboarded?

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Nuke, Sessions, Guantanamo, Judge Sotomayor, Extremist, America, Israelis, Muslim, Assalaamu Alaykum, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Midotw, Sotomayor, Racism, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Christians, Quran, Jesus, Terrorist, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Judge, Mddotw, Sonia Sotomayor, Israel, Taliban, Respect, Christian, Egypt, Al Qaeda, President Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Speech, Fact, Cia, Jeff Sessions, Opinion, Obama, Iraq, Nuclear, Religious Tolerance, Friday Talking Points, Koran, Republican, Iran, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Islamic, Shah of Iran, Mohammed, Islam, Npt, Judiciary Committee, Nuclear Weapon, Palestinian, Palestine, Democracy, United States, Settlements, Moses, Jewish, Zakat, Womens Rights, Barack Hussein Obama, Chris Weigant, Cairo, Shah, Afghanistan, Stereotype. Terrorism, Obama Cairo Speech, Torture, Turkey, Ankara-Turkey, Jerusalem-Israel, Islamic Republic of Iran, Indonesia, Lebanon, South Africa, World News
Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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I'm Upset with Archie Andrews and It's Why Some on the Left are Upset with President Obama

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Archie and Veronica, Guantanamo Detainees, President Obama, Archie Andrews, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Terrorist, War on Terrorism, Barack Obama, Politics News
Etan Bednarsh

The reason I care about Archie's upcoming nuptials has to do with why I read the comics in the first place, and that, in turn, explains why some on the left are upset with President Obama.

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The Terrorists Are Already in My Backyard - and I Still Feel Safe

Wes Isley | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Zacarias Moussaoui, Prison, Crime, Terrorism, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Terrorist, Lee Malvo, Richard Reid, John Allen Muhammad, Politics News
Wes Isley

As President Obama discusses how to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and what to do with its inmates, some of our leaders have lost complete faith in the ability of our justice and correctional systems to function.

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Art's Powerful Message for the Merchants of Death

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Art, Sharjah, Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Arabiya, War on Terror, Alqaida, Arab Media, Terrorism, Terrorist, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, New Media, Media, Alqaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahri, United Arab Emirates, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The video installation by the Palestinian graphic artist Sharif Waked, sums up the sentiments of many Muslims who are repulsed by the "death industry" propagated by cowardly terrorists.

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Weapons of Mass Influence - Undermining Terrorism - An Interview With Jerrold M. Post

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: President Obama, War on Terror, Weapons of Mass Influence, Osama Bin Laden, General David Petraeus, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Terrorist, Hamas, Dick Cheney, Psychological Operations, Overseas Contingency Operations, Psychological Operations and Counter Terrorism, Secretary Clinton, Argentina, State Terrorism, Terrorists, Human Bombs, Nashra Hassan, Jerrold M. Post, Muammar Qadaffi, Politics, Man Caused Disasters, Al-Qaeda, Ariel Merari, Bin Laden, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Central Command, The Mind of a Terrorist, Saddam Hussein, The Junta, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Cen Comm, Psyop, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

Dr. Post offers a step-by-step approach for political, military and ideological actions to induce behavioral, emotional and attitudinal changes to manage and minimize a "war" we just can't win.

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Cuba, the Low-Hanging Fruit for Obama, Braces for Change

Richard Walden | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

Read More: Luis Posada Carriles, Terrorist, US-Cuba Policy, Raul Castro, Department of the Treasury, Cuba, Department of Commerce, Dr. Orlando Bosch, World News
Richard Walden

Changing U.S. policy towards Cuba is the low-hanging fruit on President Obama's foreign policy agenda. Change can be accomplished at the stroke of a pen.

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Hamas Uses Disney Tactics To Attract Children

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, Terrorism. Recruiting, Farfour, Terrorist, Hamas, Iraq, Disney, Al-Fateh, World News
Elisabeth Braw

Hamas has studied Disney. Hamas' own Mickey Mouse, Farfour, starred in a TV show - also available on the internet - until he was killed by Israelis.

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Spitzer as Sage and Cheney as Flatus

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terrorist, Elliot Spitzer Prostitution, War on Terror, Aig Bonuses, Elliot Spitzer, Cheney, Politics News
Christopher Brauchli

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Muslim-American Novelist Examines Social Rift in the Aftermath of 9/11

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 03.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Authors, Islam, South Asian, War on Terror, 9/11, Terrorist, Award-Winning, Muslim, Pakistani, Books, Reading, New York City, Entertainment News
Naazish YarKhan

Pakistani-American author, Shaila Abdullah's writing focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistani women and their often unconventional choices in life.

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The Survivor's Club

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

Read More: US Airways Crash, Survivors, Chesley Sullenberger, Us Airways Hudson River, US Airways Plane Crashes, Books, Airplane Crash Hudson River, Plane Crash Hudson River, Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, Terrorist, Airplanes, Survival Tips, Hudson River, Life-Threatening Situations, Plane Crash, Survival, Chesley B. Sully Sullenberger, Survival Guide, Terrorist Attacks, Survivalist, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, Plane in Hudson River, Hudson River Plane Crash, Hudson River Crash, Bears, Living News
Mallika Chopra

Whether it is an illness, foreclosure, or a messy divorce, there are many difficult life challenges that all of us and our loved ones will one day have to face.

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Terrorism Causes Pakistan's Insurance Industry to Boom

GroundReport | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Insurance Industry, Pakistan Terrorism, Insurance, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Pakistan Crisis, Terrorist, Afghanistan War, World News
GroundReport

Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news from the ground. By Jamil Bhatti ISLAMABAD-- Escal...

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Terrorists, Rebels Now Masters Of The Internet

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Internet, Mouvement Des NigéRiens Pour La Justice, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Terrorist, Web, Hezbollah, Organization, Facebook Terrorists, Youtube Terrorists, Youtube, Facebook, World News
Elisabeth Braw

Ten years ago, when Dr. Gabriel Weimann, a communications professor at the University of Haifa, started monitoring terrorist websites, there were 12. Today there are over 6,850.

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