Turks Arrest Suspected al Qaeda Militants
Police in Turkey have arrested 12 people suspected of links to Islamist militant network al-Qaeda in Istanbul and Van province.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 9/11 Truther
If it’s September, it must be time for Mahmoud Ahmadinjad to stand up before the United Nations General Assembly and say something completely insane.
Turkey’s Islamist Democracy
Turkey reformed its constitution over the weekend, in what Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised “will go down in history as a turning point in Turkish democracy.” But there’s strong disagreement over which way it’s headed.
Islamophobia in Germany
If you think anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States is running high, a look across the Pond will put things in perspective.
War-Mongering Over Iran And Israel
According to John Bolton, Israel has a deadline of August 21st to attack Iran’s nuclear program. This is the fourth deadline he’s set in the last three years.
A Simple Question in re: Islam and US Politics
A major part of the problem with the seeming growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in some quarters of US politics is that it seems to equate Islam as “the enemy.” If that’s the case, then US foreign policy has some ‘splainin’ to do.
What Happens If (When) Israel Bombs Iran
Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?
Hitchens on ‘Topic of Cancer’
Christopher Hitchens takes us through this initial weeks with cancer with brutal introspection and wry humor.
Informal Talks Between the Turks and Israelis (and Some Cabinet Trouble in Israel?)
Israel and Turkey held secret, informal talks recently. This is interesting, given the recent flotilla incident. What is more interesting is that the Israeli Foreign Minister learned of the event via the press.
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