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Interactive Map of the Mumbai Attacks
The New York Times has added a great interactive map of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. There are many more places that were attacked other than the 4 that the media is focusing on. Have a look here. Related posts:Some Interesting Questions from Israelis About the Mumbai Attacks From Haaretz:...
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Published 18 hours ago

Some Interesting Questions from Israelis About the Mumbai Attacks
From Haaretz: Mumbai terrorist: We were told to kill Israelis The only terrorist captured by Indian authorities following the Mumbai attacks told interrogators during questioning that he and his men were sent specifically to kill Israelis to avenge “atrocities” against the Palestinians, the...
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Published 21 hours ago

WTF??? - Baitullah & Fazlullah Patriotic Pakistanis??
I stumbled on this story reading a foreign blog and was a bit surprised with what I read. In a story from The News, Hamid Mir has stated the following: All main militant groups fighting in Fata, from South Waziristan to Bajaur and from Mohmand to the Khyber Agency, have contacted the government...
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Published 22 hours ago

When the Indian Media Can’t Get The Story Right
Updated Daily with new information Now that the Mumbai Terror act is over and the finger pointing/attempts to connect Pakistan to it, I found a series of articles that would make anyone wonder if the Indian government, police, media or the sole terrorist they have caught have any idea what the...
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Published 2 days ago

They Flew In Jet Planes and Asked For a Handout
“There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hand, saying that they’re going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses,” Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-New York, told the chief executive...
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Published 2 weeks ago

So What If I am a Muslim?
Ever since President-Elect Barack Obama became a serious candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, the right and the ultraright, the Fox News, and the ill-informed segment of the population which follows Fox’s “fair and balanced” news and analysis used Mr....
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Published 3 weeks ago

Christian Science Monitor’s Take on UN Interfaith Dialogue
I never understand why the Christian right can’t accept that other religions have the right to live in peace without being discriminated or harassed. Yet, again the Christian Right expresses its concern over Muslims having rights in the world. The Christian Science Monitor has condemned the...
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Published 3 weeks ago

New York Times Spoofed!
When New York City woke up this morning, The New York Times didn’t look the same to them. One reason might have been the date: July 4, 2009. The other would be the headlines: Iraq War is Over and Bush is Indicted for Treason. To further their spoof, the crew put together a website that carried...
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Published 3 weeks ago

VIP Treatment for Criminals - Again
I think that we really need to understand the graveness of this story. Munaf Kalia and Javed Khanani, two people accused of engineering the largest forex scam in recent history, are being given VIP treatment in FIA detention. This story ran this morning in The Nation and literally shocked me to...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Optimism Proves Unwarranted
The mood in Pakistan is cheerful - Barack Obama has just been elected president of the world’s most powerful country. Although many Pakistanis have voiced misgivings about some of his comments on terrorism, the general belief seems to be that he will pursue a more enlightened American foreign...
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Published 3 weeks ago