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The War on Terror by Paul Craigs Roberts
October 16, 2010 – 12:32 pm | No Comment

Courtesy: OpEdNews.com
Does anyone remember the “cakewalk war” that would last six weeks, cost $50-$60 billion, and be paid for out of Iraqi oil revenues?
Does anyone remember that White House economist Lawrence Lindsey was fired by …

When guilty by association wasn’t the Canadian way by Lawrence Martin
October 16, 2010 – 10:06 am | No Comment

Courtesy:  Globe and Mail
Canadians have gained a reputation as a fair-minded people. There have been exceptions through our history, but, by and large, we have been seen as a moderate and tolerant country.

We didn’t do …

Abdelrazik deserves no compensation, Ottawa argues by Paul Koring
October 16, 2010 – 10:03 am | No Comment

Courtesy: Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 6:00AM EDT

Abousfian Abdelrazik deserves nothing, despite claims that he was tortured in Sudan’s notorious prisons after being targeted by Canadian counterterrorism agents, the government says in a sweeping …

Special Report: Detainee Experimentation Program Revealed
October 16, 2010 – 9:57 am | No Comment

Special Report: Detainee Experimentation Program Revealed
For the past seven months, Truthout reporter Jason Leopold and contributor Jeffrey Kaye investigated the origins of a little-known directive issued in March 2002 by former Deputy Secretary of Defense …

Canada no longer leads on human rights by Kenneth Roth
October 16, 2010 – 9:54 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The Ottawa Citizen
How could Canada possibly be rejected for a seat on the UN Security Council, losing by a wide margin to Portugal, a country with little international profile?
A generation ago, such an outcome …

Muslim Advocates Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit by American Muslim About No-Fly List
October 16, 2010 – 8:59 am | No Comment

Muslim Advocates filed an amicus brief this week in the lawsuit Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security, supporting Rahinah Ibrahim’s challenge to her placement on the U.S. government’s no-fly list.  While she was a graduate …

10,000 Muslim Men Against Domestic Violence,e Sign on Today!
October 16, 2010 – 8:52 am | No Comment

Click here to sign the pledge.
Assalaamu Alaikum Community Members,
We, the men of the board and staff of the Muslim Consultative Network, stand against domestic violence in any and all forms. In recognition of Domestic Violence …

Do You Love to Argue? Are You a ‘Law Zombie’? Yale Law School Is Not Impressed By Debra Cassens Weiss
October 16, 2010 – 8:49 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The ABA Journal
Some applicants to Yale Law School love to argue. Some love THE LAW. Some failed a math class, but managed to carry on.
Yale Law School associate dean of admissions Asha Rangappa, however, …

Entrapment or Foiling Terror? FBI’s Reliance on Paid Informants Raises Questions about Validity of Terrorism Cases
October 16, 2010 – 8:45 am | No Comment

Demoracy Now
October 15, 2010 
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys made their final arguments this week in the trial of the Newburgh Four, a high-profile case that has made national headlines as a potent …

“Cutting the Fuse” Special Book and Conference Announcement
October 16, 2010 – 8:38 am | No Comment

ISPU is proud to support the release of “Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It” co-authored by Professor Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago …

Press Release- Liberals charge cancellation of Imam’s Ottawa speech signals “hard right turn” for multiculturalism in Canada
October 16, 2010 – 8:36 am | No Comment

For Immediate Release
October 5th, 2010
Liberals charge cancellation of Imam’s Ottawa speech signals “hard right turn” for multiculturalism in Canada
OTTAWA – The government’s sudden revocation of the invitation extended to Imam Dr. Zijad Delic, the National …

What to Do About Guantánamo? by David Cole
October 16, 2010 – 8:34 am | No Comment

Courtesy: The New York Review of Books
October 14, 2010
How do the people who work for the US government at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base celebrate Christmas? This is what it looked like to Jessica Baen, a …

History or Half Truths: Muslim History of India by Ayub Khan
October 16, 2010 – 8:29 am | No Comment

Courtesy: Chowk
October 16, 2010
Lessons from the Babri Masjid Saga and the Road Ahead
The ruling of Allahabad High Court on the title ownership of the land were Babri Masjid was located has left the Indian Muslim …

The Canadian Charger endorses Smitherman for Toronto mayor
October 16, 2010 – 8:20 am | No Comment

The Canadian Charger
October 13, 2010
While much of the Toronto media has pretty much anointed councillor Rob Ford as the next Mayor of Toronto, the Canadian Charger interviewed Toronto’s Ali Mallah to answer two questions: who …