Naomi Klein
Any movement serious about Iraqi self-determination must call not only for an end to Iraq’s military occupation, but to its economic colonisation as well. That means reversing the shock therapy reforms that USA occupation chief Paul Bremer has fraudulently passed off as “reconstruction”, and cancelling all privatisation contracts that are flowing from these reforms.
Lawyer Alleges USA Military Extracted Confessions Under Torture
The USA military has tortured terrorist suspects held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, an Australian lawyer representing some of the suspects has claimed.
Stop the War Coalition
Every citizen has a duty to report crimes to the police. When a crime is reported it is the duty of the authorities to investigate the reported crimes and arrest, charge and prosecute the offenders if there is a case to answer. We the people of the United Kingdom, call upon you the officers of the law, to arrest Tony Blair for heinous war crimes against the people of Iraq.
Art Buchwald
If you’re wondering why Johnny can’t read, ask yourself, “Do we need books in America to educate our children?” It’s the old guns vs. butter story - an aircraft carrier or Mark Twain, a Black Hawk helicopter or Shakespeare.
Darlene Mariani
What books have you checked out lately? What websites have you visited? What have you ordered online? Who have you spoken to on the phone? Do you think this doesn’t matter to anyone? It matters to John Ashcroft.
Randa Takieddine
Amidst the discussion on the margin of a recent UN Assembly General, someone asked Condoleezza Rice about the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. She answered: “it is not the Democrats’ priority in the region because settling the conflict would not guarantee the spread of democracy in the Arab lands.”
Maureen Dowd
But let’s look at it from the president’s point of view: if he grieves more publicly or concretely, if he addresses every instance of bad news, like the hideous spectre of Iraqis’ celebrating the downing of the Chinook, he will simply remind people of what’s going on in Iraq.
Andy Rooney
Years ago, I was asked to write a speech for President Nixon. I didn’t do that, but I wish President Bush would ask me to write a speech for him now. Here’s what I’d write if he asked me to - which is unlikely…
Khilafa.com Editorial
There is no denying you have failed Islam and the Muslim people. You have collectively failed to protect Islam, and you have opened up Muslim lands to blasphemy and exploitation. Today, Muslim lands exhibit social ills only associated with western secular capitalism. The artificial borders that you love to protect permit the entry of these ills, but prohibit the free flow of vital Islamic ideas that will restore life to it.
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