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Burma Is Not Iraq |
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Ramzy Baroud
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By Ramzy Baroud on
22/10/2007 11:38
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The 2003 invasion of Iraq has enabled two important realisations. First, that imperial powers act only to preserve their interests, and second, that humanitarian intervention -- i.e. humanitarian imperialism -- is touted and encouraged by the media and official circles mostly to circumvent the true self-serving intents of aggression.
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Betraying the Palestinians |
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Yvonne Ridley
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By Yvonne Ridley on
06/09/2007 09:58
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The territory has been described as one of the most desolate places in the world.
But it is also one of the most hotly disputed pieces of land on the planet as well, and has been the subject of a bitter battle for self determination and independence for decades.
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US Arabs and Muslims: The Search for Common Identity |
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Ramzy Baroud
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By Ramzy Baroud on
06/09/2007 09:56
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As the security check line began moving slowly at Washington Dulles airport, one passenger standing a few steps ahead of me appeared particularly uneasy. His dark skin, long beard, trimmed moustache, prayer spot centred on his forehead, and overall demeanour quickly gave away his identity, though he had obviously labored little to hide it. He was a Muslim and a religious one at that. Predictably, a few minutes later he was singled out and his clothes spread across a separate station reserved for those "randomly" selected for extra security check.
In the current c ...
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Duplicity over Darfur? |
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Ismail Patel
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By Ismail Patel on
06/09/2007 09:52
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Since the intensification of the Darfur crisis in 2003, Muslims in the West have been accused of turning a blind eye to the estimated 400,000 people killed directly or indirectly by the actions of Sudanese Government and its sponsored militia – the Janjaweed. I felt this most vehemently as I toured universities lecturing on the situation faced by Palestinians.
Invariably, pro-Israeli students would accuse me of duplicity for not mentioning the plight of Africans in ...
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