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[Christian Science Monitor | USA] Obama starts well with Muslims but must do more | csmonitor.com: The flurry of diplomatic activity and indications that the administration is willing to talk directly with Tehran and even with the Taliban are being praised on the region's editorial pages. Arabs welcome the fact that the myopia of the past eight years has been jettisoned in favor of a nuanced approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the many complex policy challenges of the Middle East.

[Breaking News WorldWide] BNW: Russia Signaling Interest in Deal on Iran, Analysts Say. News ...: 's highest political and religious authority made a provocative appeal Sunday to Muslims worldwide, saying "true believers" were "duty-bound to defend" Palestinians suffering under two days of Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip.

[------------] ”””””””” » Blog Archive » Tehran’s fourth International Conference for ...: But if it means that the heads of some Arab countries should refuse to pay any heed to the cries of help of the Palestinian people which are addressed to all Muslims, if it means that they may collaborate with the ruthless usurper enemy in such an important case as the tragedy of Gaza while loudly condemning others who cannot remain indifferent to their call of duty to help Gaza””then no proud and conscientious Muslim or Arab will accept it, nor spare the speaker of disapproval and reproach. It is the same as the logic of Akhzam, who used to beat his father and chide others for interfering.

[OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion] OpEdNews » Live From New York...It's the Same Old Propaganda!: Well how 'bout this Iran: you apologize for the hostage crisis, pursuing nuclear weapons, high gas prices, financing Hamas, denying the Holocaust, and setting fire to a Danish Embassy because of a couple cartoons, and then you'll get your apology for The Wrestler."This little laugh-line got the biggest cheer and loudest applause of the evening from the audience and Meyers appeared to be pretty pleased with himself afterwards. But hey, it's an entertainment show that is supposed to make people laugh, right?

[Rehmat's World] Did Muslims hate the Jews? « Rehmat’s World: After centuries of persecution at the hands of Greeks, Romans and Christian Byzantine - the Jews, for the first time, were able to develop their Hebrew language and culture and enter into the circle of power - becoming ministers, advisers, and physians to the Khalifahs. It was under Muslim rule that Hebrew got its first grammer, and the Torah its most highly developed Jurisdiction.

[Avid Editor's Insights] THIS DAY March 17 « Avid Editor’s Insights: The FPI routinely threatens Christian relief agencies operating in Indonesia, because, according to the Front for Defenders of Islam, the Christian groups share Christian values and influence the minds of people. FPI also warned Australia that it was not welcome in Indonesia after it had completed its humanitarian work for the tsunami victims.

[blog.Tribulationperiod.com] blog.Tribulationperiod.com » Blog Archive » Time to Prepare for ...: “Due to the essence of the Zionist regime, the significance of the continuance of its existence on a single inch of the lands of Palestine is continued crimes, occupation, threat, and insult to the peoples. The guarantee of the realization of the rights of the Palestinian people and of forcing global Zionism and its supporters to agree to free elections is the Palestinian people’s legitimate and popular resistance, which has succeeded in two intifadas and in the Gaza battle to restrain the unrestrained monster and war machine of the heartless Zionists…

[Counterterrorism Blog] Counterterrorism Blog: Syria's Strategy in Lebanon: Historical ...: As discussions broaden in Washington and Brussels about the possible new engagement policies with the Assad regime, as the international criminal court tribunal in the Hariri assassination case is moving forward and as Arab regimes express their concerns about the global Western change in attitude towards the Iranian regime, Infocus Policy Review dedicated its current Spring issue to Syrian related articles. Following is my own article published under the title of "Syrian Strategy in Lebanon." The piece sumamrize the initial Syrian strategic goals in Lebanon, as designed by Hafez Assad in 1976 and resumed by Bashar since 2000.

[Passages] Passages » Opinion Blog » International Herald Tribune » Blog ...: can work shoulder-to-shoulder (Ahmadinejad’s own words) to clean up the mess, is there any logically thinking person who actually believes Khamenei, Ahmadinejad or any other Iranian leader would actually launch a nuclear bomb at Israel or Europe to precipitate the Tribulations? Aren’t people aware that such a decision (from the Iranian side rather than the Israeli side) would require the approval of several different power centres that are overwhelmingly populated by individuals who, whether ‘pragmatist’

[Cambridge Forecast Group Blog] CFG WEBSITE: MIDDLE EAST & WORLD « Cambridge Forecast Group Blog: SABEEL JERUSALEM: PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS · 219. BUSH & AIPAC: ISRAELIZATION OF WASHINGTON POLICY · 220.

[Ordc Forum/Blog] Ordc Forum/Blog - Six Questions for Juan Cole, Author of Engaging ...: Of course, some Muslims are bigoted and manage to ignore those parts of their scripture, but it is not the case that the religion is essentially militant. I’ve gone with Americans to the Middle East, and after a few days they typically come and confess to me that they are amazed at how nice the people are, how kind and generous to foreigners, and how little they resemble U.S. media stereotypes.

[Wired: Danger Room] U.S. Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq (Updated) | Danger ...: Yes, the Iranian Shah (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) was popular and loved by the West because he was selling Iran's most precious natural resource, oil, for next to nothing to England and the U.S. He was one of the most oppressive dictators of the 20th century. Haven't you heard of his secret service SAVAK who, much like the KGB, would keep tabs on citizens, or the Eveen Prison in Tehran, where thousands of political dissidents--mostly university students--were taken to be tortured and never seen or heard from again?

[The Somerville News Blog] The Somerville News Blog: Anti-Israel group returns to ballot: Is Israel launching rockets into Palestine for no other reason but to kill innocent people, or is this something that Palestine does for no other reason but to kill civilians and cause terror. Israels neighbors of Muslim faith wish for nothing more than to see her country destroyed and that all Jews be put to death.

[Harper's Magazine] Six Questions for Juan Cole, Author of Engaging the Muslim World ...: That someday rural Pashtun Muslims will wake up and say, “I don’t mind foreign troops patrolling my country, I’m happy to be ruled by Tajiks and Hazara Shiites, and I’m not that interested in living by Islamic law anymore”? President Obama has spoken about fighting defeating the “Taliban,” but there seem to be four or five distinct groups now being called that, only one of them is Mulla Omar’s “Old Taliban.” And, I have a distinct sense of dread that some of the Pashtuns attacking NATO checkpoints are just disgruntled poppy farmers whose crops we burned down.

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