By STEPHEN LENDMAN CALLING itself “the intelligence agency of the people,” WikiLeaks is “a multi-juristidictional public service designed to protect whistleblowers, journalists and activists who have sensitive material to communicate to the public” that has a right and need to know — to then use responsibly for better government in a free and open society, [...]
The Tragic Death of Dariusz Ratajczak By JP BELLINGER ON June 11, 2010, a badly decomposed body was discovered wedged in between the seat of a parked vehicle in a shopping center located in Karolinka, Opole, in Poland. The cadaver was decomposed beyond recognition, and DNA tests turned out to be inconclusive in establishing the [...]
ISLAMIC Society of North America (ISNA) applauds statements released by the US National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) that denounces the planned burning of Qur'ans on September 11th by a Floridian group. ISNA President, Dr. Ingrid Mattson states, "We live in a time when all people of faiths must be committed to mutual understanding and reconciliation, [...]
By IMAM DR. ZIJAD DELIC, CIC Newsletter THE question of national loyalty among Canadian Muslims has never been as intensely scrutinized as it has in the years since 9/11. Muslims in this country often find themselves immersed in fierce debates across all social strata – politics, media, academia, the town hall, etc. But when these [...]
"JUSTICE and freedom have a very high cost and value, and history is a good witness to it, not too far ago or far away how many people sacrificed for the civil right law to take affect” …….“there is a very merciful and compassionate creator watching us and looking out for us and taking care [...]
By ASIF HAROON RAJA INDIA being the sole terrorist state in the region has been playing upon the theme of terrorism since early 1990s but could not make any headway in getting Pakistan declared a terrorist state since USA was not directly affected by terrorism. 9/11 changed the whole scenario and terrorism became the buzzword [...]
By ANDY WORTHINGTON FIRST published in March 2009, this list was updated on January 1, 2010, when 574 prisoners had been released (42 under Obama), and 198 remained, and was updated again on July 12, 2010, when 591 prisoners had been released, and 181 remained. The following list (also see Part 2, Part 3 and [...]
By ASIF HAROON RAJA THE US is deeply concerned that Haqqani network based in North Waziristan (NW) is killing American soldiers in Afghanistan. It complains that the militants have safe havens in FATA which seriously jeopardizes US efforts to defeat militancy. The issue is not whether the militants take off from Pakistan’s tribal belt or [...]
MANY frequent fliers complain they're time-consuming or invade their privacy. The world's airlines say they shouldn't be used for primary security screening. And questions are being raised about possible effects on passengers' health. The machines — dubbed by some fliers as virtual strip searches — were installed at many airports in March after a so [...]
