Ex-FBI agent who disappeared in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA
By Adam Goldman, Friday, December 13, 1:38 AM E-mail the writer An American man who disappeared in Iran more than six years ago had been working for the CIA in […]
US whips firms evading Iran curbs
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is targeting several companies and individuals for evading international sanctions against Iran and for providing support for Iran’s nuclear program. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday they are freezing assets and banning transactions of entities they say are involved in the proliferation of material used […]
Mt. Soledad cross must come down
Source: NY Times: Overall view of the Veteran’s Ceremony at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial. — Charlie Neuman SAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge made a reluctant ruling Thursday that the cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional, although the chances of the La Jolla monument coming down anytime soon […]
The manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities is not acceptable?
Source: TOI “We are shocked and appalled at the manner in which she has been humiliated by the US authorities. We have taken it up forcefully with the US government through our embassy in Washington. We are also reiterating, in no uncertain terms, to US embassy here that this kind of […]
Money May Corrupt, but Thinking About Time Can Strengthen Morality
ScienceDaily — Dec. 10, 2013 — Priming people to think about money makes them more likely to cheat, but priming them to think about time seems to strengthen their moral compass, according to new research published inPsychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research, conducted by psychological […]
Happiness and Laughter Are Natural Immune Boosters
Source: Mercola.com There are many studies supporting the belief that people with an upbeat and positive perspective tend to be healthier and enjoy longer lives. For example, in one study,1 […]
American academics stand up for justice
December 11, 2013 12:25 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY When the National Council of the American Studies Association last week passed a motion recommending to its members to endorse and honor the Palestinian drive to boycott Israeli academic institutions, the expected furor broke out. The […]
Stop Blaming Religion for Violence
Huff Post: by SEAN MCELWEE — Religion has once again become the “opiate of the people.” But this time, instead of seducing the proletariat into accepting its position in a capitalist society, it lulls atheists into believing that abolishing religion would bring about utopia. The impulse to destroy religion will ultimately […]
U.S. schools look to guards, technology a year after Sandy Hook
(Reuters) – A year after a gunman massacred 26 first-graders and adults in a Connecticut elementary school, educational officials across the United States continue to face the longstanding question of how to best protect their students. Principals and administrators across the country in many cases are choosing between technologies such […]
10 American Muslim Women
The Huffington Post: As we enter the last few weeks of the Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices exhibition by the International Museum of Women, I have found myself reflecting […]
Treasury closes the book on GM bailout with final stock sale
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Treasury Department has sold its final stake in General Motors, closing the book on its 2009 bailout of the auto industry. GM has been revived and is now profitable, but taxpayers are out more than $10 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the final stock […]
New Book “The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad” Sheds Light on Prophet Muhammad’s Interfaith Views
Source: huffingtonpost.com No other leader in world history has been more scrutinized and ridiculed than Prophet Muhammad. Since the founding of Islam in 632 AD, Christians and Jews have described the […]
New Book "The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad" Sheds Light on Prophet Muhammad's Interfaith Views
Source: huffingtonpost.com No other leader in world history has been more scrutinized and ridiculed than Prophet Muhammad. Since the founding of Islam in 632 AD, Christians and Jews have described the […]
Transcript: Obama’s speech at Nelson Mandela service
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most […]
Transcript: Obama's speech at Nelson Mandela service
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most […]
Fed’s Plan to Taper Stimulus Effort Is Not Expected Until Next Year
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are in no hurry to retreat from their bond-buying campaign to stimulate the economy and are likely to postpone any cuts to the program until next year, according to public statements by Fed officials and interviews with some of them. Job growth has strengthened in […]
USA: Blood Drive Honors Victims of September 11th Attacks
Source: wesa.fm “Muslims for Life” is holding a blood drive in Wilkinsburg Monday as part of a national campaign to collect 12,000 pints of blood and save an estimated 36,000 lives. […]
From the history books: FDR SHIPBOARD MEETING WITH SAUDI KING IBN SAUD: 15 FEBRUARY 1945
King Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) confers with the then President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on a cruiser in the Suez Canal, 15 Feb 1945 Ibn Saud meets […]
Snowden 'should be protected': web inventor
Source: The Local Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and others like him play an essential role in exposing abuses and should be protected, not punished, the founder of the […]
Snowden ‘should be protected’: web inventor
Source: The Local Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and others like him play an essential role in exposing abuses and should be protected, not punished, the founder of the […]