‘Lone wolf’ suspected in Boston Marathon bombing
Source: CNN Experts say the bombs used in the deadly attack on the Boston Marathon are typical of a solo terrorist who builds a bomb with a widely available formula. Full Story:
UK: Rendition report still unpublished nine months after completion
by Ian Cobain The Guardian Although government promised as much as possible would be made public, no date has yet been fixed for publication. An official report into Britain’s involvement […]
US ‘Nation Building’ Destructive Instead of Reconstructive
By: Geoffrey Aronson for Al-Monitor Posted on April 12. Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. What is known of the initial efforts of the Obama administration’s ideas about constructing a working diplomatic model for peace between Israel and […]
Circumcision study supports HIV theory
By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times April 15, 2013, 11:16 p.m. Researchers say the foreskin can shelter troublesome bacteria, so its removal may bolster the immune system to keep the […]
Living Through Terror, in Rawalpindi and Boston
I WAS in the middle of having Chinese food with my wife and friends yesterday afternoon when we heard the dull and deathly reverb. The water in our plastic cups rippled. We looked at one another, and someone made a joke about that famous scene in “Jurassic Park.” We tried […]
Dr. Yunus to receive US Congressional Medal of Honor
Source: Speaker of the House, US Congress WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced today that they will hold a U.S. Capitol ceremony next month to present Professor Muhammad […]
‘Please don’t be a Muslim’: Boston marathon blasts draw condemnation and dread in Muslim world
Epigraph “We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Legalize Polygamy! No. I am not kidding.
By Jillian Keenan| Source: Slate Recently, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council reintroduced a tired refrain: Legalized gay marriage could lead to other legal forms of marriage disaster, such […]
New York Fed manufacturing growth slows in April
(Reuters) – The pace of growth in New York state manufacturing slowed more than expected in April as new orders tumbled, the latest data to suggest the economylost some steam heading into the second quarter, data from the New York Federal Reserve showed on Monday. The New York Fed’s “Empire […]
Palestinian PM’s resignation complicates US plan (US has a plan? Great News!)
Reuters JORDAN TIMES AMALLAH — Palestinian officials and the United States voiced optimism on Sunday that the resignation of US-backed prime minister Salam Fayyad would not hinder Washington’s planned development initiative for the West Bank. Fayyad quit on Saturday after months of tension with President Mahmoud Abbas, leaving the Palestinian […]
Exclusive: G20 to Consider Cutting Debt to Well Below 90 percent/GDP-Document
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Financial leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies will consider next week in Washington a proposal to cut their public debt over the longer term to well below 90 percent of gross domestic product, a document prepared for the meeting showed. The proposal, prepared by the co-chairs […]
U.S. visa waiver bill stymied over Arab Americans entering Israel
The legislative effort being pushed by AIPAC would allow visa-free entry for Israelis, but the government is unable or unwilling to reciprocate, insisting on the right to refuse entry to certain U.S. citizens due to security concerns. By JTA | Apr.13, 2013 | HAARETZ ISRAEL A legislative effort led by […]
Retail sales point to flagging economic momentum
(Reuters) – Retail sales contracted in March for the second time in three months and consumer confidence tumbled in April, a sign tax hikes early this year stole momentum from the economy. Sales fell 0.4 percent in March, missing analysts’ expectations for a flat reading, Commerce Department data showed on […]
Saudis to be spared US airport checks in 2014
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 12 April 2013 US Embassy press attaché Mofid Deak has said that the “Trusted Traveler” agreement signed recently by Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif with the United States will take effect in June 2014. The agreement will allow Saudi citizens who frequently visit the US […]
Obama tax blueprint could be opening gambit for overhaul
(Reuters) – President Barack Obamaon Wednesday revived a list of his favorite ideas for raising $580 billion in new U.S. tax revenues over 10 years from the wealthy that, while unpopular in Congress, could prove an opening gambit for a longer term tax overhaul. While certain to not move forward […]
Islam: Inauguration of the First Charity Clinic in USA on April 12
Source: Lutf Ur Rehman MD, President: Ahmadiyya Muslim Medical Association Three years ago at the annual meeting of Ahmadiyya Muslim Medical Association of USA, it was proposed that Ahmadi physicians […]
Teacher Knows if You’ve Done the E-Reading
SAN ANTONIO — Several Texas A&M professors know something that generations of teachers could only hope to guess: whether students are reading their textbooks. They know when students are skipping pages, failing to highlight significant passages, not bothering to take notes — or simply not opening the book at all. […]
US budget cuts could delay trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law
The Telegraph The highly anticipated New York trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law could be delayed because his court-appointed lawyers have been hit by US budget cuts. Martin Cohen, a […]
Anti-Islam Pastor Plans to Burn 2,998 Korans to Mark 12th Anniversary of 9/11
Anti-Islam advocate and faith leader Terry Jones is upping the ante on his attacks on the Muslim faith. Rather than burning a Koran to mark the 12th anniversary of 9/11, […]