Military Skill and Terrorist Technique Fuel Success of ISIS By BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITTAUG. 27, 2014 NYTimes Continue reading the main story Video Play Video|2:10 The Man Who Drew the U.S. Back to Iraq A look at Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
BILLY HILL THE INDEPENDENT Wednesday 27 August 2014 Why does something that has saved millions of lives abroad remain so unpopular? It’s time to set the record straight Last year […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent ’Twas not a famous victory – but that’s what the Palestinians of Gaza are celebrating. There was much shaking of heads in the international media […]
Source: New York Times By PAM BELLUCK AUG. 27, 2014 Memories and the feelings associated with them are not set in stone. You may have happy memories about your family’s annual ski […]
Source: The Star The so-called “Islamic State’s” brutal crimes make it a threat to moderate Islam, Mideast stability and global security. The Muslim world’s moral censure alone won’t shake the […]
Source: NY Times By Maureen Dowd WASHINGTON — As he has grown weary of Washington, Barack Obama has shed parts of his presidency, like drying petals falling off a rose. […]
By ANDREW E. KRAMER and MICHAEL R. GORDON AUG. 27, 2014 NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Tanks, artillery and infantry have crossed from Russia into an unbreached part of eastern Ukraine in recent days, attacking Ukrainian […]
Source: NY Times Commentators have often compared the recent Great Recession of the United States and Europe to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In both cases, asset prices tumbled, financial systems […]
Source: alislam.org 3-day Annual Convention begins on Friday at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Hampshire The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad conducted an […]
Epigraph: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” – President Theodore Franklin D. Roosevelt China plans to oust Microsoft, Apple and Android […]
Report from LONDON POST Pakistani Ruler’s conflicting National and Business interests By Sabena Siddiqi The Sharif’s business interests in India have resulted in extra-ordinary negative repercussions for Pakistan’s security. Businessmen close to them are also pursuing Indian businesses with gusto not caring about fair or foul. There are various business ventures […]
Dawn: MUMBAI: A Jewish centre in Mumbai reopened on Tuesday, nearly six years after heavily armed militants stormed the building and killed six people inside during the 2008 attacks on the city. One of several high-profile targets assaulted by the gunmen, Chabad House in south Mumbai was left bullet-ridden and […]
Extremist named John Maguire: Ottawa student likely joined ISIS after converting to Islam and moving to Syria National Post Toronto Stewart Bell | August 25, 2014 11:00 PM ET More from Stewart Bell | @StewartBellNP AP Photo/Raqqa Media CenterThis undated image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition […]
Cease-Fire Extended, but Not on Hamas’s Terms By JODI RUDORENAUG. 26, 2014 Photo A Hamas militant fired a rifle into the air in celebration on Tuesday in Gaza City after the long-term cease-fire was announced. Credit Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Continue reading the main storyShare This Page EMAIL […]
Friends of Israel The lobbying group AIPAC has consistently fought the Obama Administration on policy. Is it now losing influence? BY CONNIE BRUCK 2014_09_01 TABLE OF CONTENTS » For AIPAC, it is crucial to appeal across the political spectrum. But Israel has become an increasingly divisive issue with the public. […]
(Reuters) – The United States is set to slap import duties as high as 17 percent on Mexican sugar in a victory for the powerful U.S. sugar industry but a blow to U.S. candy and soft drink makers who face paying more for the sweetener. Mexican producers urged a deal […]
By RFI French President Francois Hollande named a new cabinet on Tuesday after an open row led to the removal of top dissident voices against austerity cuts. The first government of Valls, which was appointed less than five months ago, dissolved on Monday after former economy minister Arnaud Montebourg made strong […]