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New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege

Posted on July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 By B. Nimri Aziz No Comments on New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege
New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege

New film “For Sama” documents a Syrian family under siege Intimacies From An Awful War.  “For Sama” by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Film review By B. Nimri Aziz If you think you’ve seen enough of conflict, especially the war in Syria, you haven’t. From love of nation and loathing of military rule, from inchoate hope…

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USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack

Posted on July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 By Joe Meadors 1 Comment on USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack
USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack

USNavy Historian Uses IDF History Dept. Report As Basis For USNavy History of USS Liberty Attack “It involves the MISTAKEN attack by four Israeli jet fighters and three motor torpedo boats (MTB) on the USS Liberty (AGTR-5). . . .” – “Attack on USS Liberty, 8 June 1967” by RADM Samuel Cox, Director, Naval History and Heritage Command, Published on May…

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USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent
USS Liberty Veterans, Senator Marco Rubio, and this Constituent

Inspired on Sunday by a request from a USS Liberty survivor of the Six Day War, this patriotic civilian dedicated Monday as a day of educational outreach to Senator Marco Rubio; Because he had invited this constituent to his mobile office meeting at my local Library because I had “previously contacted” his office regarding the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 

Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 
Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19  After winning the second coupe d’Afrique, people should think how to build with the Military, the politicians and the elite the second republic. By Abdennour Toumi  Last night all Algerian cities of the 48 Provinces so that the main French suburb large cities where Algerian community resides went…

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USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 By Joe Meadors 1 Comment on USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie
USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie

USS Liberty Revisionism: It Started With a Lie In June 1997 (the 30th anniversary of the attack), retired US Navy JAG officer A. Jay Cristol submitted his dissertation, The Liberty Incident, to the Faculty of the University of Miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Coral Gables, Florida….

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The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe
The Squad VS Ethnocracy by Trump and Tribe

The Squad refers to House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. and llhan Omar, D-Minn. An ethnocracy is the opposite of a democracy that arises when one particular group seizes control of the government in order to enforce a regime of privilege over a multi-ethnic or multi-religious society. By Eileen Fleming The Squad of…

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Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Posted on July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict
Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Guest Op-Ed: Samaritan Values in understanding the facts in the Israel-Palestine conflict By Froy Jimenez  As a World History teacher, one of the major skills I encourage students to develop is a balanced, evidence-based position on complex topics.  Politics in the Middle-East is complicated to say the least.  To be more specific, the topic of…

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This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me
This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me

This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me By Imad Hamad One of the most famous folk songs in this country is This Land is Your Land by folk singer Woody Guthrie. Woody Guthrie was going to name the song God blessed America for me. I thought of the song and Woody Guthrie…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Middle East, Opinion, Politics, US Arab Politics

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA.

Posted on July 14, 2019July 17, 2019 By B. Nimri Aziz No Comments on The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA.
The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA.

The Power of Our Human Voice, from Marconi to Woods Hole, MA. By B. Nimri Aziz Heard “Trader Joe’s” podcast yet? I don’t know who might listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts have become: hey, that sounds inviting. The idea is also an implicit endorsement for radio– because that’s where…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Opinion, Radio Podcast, Technology

CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit

Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit
CUFI: Ethical Faith Leaders Disrupt V.P. Mike Pence at D.C. CUFI Summit

Today good news came by way of email from Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center reporting on over 100 Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders and community members who rose up against the role John Hagge’s tribe of Christians United For Israel/CUFI play in support of the illegal, immoral, and USA Government supported Israeli occupation of…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 
Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 

Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam  While the political tide could be turning on a dynamic of change that is taking place in Algeria, Professor Sadek Sellam sat with The Arab Daily News in late June, saying it is too early to live in the world of complex politics, and not show concern. By Abdennour Toumi…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY
Israel’s Nuclear Weapons and the USS LIBERTY

This week another fact emerged regarding Israel’s nuclear weapons and their attack on the USS Liberty, America’s premier surveillance ship during the Six-Day War By Eileen Fleming In October 2007, this American began to learn about the USA Government cover-up of Israel’s 8 June 1967 attack on the USS Liberty while navigating in international waters…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews

Posted on July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews
Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews

Jesus was a Palestinian, and many Palestinians were Jews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week asserted that archeological digs run by the State of Israel have found proof that the Palestinians were never indigenous to the “Land of Israel” and immigrated from Europe. But since he opened the window to the topic, it’s worth…

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Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Culture, Europe, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Abu Ghraib at Home in America

Posted on July 4, 2019August 20, 2019 By B. Nimri Aziz No Comments on Abu Ghraib at Home in America
Abu Ghraib at Home in America

Abu Ghraib at Home in America By B. Nimri Aziz “This is not what America is about” argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol ‘guarding’ migrants held in detention centers.  Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); THIS IS what America is…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion

Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 

Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 
Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 

Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward  Algerians will keep fighting for their full independence to free their minds and bodies from political denial and acculturation. By Abdennour Toumi  On the eve of Independence Day in Algeria, Algerian drums this year celebrate the end of the Bouteflika system and its removal from the center of…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

July 4 Message to President Trump from George Washington and We Americans and the USS Liberty  

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on July 4 Message to President Trump from George Washington and We Americans and the USS Liberty  
July 4 Message to President Trump from George Washington and We Americans and the USS Liberty  

President Trump seeks to seize a starring role in D.C.’s Fourth of July festivities with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial being pitched as a patriotic salute to the military. This reporter seizes this day to counter Trump’s injection of partisan politics into the celebration of America by citing President George Washingtons Farewell Address and…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Algeria: The People Are Missing

Posted on June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algeria: The People Are Missing
Algeria: The People Are Missing

Algeria: The People Are Missing In Algeria, Saïd’s name was firmly rooted as a passe-droit code among a relative consensus of the Algerian regime’s clans. By Abdennour Toumi  The relation between the Algerian regime, finance, and the powerful business barons of the private sector under the Bouteflika system have pushed many observers and political analysts…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’

Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’
Open Letter to Jared Kushner and all Americans who ‘drive drunk’

Responding to Jared Kushner’s “Peace to Prosperity Economic Plan” is Sam Bahour’s “Open Letter To My Fellow American, Civil Servant Jared Kushner: From one American to another: Get out of the car. Go home” that follows this reminder from Jonathan Ben Artzi, a nephew to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who went to prison for 18 months for refusing to serve…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

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