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The United States has completed its planning for a military strike on Iran, the US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said in remarks at a closed conference in Tel Aviv that were broadcast on Israel TV on Wednesday night. “It would be preferable to resolve this diplomatically, and through the use of pressure, than to use military force,” Shapiro said …
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POINT OF VIEW: An agressive brand of state religion vs. others
The Dambulla mosque fracas engineered by the militant elements of Sri Lankan Buddhists, the reaction to it by local Muslim politicians and Muslim religious leaders, the former threatening to withdraw their inconsequential support to the government while the latter urging Muslim masses to pray to Allah to restore the status quo, and the conflicting messages from the nation’s prime minister …
Read More »“Small Five” Challenge “Big Five” Over Veto Powers By Thalif Deen
The Security Council meets to consider the maintenance of international peace and security, but political wrangling often prevents swift action. Credit:UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras UNITED NATIONS, May 15, 2012 (IPS) – The 193-member General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution – described as "historic" – requesting the five permanent members (P5) of the Security Council to consider "refraining …
Read More »Aunty Clinton comes to Asia with a ‘do-it’ list – By Ameen Izzadeen
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, during her recent eight-day visit to Asia was acting more like a matron than the chief diplomat of her country. Her aim, obviously, was to thrust a US-centric world view — that serves the US interest — on the countries she visited Her matron-like behaviour was evident when she advised Bangladesh’s …
Read More »Bush Found Guilty Of War Crimes By Yvonne Ridley
Kuala Lumpur — IT’S OFFICIAL – George W Bush is a war criminal. In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were today (Friday) found guilty of war crimes. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and their legal advisers Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William …
Read More »The Land of the Pure and True – Muslims in China Feature By Ethar El-Katatney
Muslim China boasts a population of 20 million. From the Hui to the Uyghurs, Islam in China is distinctive and diverse – intertwining authentic Chinese culture, with Islamic practice. I get into a rickshaw in Beijing and my 65 year old wrinkled driver immediately whizzes me through the hutongs – old, narrow alleyways. He looks at me and talks …
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