Lt. General Boykin is back in the news (1, 2). This time, the New York Times is calling him an embarrassment. Glad to hear that major papers are thinking this might not be right guy to be interrogating non-Christians, or to be involved in the War on Terror[ism] in any way. But for the record, what is an “Islamic American?”
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It will end with a whimper
Islamoyankee recently got on my case because of my lack of posting, so I am pretending to work, listening to Dylan, and feeding this up instead. Sadik J. Al-Azm,Emeritus Professor of Modern European Philosophy, University of Damascus, and a recipient of the 2004 Erasmus Prize, has written a thoughtful article straight from the heart of the Arab world. The article entitled, “Time Out of Joint” can be viewed in this months Boston Review. In it, Al-Azm questions his own reactions to 9-11 and Huntington’s theory. It is indeed refreshing to read an article that addresses the issues rationally and approaches…
If you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Detained without charge Deporatation without a hearing Illegal wire taps The Patriot Act The death penalty Illegal war Secret courts Warm winters Stolen electio Widen gap between rich and poor Dick Cheney Halliburton $70 barrel for oil New front in Iran and Syria Bin Laden not captured Collateral damage Executive stranglehold over the Supreme Court and Congress How did it come to this?
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Couldn’t tell you what an Islamic American is, but I can hardly blame them for being offended by all this.
How about Person of Qur’ano-Hadithic Convictions?