If you believe what we’re being told in the press, an Israeli real estate developer in California by the name of Sam Bacile, raised $5 million from 100 Jewish donors in order to make a film about the “cancer” that is Islam. That’s Bacile’s word, not mine. Before you get mad at Bacile, though, there’s […]
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On the murder of our ambassador to Libya and the shameless politicization of his death
Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Benghazi, Cairo, Chris Stevens, conspiracy theory, Coptic, donkey, Egypt, EOS, homophobia, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, jihad, L. Ron Hubbard, Libya, moderate Islam, Mohammed, Mohammed Magarief, Mormon, Muslim, Obama, Reince Preibus, religious freedom, religious fundamentalism, Romney, Salafis, Sam Bacile, terrorism, Terry Jones, The Book of Mormon, the prophet, xenophobia | 118 Comments
Juan Cole on the spread of democracy in the Muslim world, and the anti-democratic legacy of 9/11 at home
As reluctant as I am to jump on the “Let’s Milk the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks for Ratings and Ad Revenue” bandwagon, I just read a very thoughtful piece by U-M history professor Juan Cole, and felt as though it deserved to be passed along. Here’s a clip. I’d encourage you, however, to […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Politics | Also tagged 9/11, Abu Ghraib, al Qaeda, Arab Spring, Bush, Bush administration, CIA, democracy, democracy protests, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Juan Cole, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, surveillance culture, Tahrir Square, terrorism, threats to Democracy, Tunisia, two state solution, war for oil, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 14 Comments