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Albanian Muslims risked their own lives to save Jews from Nazis during World War II

Creve Coeur, MO (KSDK) — With rising anti-Muslim sentiment across the country, an untold story is raising greater awareness about the Muslim faith and the teachings of the Quran. That awareness comes from an unlikely source: a small Jewish congregation

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Posted in Civil liberties and human rights, Europe, History, Islamophobia, Oppression, Peace, Reports/Studies/Books, War

G Greenwald: AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq

Glen Greenwald On August 18,NBC Newsanchor Brian Williams began his broadcast — shown live to West Coast viewers, something done only for very significant occasions — by excitedly declaring:  “It’s gone on longer than the Civil War, longer than World War II.  And tonight, U.S.

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Posted in Iraq, Iraq War, Media, Propaganda

Maureen Dowd: Our Mosque Madness

Maybe, for Barack Obama, it depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is. When the president skittered back from his grandiose declaration at an iftar celebration at the White House Friday that Muslims enjoy freedom of religion in

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Posted in American Politics, Democrats, George W. Bush, Islamophobia

Obama Admin. Urges Allies to Crack Down on WikiLeaks

The Obama administration has asked Britain, Germany, Australia, and other allies to consider criminal charges against Julian Assange for his Afghan war leaks. Philip Shenon reports. The Obama administration is pressing Britain, Germany, Australia, and other allied Western governments to

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Posted in Censorship, Defense, Freedom of speech, Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, Reports/Studies/Books

Mystery deepens over band of Dubai assassins, Mossad eyed in plot

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Britons who were named as the suspected assassins of Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai last month have told U.K. media that their identities were stolen and they are now living in fear. “I’m

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Posted in Israel, Propaganda, Reports/Studies/Books, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Scott McClellan on the “liberal media”

In a minimally rational world, this extraordinary passage, from the new book by Scott McClellan, would forever slay the single most ludicrous myth in our political culture: The “Liberal Media”: If anything, the national press corps was probably too deferential

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Posted in American Politics, Bush Adminisration, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Media, Neocons, Propaganda, US Foreign Policy, War on Terror

Pentagon Suddenly Suspends Bush War Propaganda Investigation

The Pentagon announced on Friday that it was suspending its briefings for retired military officers who often appear as military analysts on television and radio programs. A spokesman for the Pentagon said the briefings and all other interactions with the

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Posted in Bush Adminisration, Defense, DOD, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Propaganda, Reports/Studies/Books, US Foreign Policy
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