January 24, 2005 | 13 Dhu-l-Hijjah 1425 Hijriah
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veiled4allah
veiled4allahshowing respect for one another's traditions
After seeing some stories recently about certain Christian charities trying to evangelize in Indonesia and other tsunami-stricken area (can you imagine how most Americans would feel if a Muslim country offered aid to us in a disaster then started trying...
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The Clipboard
The ClipboardJacobin to the Core
Kagan calls America's moral crusade against the world "the higher realism that Bush now proclaims." Gerson declares that Bush's "methods are deeply realistic." What is realistic about declaring weapons of mass destruction to exist where they do not exist? What...
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The ClipboardExtra! Extra! Read Nil About It!
Put another way, the legal theory that first came to light in the "torture memos" that emerged from the White House Legal Counsel's office - that, in his role as commander-in-chief in "wartime," the president was essentially unfettered by Congress...
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The ClipboardAbuse of Trust
Sadly, along came the Abu Ghraib scandal, setting aside this historic tradition and the professional judgment of our military JAG officers and State Department experts. As is now well known, one effect of the abuse scandal was to undermine deterrence...
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A Quranic Journal
A Quranic JournalSurah at-Tahrim ayah 10
Daraba Allahu mathalan li'lladhina kafaru imraata nuhin wa imraata lutin kanata tahta 'abdayni min 'ibadina salihayni fa khanatahuma fa lam yughniya 'anhuma mina Allahi shayan wa qila udkhula an-nara ma'a ad-dakhilina Allah sets out a similitude for those who...
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The ClipboardIraqi forces 'committing abuse'
Iraqi security forces systematically abuse prisoners, a leading US-based human rights group reports. Unlawful arrests, torture and the long-term isolated detention of detainees - including children - are "routine", Human Rights Watch says. Of 90 prisoners interviewed by the group...
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The ClipboardThe Speech That Wasn't What It Seemed
But now comes word from the White House that Bush wasn't actually setting out a new agenda at all. He was simply describing what his approach has been all along. And that has invited additional concerns, among them that revisionism...
