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Islamophobia is America's real enemy | Daisy Khan | Comment is free
| on Thu, Feb 9, 4:30 PM
The hysterical campaign to stigmatise US Muslims poses a far greater threat than radicalisation to America's civic unionA report released this week has at last confirmed what we Muslim Americans have long known to be true: the threat posed to US...Read moreon Thu Feb 9 1:01 PMUS drone strikes in Pakistan on rise again
A US drone killed three suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, including the de facto leader of Al Qaeda, in the second such attack in as many days.Read moreon Thu Feb 9 12:00 AMG.O.P. Report Criticizes Transfers From Guantánamo
The report criticizes both the Bush and the Obama administrations for taking too many risks in releasing detainees from the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.Read moreon Thu Feb 9 12:00 AMSomalia - Car Bomb Strikes Capital
The Shabab, claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in an explosion on Wednesday in Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.Read moreon Wed Feb 8 4:00 PMLetters: Human rights and the Abu Qatada case | World news
Simon Jenkins is right to demand restoration of freedom from detention without trial in Britain (Deport Abu Qatada: or if not, give him the law's full protection, 8 February 2012). But he seriously damages that cause by calling on the British...Read moreon Wed Feb 8 1:00 PMArgentina says it will take Falklands question to the UN
Britain rejected the possibility of talks with Argentina, while Argentina has accused Britain of 'militarizing' the dispute over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty.Read moreon Wed Feb 8 12:00 AMAfghan Detainee’s Case - NYTimes.com
A military defense team found new evidence that cast doubt on decade-old terrorism charges and offers a case study on how those deemed to be low-level insurgents remain stuck at Guantánamo Bay.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 1:01 PMSyria assault on Homs escalates. Does Assad think he has carte blanche now? (+video)
Residents of Homs say Syrian forces have stepped up their assault after Russia and China blocked UN Security Council action against the Assad regime this weekend.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 12:00 AMPort Authority Called ‘Dysfunctional’ by Auditors
The estimated cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has grown to at least $14.8 billion, up from $11 billion in 2008, according to an audit commissioned by the bistate agency.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 12:00 AMRadical Muslim Americans Pose Little Threat, Study Says
The study found that arrests of Muslim Americans in plots or violent attacks have dropped sharply since 2009.Read more
