I believe that Judaism is not Zionism is not Israel/Palestine. When Jewish intellectuals speak out on this subject, the totally non-intellectual reaction by Zionists is a sight to behold. Enjoy: [extracted from article by John Sutherland — The Guardian — November 28, 2005] ================================================================================The vitriol Jacqueline Rose’s ideas have provoked

Thursday, April 20, 2006 E-Mail this article to a friend Printer Friendly Version LHC rejects Sonia Naz’s plea to cancel cops’bail in rape case LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has dismissed a petition for the cancellation of the bail of two police officers accused of abducting and raping

ISLAMABAD: Alleged Police gang rape victim Sonia Naz was badly beaten up by her seven former brother-in-laws leaving the unfortunate soul in a profoundly critical condition on Saturday. As per details Sonia’s brother-in-law Amir who works in Lahore police broke into Sonia’s house and picked two of her

Pope Benedict said the following [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/16/upope.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/04/16/ixportaltop.html] today: In a clear reference to Iran, he said: “Concerning the international crises linked to nuclear power, may an honourable solution be

Ahmedinejad is playing a brilliant hand. Why not? Who is the victor of the Iraq War? US? UK? Saddam Hussein? Iraqi people? Well, ladies and gentlemand, it is Iran. Iran led US on a wild-goose chase in Iraq, made sure they are in turn humiliated and start in-fighting. Now, the

The Emir of Kuwait met with the Ruler of Dubai and the next day, the Gulf News editorialized: Be Wary of Such Friends US view of the UAE is a lie based on a falsehood wrapped in a misconception One must reserve a certain amount of admiration for former US

These cartoons don’t defend free speech, they threaten it (Simon Jenkins, The Sunday Times February 05, 2006) I think, therefore I am, said the philosopher. Fine. But I think, therefore I speak? No way. Nobody has an absolute right to freedom. Civilisation is the story of humans sacrificing freedom

Freedom of Speech vs. Respect for Others What prevents the mainstream press from breaking taboos? Freedom of speech is tempered by the desire to not offend other people. The oft-repeated example is the reverence for the Holocaust. I know my literature: there was nothing of literary value in those cartoons,

The earthquake was centered in Ramallah, Palestine and the aftershocks are still being felt all over the world. The political tsunami is unprecedented since 1945. The usage of the word “terrorist” with respect to Islamic resistance movements lost all rational meaning in the space of 24 hours with the victory

The question of Israel is not a question of Jews. And the proposal by the Iranian president to review the Holocaust is not fanaticism. There is a prosperous Jewish community of 5,000+ living in Iran in Isfahan (a few miles away from one of the nuclear reactors of Iran

CCPO’s letter asks Asma Jehangir to hire private security for Sonia LAHORE: The capital city police officer (CCPO) has declined to give protection and security to alleged rape victim Sonia Naz and has asked her to rely on private security, sources told Daily Times on Tuesday. The police denied

ISLAMABAD: The Sonia Naz case took a new turn after a senior lawyer in Lahore MD Tahir confirmed to police inquiry team the other day that he had informed Justice Rustum Ali Malik of Lahore High Court on May 6 that Sonia was abducted to stop her from pursuing cases

ISLAMABAD: A special inquiry team said on Monday that there are sufficient grounds to prosecute police officials on charges of raping, abducting and harassing Sonia Naz and recommended that they be tried under the Hudood Ordinance. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Aslam Tareen, chairman of the investigation team, told

Swami Agnivesh, Rama Mani and Angelika Köster-Lossack International Herald Tribune FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2005 ROHTAK, India In recent years, the world has been shocked by the Taliban’s ruthless suppression of women in Afghanistan, the practice of female genital mutilation in parts of Africa and the abuse of female

LAHORE: Chaudhry Khaliquz Zaman, additional district and sessions judge (Lahore), on Thursday ordered the release on bail of Superintendent of Police (Faisalabad) Khalid Abdullah and Inspector Jamshed Iqbal Chishty. They are accused of kidnapping and raping Sonia Naz. The judge ordered their release on bail after the accused furnished bail

Sonia Naz cannot be located once more and the SP and SHO accused of crimes have been set free on bail today, November 24, 2005. This case has seen many twists and turns and is now a test of wills between the Rule of Law and a parallel corrupt police

Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, US: George W. Bush today defended the United States military activity in Iraq and attacked his domestic critics. While his speech was almost the same that we have already analyzed on this site, some things surprised us: 1. In order to make a point, how weak does Bush

by Zbigniew Brzezinski courtesy Tribune Media Services International THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005 Sixty years ago, Arnold Toynbee concluded, in his monumental “A Study of History,” that the ultimate cause of imperial collapse was “suicidal statecraft.” Sadly for President George W. Bush’s place in history but – much more important – ominously

The Kashmir earthquake has brought together the people of Pakistan, together with the sympathies of the world. It is a tragedy to lose even a single soul but, given the enormous reality of the event, the humanitarian response by individuals, governments and community groups has been as good as could

BUSH: Thank you for the warm welcome. I’m honored once again to be with the supporters of the National Endowment for Democracy. Since the day President Ronald Reagan set out the vision for this endowment, the world has seen the swiftest advance of democratic institutions in history. And Americans

by Akber Choudhry While Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan brought much needed change and common sense to the country, it is becoming hard for even his staunchest supporters to support him any more. Like drunkards, it has become the inevitable sad end of military rulers that they fade into ignominy, ranting

While Katrina raged in New Orleans and yet more helpless poor people were killed by a monster storm, a nation stood aghast at the helplessness of civilians — and George W. Bush’s Iraq numbers toppled. What is the correlation? The long-befuddled American people finally realized what suffering and helplessness was.

(Courtesy Jang news updates – July 20th 2005) LONDON: Western foreign policy in the Middle East has created the conditions for terrorist attacks such as the London bombings in which at least 56 people died, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. Ken Livingstone, renowned for his outspoken criticism of Prime Minister

A sign in front of Danieltown Baptist Church, located at 2361 U.S. 221 south reads “The Koran needs to be flushed,” and the Rev. Creighton Lovelace, pastor of the church, is not apologizing for the display. (courtesy Daily Courier)