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Glenn Greenwald Salon 2/05/10

If I had the power to have one statement of fact be universally recognized in our political discussions, it would be this one:

The fact that the Government labels Person X a “Terrorist” is not proof that Person X is, in fact, a Terrorist. (more…)

Petra Bartosiewicz Cageprisoners 2/04/10

After a day and a half of deliberation, a 12-member jury found Siddiqui guilty today on charges that she tried to kill a team of U.S. soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan in 2008. The verdict was announced just after 2 p.m. in a packed courtroom. Siddiqui remained silent as each juror answered “yes” when asked if she was guilty on all counts. (more…)

James Wagner San Gabrielle Valley Tribune 1/31/10

With just his presence at the Al Nabi mosque Tuesday night, Seyed Mousavi moved people to tears. (more…)

See photographs of Seyed Mousavi being welcomed back to his community.

Glenn Greenwald Salon 1/30/10

…Robert Jackson, the lead prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, insisted in his Closing Argument against the Nazi war criminals that “the central crime in this pattern of crimes” was not genocide or mass deportation or concentration camps; rather, “the kingpin which holds them all together, is the plot for aggressive wars.” (more…)

Read Petra Bartosiewicz’ coverage here.

Glenn Greenwald Salon 1/27/10

The Washington Post’s Dana Priest today reports that “U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops who in the past six weeks have killed scores of people.”  That’s no surprise, of course, as Yemen is now another predominantly Muslim country (along with Somalia and Pakistan) in which our military is secretly involved to some unknown degree in combat operations without any declaration of war, without any public debate, and arguably (though not clearly) without any Congressional authorization.  (more…)

Joel S. Hirschhorn 1/26/10

Sensible, intelligent Americans are furious over the recent Supreme Court 5-to-4-decision referred to as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that struck down limits on corporate spending in presidential and congressional elections.  (more…)

Close to half of Americans admit to harboring prejudice against Muslims and negative feelings about Islam, a new study from the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies shows.  (more…)