Posts by: Zabie Mansoory
Every now and then, I get in to a conversation with someone who believes that US troops must leave Afghanistan at once and “give” the country back to the Afghans. It is quit difficult to explain to them that the situation in Afghanistan is not that simple. Withdrawal of US troops at this point means [...]
IN THE NEWS: President Obama welcomed Muslim leaders from across the country Friday to the White House for an annual Ramadan iftar. At the event, the president threw his support behind a proposed Muslim Community Center near ground zero in New York City that has sparked national controversy. “This is America,” the president said said. “Our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.”
Fareed Zakaria is a well know Muslim and Indian-American journalist who hosts CNN’s GPS on Sunday mornings and is the editor of Newsweek. This week he took a surprising stand by returning an award that was given to him by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2005 in protest of ADL’s stand over the [...]
On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the US government has discovered that Afghanistan has nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits:
The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps [...]
IN THE NEWS: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker at Miami International Airport was arrested last week for allegedly beating up a co-worker after jokes about the size of his private parts that colleagues observed while training with full-body scanning machines. This clearly shows that these scanners are a violation of our privacy.
IN THE NEWS: U.S. fighter jets were reportedly scrambled after a Qatari diplomat was wrestled down by air-marshals when he allegedly told them, “I’m lighting my shoes on fire.” He was caught smoking in a plane lavatory when he offered the alternate explanation to the marshals, which prompted a national security scare. Maybe the diplomat was joking at the wrong time and place, but if the FBI didn’t find explosives on the plane, was its reaction over the top?
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