Category: Terrorism

Who Is The Terrorist?

Posted on by Xende Biradosti

Contrary to what the Turkish government would like you to believe, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, was not born out of thirst for baby’s blood. No, the Kurdish guerrillas in the mountains of Turkey are not all callous sociopaths …

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Well! It’ unfair to blame Iran on its nuclear program, but WHY?

Posted on by Abdulla Hawez (Kurdistan)

The nuclear power has been innovated by the father of nuclear physics Ernest Rutherford in 1919. And the first nuclear power plant has been made in Obninsk  in 1954 which generate electricity for a power grid, and produced around 5 megawatts of electric power. Also …

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Yes to Peace for Egypt

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

Yes to Peace for Egypt Before it is for Israel When Ismail Sidqi pasha refused that Egypt would get-in the war of 1948, he wasn’t a traitor to Egypt or loving Israel. All about it is that Ismail Sidqi was …

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9/11 and The Arab Spring

Posted on by Nissim Dahan

In this ambiguous world of ours it is often difficult to find moral clarity, even when it comes to seemingly black and white issues like 9/11 and the Arab Spring. And the question arises therefore: How do we bring moral …

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Why don’t we also be peaceful with Israel?

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

In the seventies and eighties of last century, militant Islamist opposition appeared, which was the strongest of the opposition movements, which was able to challenge the July militarist regime… This opposition reached its peak on October, 1981, when it assassinated …

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Kurdistan’s Turkey Problem

Posted on by Behar (Kurdistan)

The Turkish government has been employing the use of airstrikes against suspected PKK rebels in Iraqi Kurdistan, a move that has been referred to as “… contrary to all international norms and humanitarian concepts,” by Fouad Masoum, head of the …

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Who frightens whom?

Posted on by Naila Bozo

When people ask me what my favourite quote is I usually cite Diane from Cheers, the American comedy series: “Ignorance is bliss and I am in heaven.” I use the quote whenever I am in the company of less intelligent …

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Cruel and sadistic intoxication of power

Posted on by Mazin Qumsiyeh (Palestine)

Hundreds of us were kidnapped by the apartheid soldiers from demonstration and hundreds were injuried and scores were martyred. Before I give my report I wanted to thank every one who took action. I have far too many emails to …

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Jingoistic Blood Lusting Mobs

Posted on by Jim Leff (Guest)

Hundreds of millions of moderate Muslims decline to celebrate in the streets when infidels are slaughtered. And dozens of millions of educated, modern Muslims feel ashamed when they see their more extreme brethren doing so on TV. And many of …

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Results of Iraqi Occupation

Posted on by Jahanshah Rashidian (Iran/Germany)

New waves of sectarian bomb attacks in Iraq killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150, officials say. In my opinion, “war on terrorism” which was the pretext of the Iraqi occupation under Bush‘s admin let practically more …

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