Wednesday, June 29, 2005

CIA agents Wanted for Kidnapping:

The now unfolding crisis triggered by an Italian judge who has issued arrest orders for 13 individuals allegedly associated with the CIA highlights European anger at what they see as America’s disregard for European laws. The case involves a practice called “extraordinary rendition” – which basically means that Americans kidnap individuals allegedly linked with terrorist groups and take them to countries that use torture to extract information. Clearly there is more to the case. To read click...

Monday, June 27, 2005

Supreme Court Decision on Ten Commandments is Shallow and Unwise

The US Supreme Court issued a split decision on the constitutionality of religious symbols on public property. While they voted 5-4 to rule that display of Ten Commandments inside courthouses was inappropriate endorsement of religion, they also ruled 5-4 that display of Ten Commandments outside the courthouse on government land was acceptable. .. [ Click for More ]

Friday, June 24, 2005

Bravo! CAIR: Better Late Than Never

CAIR has announced that it will distribute a “Women Friendly Mosques” Brochure. This document is perhaps the most enlightened statement that CAIR has ever issued in its eleven-year history. This is a good beginning for their new Chairman, Dr. Parvez Ahmad. I hope that this document is a promise of more progressive thinking to come from CAIR. The document is meekly titled as a brochure when in fact it is a document that clearly lays down a new mosque policy for American Muslims. To read more click here...