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Easing of laws that led to detainee abuse hatched in secret

WASHINGTON - The framework under which detainees were imprisoned for years without charges at Guantanamo and in many cases abused in Afghanistan wasn't the product of American military policy or the fault of a few rogue soldiers.

The Associated Press: Obama Photo in Turban, Robe Causes Stir

WASHINGTON (AP) A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.

RAND | News Release | United States Lacks the Capability to Counter Insurgency in the Muslim World

Recognizing that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will not be the last of their kind, a new RAND Corporation study issued today finds that U.S. capabilities to meet the threat of Islamist insurgencies are seriously deficient and out of balance.

Srebrenica Genocide Facts: Questions & Answers

Srebrenica genocide (7/11 1995) was systematic slaughter of 8,000 Bosniaks who were under the supposed protection of the United Nations. Srebrenica massacre has been judicially proven and recognized as genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and subsequently by the International Court of Justice at the Hague. In addition, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, as well as the U.S. Senate Resolution recognize this massacre as genocide.

Can Americans be convinced Islam isn't the black sheep of religions?

With a recent article, "The List: The World's Stupidest Fatwas," Foreign Policy, of all publications, manifests a lack of political correctness that's not only surprising, but borders on the giddy. In the process, it provides us with a glimpse into how difficult it is to convince Americans that Islam is not the black sheep of religions...

World | South Asia | Rushdie title 'may spark attacks'

Britain's knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie contributes to insulting Islam and may lead to terrorism, a Pakistani minister has said. Such actions are the root cause of terrorism, Religious Affairs Minister Ejaz-ul-Haq told parliament. The minister later said he had not meant to condone or incite terrorism but stress its origins. Pakistan's parliament has condemned the knighthood. Iran says it shows "Islamophobia" among British officials.

I Was Nearly Killed

It was my second visit to Jalalabad. But this time the route was different. This route was insecure and, in 1994, when rival jihadi groups were killing each other mercilessly to get power, it was the most dangerous route as there were different rival commanders every one-mile. And they had plenty of check posts where their fighters looted and abused going and coming people.

Malaysia issues fatwa on ghosts

Museum closes exhibition on the supernatural after ruling by religious authorities.

Baker Rd. pig races go “Daily”

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" sends correspondent Rob Riggle to cover the story of the man who now races pigs next to the land where a proposed Muslim mosque and Islamic Community Center will go. Is it a case of a man doing what he wants on his own land as the owner claims, or a case of religious bigotry as the Muslim landowners say it is?

Pierre Tristam: In Defense of Michelle Malkin (YouTube's Thought-Policing) /Candide's Notebooks

She may be reprehensible. She may have her own wildly popular platform. She may be bigoted and inflaming. That's no reason to censorr Michelle Malkin.

Pope sorry for remarks

"The Holy Father is very sorry that some passages of his speech may have sounded offensive to the sensibilities of Muslim believers," Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said in a statement.

Pope Faces Crisis as Muslim Outcry Grows

You'd think the Pope would know better than to shoot his mouth off. Apparently not.

Gays flee Iraq as Shia death squads find a new target

Intolerance is international. Apparently, harassing the U.S. is so easy they have time to worry about eradicating gays. Do American right wingers think they are on the side of God now?

Muslim Gays Seek Lesbians For Wives

Family pressure and threats of physical harm lead Muslim homosexuals to enter marriage of convenience. Homosexuality is a crime punishable by death in much of the Islamic world.

Attack deepens Iraq's divide

good analysis of the situation in Iraq