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The Religious Element of Terrorism
The Tricky Definition of ‘Terrorism’
In the Dark on the ‘Dark Side’
The ‘War on Terror’ Has Been Lost
Baiting Obama to ‘Shock and Awe’
CIA Whistleblower Kiriakou Honored
CIA officer John Kiriakou, the first U.S. official to confirm that waterboarding was used to torture “war on terror” detainees, then faced a retaliatory prosecution and 30 months in prison. Recognizing his sacrifice, the literary group PEN gave Kiriakou its First Amendment Award, observed ex-CIA analyst…
Lost on the ‘Dark Side’ in Syria
How Saudi/Gulf Money Fuels Terror
The Progressives’ Green Party Dilemma
Many progressives struggle with the “lesser-evil” dilemma. They may sympathize with Green Party positions but fear that voting for Green candidates will give right-wing Republicans control of the U.S. government, as in getting George W. Bush close enough to steal…