Muslim-American groups are supporting a Fatwa (religious ruling) claiming that body scanning at airports violates Islamic law. This is ironic! Let’s face the truth: America is fighting a war against extremist Muslims. Body scanning may be sinful to the point of view of Muslims, but it also violates the privacy of Christians, Jews, Hindus, etc. The United States [...]

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Former president Bill Clinton was hospitalized in New York City for chest pains. Right after the news was announced, all the main news organizations started broadcasting the event. President Clinton is still a very popular president in America. It is a human nature to forget the bad things when someone is sick or dead. Are [...]

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Mrs.Chinchilla will become the first woman to lead her country after securing a clear victory in the presidential election in Costa Rica. She is joining a short list of women presidents in the world, such as:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Philippines, and Michele Bachelet of Chile. For sure, the more women [...]

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Josua Tabor, a US soldier, is accused of water boarding his 4 year old daughter because she refused to recite her ABCs. My first reflex was to think of Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Rice, Donald Rumsfeld and the rest of the neo-con supporters of torture. Their bad example has “inspired” this soldier. I hope that, at [...]

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While we all have hope that things will be better in Haiti after the devastating earthquake, the arrest of the “missionaries” accused of human trafficking and attempted kidnapping of Haitian kids has put a shadow on the Haitian tragedy. It is sad. While my heart swings everyday about the intentions of the American missionaries, it is difficult [...]

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A political insurgency is happening in America via the Tea Party movement. It is unclear what are their aspirations. For sure, they appear to be a group of angry people who still don’t accept the change in America. There are no clear leaders of the movement. The movement is like a car running without a [...]

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The Chinese government warned President Obama not to meet the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader. Last week’s news about the US selling weapons to Taiwan has mounted tension between both countries.  China is a growing economy while the US “empire” is declining, which gives China more ability to challenge the US. Plus, the US has [...]

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Discrimination is wrong! Discrimination against gays and lesbians in the US military is even worse. In the face of danger, a gay or lesbian service member faces the same danger as a straight service member. A bullet does not discriminate. I have never seen a casket of a dead soldier from Iraq or Afghanistan labeled [...]

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The fall of John Edwards is certainly one of the most difficult moments of his life. It is sad to see that every part of his life is falling apart in a very dramatic way. Yes, he admitted having an affair, then being the father of Ms. Hunter‘s daughter. He was wrong. Does that make [...]

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It is unclear whether Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed by a US drone attack. This speculation has forced the Taliban to call the rumor false. If the news is true, it is a major blow for the Taliban. Mehsud was the instigator of the CIA attack last month that killed many of its [...]

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