Like the Jews in Germany during the Adolph Hitler era, Gays and lesbians in Egypt are being persecuted. Homosexuality is against the law. Allah does not allow it. Gays and lesbians use cyberspace to meet. While it is difficult to be gay in the West because of the prejudice, it is even harder in a Muslim [...]

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The idea somehow that nuclear danger can come only from countries such as Pakistan, North Korea, or Iran is wrong. That nuclear materials are less secure in certain countries and that those in the West are “secure” is a blind belief. It is true that nuclear material in the hands of terrorists can lead to [...]

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President Obama was in a tough position when asked about the latest criticism from Sarah Palin, a leader of the Tea Party movement. It is difficult to fight against a woman as a man. Worse, against a dynamic leader of an extremist movement as the president. Lately, Palin has teamed up with Michele Bachmann to lead the conservatives in [...]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip President Obama‘s nuclear security summit this week. This summit was an opportunity for Arab countries to confront and press Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Officially, Israel never admitted or denied that they have this capability. It is not a secret that Israel has nuclear power. By avoiding the summit, [...]

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Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia has added oil to the fire of race relations! For a while, we had a little break from your constant “cold war” between Black ignorant people and White ignorant people. Now things are back to “normal”. Regardless of which side you are on, Black or White, slavery was a sad and dark side [...]

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Things are looking very bad for the Pope and the Catholic church. Their reputations have been hit hard by a series of child abuse scandals in many countries. Almost every day a new revelation is released, targeting the Pope for failing to deal adequately with the problem. I am not sure if it is fair [...]

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Definitely, race relations in America are like a cancer: there is no cure. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is under fire for forgetting to mention slavery in the proclamation declaring April as Confederate history month. It is not possible to omit 400 years of slavery. Slavery and Confederacy are indivisible.  The governor is acting like a priest caught having sex, [...]

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Back to back incidents for the Republican National Committee has been in the news lately, including a party organizer billing the RNC for $2,000 spent at a Hollywood nightclub featuring topless dancers and bondage outfits and the RNC directing potential donors to the wrong number, a sex line. Known as a conservative party, they don’t [...]

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When a tragedy happens, people have the tendency to point fingers. The death of the miners in a West Virginia coal mine has reminded us again of the dangerous work of these brave men and women who risk their lives to earn a living and take care of their families. Each victim has a history. Some [...]

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Hamid Karzai has lost his mind. First, he was accused of committing election fraud. Now, he is threatening to join the Taliban if the US and the West keep pressuring him about fighting corruption and making reforms. Hamid Karzai certainly is putting himself in a vulnerable position. In old times, the CIA “took care” of a [...]

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