‘Dying to Win’: Newt Gingrich’s ‘Terrorism’ (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 7, 2010 -- On Sept. 30, within the time frame of a few hours, an accused man reportedly confessed to terrorism charges in Germany, the terrorism threat level was ...

BOOKS: Canada and Israel -- Building Apartheid. By Yves Engler (Jim Miles)

Canada and Israel -- Building Apartheid. Yves Engler. RED/Fernwood Publishing, Canada. 2010. Oct. 5, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- While much is made of U.S. support of Israel, its unstinting rhetori ...

US Top Court Refuses to Hear Guantanamo Wiretap Case (Agence France Presse)

A member of the US military mans the guard post before sunrise at Camp Delta. (AFP) Oct. 4, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (Agence France Presse) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a plea by 23 lawyer ...

Farewell to Arms: Jenny, Iraq and the Next War (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 30, 2010 -- Let’s call her Jenny. Jenny was alone, and clearly confused. Her face was dotted with acne, and her short, blond hair was stiff at the ends. As the ...

BOOK REVIEW: Dismantling the Empire -- America’s Last Best Hope. By Chalmers Johnson

Dismantling the Empire -- America’s Last Best Hope. Chalmers Johnson. Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, NY. 2010. Sept. 25, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- That the empire has caused much tro ...

Regarding US Muslims: A Misguided Debate (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 17, 2010 -- Laurie Goodstein’s article, "American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?" was intended as a sympathetic reading of the concerns of U.S. Muslim commun ...

Noam Chomsky: “President Obama is Involved in War Crimes Right Now” (Alyssa McDonald)

Sept. 15, 2010 -- The New Statesman Interviews: Noam Chomsky Do you consider yourself to be primarily a scientist or a political activist? If the world would go away, I would be happy to keep to the ...

WikiLeaks Collaborating With Media Outlets on Release of Iraq Documents (Newsweek)

Sept. 9, 2010 (Newsweek) -- A London-based journalism nonprofit is working with the WikiLeaks Web site and TV and print media in several countries on programs and stories based on what is described a ...

The Photo before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 9, 2010 -- A picture is not always worth a thousand words. The recently released photographs of Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington during their first ...

BOOK REVIEW: Toward a New Public Diplomacy - Redirecting U.S. Foreign Policy. Edited by Philip Seib. (Jim Miles)

Toward a New Public Diplomacy -- Redirecting U.S. Foreign Policy. Ed. Philip Seib. Palgrave MacMillan, New York. 2009. Sept. 7, 2010 (Palestine Chronicle) -- This collection of essays could be summed ...

Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality (Ramzy Baroud)

Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 2, 2010 -- Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book -- or any piece of writing for that matter ...