Sept 11

Obama's Election May Put an End to Sept. 11-related Animosity and Bring Healing

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Obama's election as president has changed America and can also make it a far better nation, one that truly embraces the ideals that motivated our founding fathers.

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Why Hockey Should Give Palin a Pass

Jason Notte | Posted 10.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Jason Notte

Often viewed as the pale, toothless, mouth-breathing younger cousin of America's major sports, the last thing hockey needs is to be batted around by parties facing off for political advantage.

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Denouncing Islamic Terrorism Does Not Undermine Just Causes

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Headlines in newspapers across the Arab and Islamic World proclaimed that the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was a "warning" to Pakistan's...

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Reflecting on Our Response to 9/11

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

Seven years later, as we remember that day, it is appropriate to reflect on the statement and to wonder how the world would be different if its counsel had been heeded.

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McCain Started Pushing For Iraq War Moments After Sept. 11 Attacks

Think Progress | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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On the morning of the 9/11, just moments after the World Trade Center collapsed from the terrorist strikes, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) went on television...

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Profiling Only Helps When There Is Evidence of Crime, Not Before

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

We have to learn to distinguish between real moderates and the extremists if we plan to defeat the terrorists. Profiling can't do that. Americans need more, not less education.

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Patriotism: Is it About Anger or Pride?

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Apparently for many people, "patriotism" and "being an American" is all about anger more than it is about pride. I say that as a casual observation. ...

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America's Loathsome Disdain For the 9/11 Killers, And For Justice

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

Turns out that Americans are not much different at all from the killers, the dictators and the fanatics we decry.

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Malkin, Rachael Ray and the Real Symbols of Hatred in America

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

"Backlash terrorism" is not considered a crime, but it should be. Including when TV talk show hosts are accused of supporting terrorism by sporting "jihadi chic" clothing.

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