Monthly Archives: February 2007

A License To Kill

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Mash

    On April 16, 1993 the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 819. In it the Security Council demanded: …that all parties and others concerned treat Srebrenica and its surroundings as a safe area which should be free from … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, International | 4 Comments

A Misguided Koran Distribution Project

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Mash

I am always wary when religion and politics are mixed. I am especially wary when the politics of religion is disguised as charity. As a Muslim in America, and as a blogger, I have always attempted to raise the warning … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Politics | 15 Comments

An Inconvenient Truth

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Mash

An Inconvenient Truth just won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Congratulations to Al Gore. Let the 2008 Presidential race begin.

Posted in Society | 3 Comments

A Case For Withdrawal From Iraq

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Mash

    The Bush Administration has been very successful in controlling the debate on the Iraq war. In a remarkable bit of political jujitsu the Administration pivoted from the findings of the Iraq Study Group that the United States should … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq | 7 Comments

Master Slave Dialectic

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Mash

Iraq is being torn apart while George W Bush and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim enable each other. As the Hadley memo points out, Mr. Bush is counting on Mr. Hakim to deliver an Iraq that can "govern itself, sustain itself, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq | 3 Comments