Talk Islam » war on terror http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en The War On Terror Is Not Winning Hearts … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/29/the-war-on-terror-is-not-winning-hearts/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/29/the-war-on-terror-is-not-winning-hearts/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:43:16 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/29/the-war-on-terror-is-not-winning-hearts/ The War On Terror Is Not Winning Hearts And Minds.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/29/the-war-on-terror-is-not-winning-hearts/feed/ Ikram Yakubov, a former member of the Uz … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/19/ikram-yakubov-a-former-member-of-the-uz/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/19/ikram-yakubov-a-former-member-of-the-uz/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:25:24 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/19/ikram-yakubov-a-former-member-of-the-uz/ Ikram Yakubov, a former member of the Uzbek security services, has told the Sunday Herald that the CIA were involved in torture sessions of suspected terrorists and dissidents.

Craig Murray, Britain’s former ambassador to Uzbekistan, says Yakubov is a trustworthy source.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/19/ikram-yakubov-a-former-member-of-the-uz/feed/ Alan Dershowitz’s arguments (and The Ne … http://talkislam.info/2008/09/18/alan-dershowitzs-arguments-and-the-ne/ http://talkislam.info/2008/09/18/alan-dershowitzs-arguments-and-the-ne/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:58:27 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/09/18/alan-dershowitzs-arguments-and-the-ne/ Alan Dershowitz’s arguments (and The New York Times blogger’s apologetic tone) get destroyed in the comments.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/09/18/alan-dershowitzs-arguments-and-the-ne/feed/ Everyone starts with the best intentions … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/20/everyone-starts-with-the-best-intentions/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/20/everyone-starts-with-the-best-intentions/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:54:21 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/08/20/everyone-starts-with-the-best-intentions/

Everyone starts with the best intentions. Then things start to get cramped. Then you notice your neighbour has more oil than you. Before long, war is waged, nukes are dropped, revolutions are fought and terrorists are doing your dirty work, before turning on you…

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/20/everyone-starts-with-the-best-intentions/feed/ The Times reports that US troops are gat … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/18/the-times-reports-that-us-troops-are-gat/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/18/the-times-reports-that-us-troops-are-gat/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:45:25 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/07/18/the-times-reports-that-us-troops-are-gat/ The Times reports that US troops are gathering close to the Afghan-Pakistan border ready for a possible attack on al-Qaeda and Taleban bases in the lawless North Waziristan tribal belt in Pakistan.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/18/the-times-reports-that-us-troops-are-gat/feed/ The US has Egypt and Jordan. Britain … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/17/the-us-has-egypt-and-jordanbritain/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/17/the-us-has-egypt-and-jordanbritain/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:04:04 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/07/17/the-us-has-egypt-and-jordanbritain/ The US has Egypt and Jordan.

Britain has Pakistan.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/17/the-us-has-egypt-and-jordanbritain/feed/ Omar Khadr sobbed and begged for help as … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/16/omar-khadr-sobbed-and-begged-for-help-as/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/16/omar-khadr-sobbed-and-begged-for-help-as/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:24:04 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/07/16/omar-khadr-sobbed-and-begged-for-help-as/ Omar Khadr sobbed and begged for help as he was questioned in the first video glimpse of interrogations at Guantanamo Bay.

Canadians are divided on the situation of the teenage boy.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/16/omar-khadr-sobbed-and-begged-for-help-as/feed/ The United States has been accused by hu … http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/the-united-states-has-been-accused-by-hu/ http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/the-united-states-has-been-accused-by-hu/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:03:17 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/the-united-states-has-been-accused-by-hu/ The United States has been accused by human rights lawyers of trying to the number of people it has kidnapped in the war on terror.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/the-united-states-has-been-accused-by-hu/feed/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/206/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/206/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 02:44:31 +0000 muse http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/206/ Amnesty’s water-boarding video. Extremely disturbing.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/206/feed/ Okay, not sure if all will like it, but … http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/okay-not-sure-if-all-will-like-it-but/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/okay-not-sure-if-all-will-like-it-but/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 13:55:03 +0000 Andrea Useem http://talkislam.info/2008/05/01/okay-not-sure-if-all-will-like-it-but/ Okay, not sure if all will like it, but here’s what I have to say about “Fitna:”

http://tinyurl.com/4vtnyo

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