Monthly Archives: June 2008

Iran Courts Al-Qaeda

Iran: Leader of the Sunni Movements Asharq Alawsat,  20 June 2008By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Iran’s followers committed massacres and evicted people from their homes in a way unprecedented in Iraq’s history. Iran today wants to attain its goals regardless of … Continue reading

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Identify the Enemy

The Enemy Has a Name by Daniel Pipes, Jerusalem Post, June 19, 2008http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5629 “As in 1945 and 1991, the goal must be to marginalize and weaken a coherent and aggressive ideological movement, so that it no longer attracts followers nor … Continue reading

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Maintaining Jewish Security

HOW SECURE ARE JEWS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD? By Dr. Irving Kett, Freeman Center For Strategic StudiesJune 16, 2008 Psychologists claim that between 1/4 to 1/3 of Jews are so emotionally traumatized by centuries of persecution and discrimination that they … Continue reading

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Oil Power

Power should flow from a barrel of oil By Linda S. Heard, Special to Gulf News, June 17, 2008 What would happen if Arab oil producers together with their Muslim allies were to give Israel and its US backer a … Continue reading

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Iranian Religious Fervor

What drives Ahmadinejad? See Also: Ahmadinejad Visits Psychiatrist Iranian president wants to set stage for appearance of Shiite messiah By Jonathan Halevi and Ashley Perry, YNet News, June 17, 2008 Shiite Iran is striving to attain the position of regional … Continue reading

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Jewish Rights To Jerusalem

Rice Grabs for the Key Editorial of The New York SunJune 16, 2008 President Bush often speaks to the annual policy conference in Washington of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, but this year, he skipped it. Our sources tell … Continue reading

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Biased Israeli Critics

Critics of our Israel policy are outside mainstream One wonders what the real motives of the objectors are By GEOFFREY BERG, Houston Chronicle, June 13, 2008  Some have criticized our presidential candidates’ positions on Israel as being in lockstep with … Continue reading

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Vitamin D for Heart

Vitamin D: New Way To Treat Heart Failure? Left: Heart muscle cells in untreated rats bred to develop heart failure show signs of disease: Cells are irregular in size and shape and show fibrotic lesions (areas in purple). Right: Heart … Continue reading

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