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By Lawrence Swaim, Columnist
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During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the Hutu-power genocidaires were mobilized by radio extremists. One station in particular had a long history of hate-mongering, and its on-air personalities had previously organized outbreaks of mass murder against Tutsis. But educated Tutsis generally paid little attention to them. They were so gauche, so lacking in subtlety, so juvenile in their call for genocide. How could anyone take them seriously? But in societies undergoing rapid change, hatred often has a singular appeal. |
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By AHMAD AL-AKHRAS, Guest Writer
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On the 60th anniversary of the U.N. partition plan, President Bush invited the conflicting parties of the Middle East to Annapolis, Md. It seems that President Bush wanted to have a legacy for being a broker of a long-awaited peace deal between the Palestinians and Israelis. It looks like nothing is coming out of this meeting. However, it may turn out as a nice photo op for everybody involved. |
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By REV. CONNIE REGENER, Columnist
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WHERE THE CROSS MEETS THE CRESCENT
Reflections on Muslim and Christian Spirituality in the Southland
As a Christian, I receive many cards at this time of the year wishing me "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year." But one piece of correspondence stood out from all the rest. |
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By DAHR JAMAIL, Independent U.S. Reporter
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A headline in the Nov. 19 issue of The New York Times read: "Baghdad’s Weary Start to Exhale as Security Improves."
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By Sverre Tysl, Student Researcher, Faculty Evaluator: Noel Byrne, Ph.D.
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The company that most embodies the privatization of the military industrial complex — a primary part of the Project for a New American Century and the neoconservative revolution – is the private security firm Blackwater.
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