November 6, 2008
It didn't take long. Israel preempted a Palestinian terror attack in Gaza, killing five Hamas thugs as they were preparing to infiltrate Israel via a tunnel across the border. Hamas responded by launching 40+ kassam rockets and mortars into Israel, some slamming into Ashkelon and the Negev. How ...
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I was very sad to know that there are Muslims in the United States of America who boycotted the Presidential elections for Religious reasons not because that they are not convinced with the candidates.I read that there were certain calls in some mosques there for the Muslims to boycott the elections...
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As we all walk in a post election daze, not all for the same reasons, I can only attempt a feeble response to this global phenomena. Brack Obama winning the U.S. election and in one fell swoop, redefining race relations in the US by wiping out the nation's original sin, and presenting the world a ne...
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euphoric is the word to describe washington dc last night. I was done with my last TV interview at around one in the morning. When I walked out of the studio I was really surprised to see dozens of cars driving around honking their horns, and people running around the streets screaming and dancin...
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Watching the news channels in the US this morning, I am both amazed and amused by their inability to deal with the Obama win. It's like the old song lyrics go: "The Battle is done, and we kinda won, so we sound our victory cheer. Now tell me, where do we go from here?" CNN is still a ...
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It was an amazing feat. Americans turned out in record numbers and people of all kinds voted for Obama. States that had been red for a long time turned blue. I’m listening to the radio now and they were just interviewing some very conservative white farmers from a small town in the US th...
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Whether this is a turning point in American History is a matter of perspective. For African Americans and for the Democrats, the election of a Black President is momentous but for the gay community of America it is still a long drawn battle. Apart from voting for the election of President of America...
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