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Archive - October 17th, 2016
This is not the Crusades: There’s nothing medieval about ISIS
“But one thing from the history is very clear to me. The modern use of the Crusades to justify violence by either Muslims or Christians is, in fact, modern. The claim that there’s an inexorable conflict between Islam and “The West” is not based on history, but rhetoric used by extremists to promote their causes. […]
The US just bombed Yemen, and no one’s talking about it | Moustafa Bayoumi
“The cruise missile salvo ramps up the already significant US military involvement in deeply divided and desperately poor Yemen. While it’s true that the US has launched drone strikes on al-Qaida targets in Yemen for years, sometimes killing civilians and even US citizens, this particular military engagement has the potential to drag the US straight […]
Trump’s supporters talk rebellion, assassination at his rallies – The Boston Globe
“If Trump doesn’t win, some are even openly talking about violent rebellion and assassination, as fantastical and unhinged as that may seem.” Anger and hostility were the most overwhelming sentiments at a Trump rally in Cincinnati Thursday evening, a deep sense of frustration that Trump is in an irreversible slide. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2e0bMsQ through IFTTT
