Word: warã
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...historical context of their displacement. He claims that Israel was created “as a safe haven after the atrocities of World War II.” While this may be true, the entire concept of Zionism—dating back long before the Second World War??is based on the concept that the Jewish people have a right to live in their historic homeland. When Europeans came to America, they were exercising no such right, and held none of the historical, religious or cultural claims that the Jewish people hold to the land of Israel. Cheever?...
...million BPD from Iraq, presumably under restrictive aid-for-oil programs. The remainder is supplied by nations like Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, making the Persian Gulf account for 22 percent of U.S. imports. Interestingly, this means that one of the primary justifications of the Gulf War??that we are dependent on oil from Kuwait—is entirely spurious, as these consumption patterns roughly hold for over 15 years, excluding embargoes against Iraqi oil in the mid 1990s. Kuwait is and always has been a negligible supplier...
Much of the demonstration, however, focused on the war in Afghanistan rather than perceived constitutional violations at home. Protesters waved signs, with slogans like, “Bush: Don’t kill in our names,” and chanted “no more war?? as they marched to Blackstone Park...
...oppose military action. Efforts are underway on campuses across the country to organize a student walkout when allied strikes begin. And, closer to home, the Harvard Initiative for Peace and Justice has made “finding peaceful alternatives to President Bush’s calls for war?? one of its stated purposes...
Hossam Jabri, chair of the Interfaith Committee of the Islamic Society of Boston, said there are only two reasons for a Muslim to go to war??physical self-defense