Monthly Archives: July 2010

War crimes and Web of deception

Posted on July 30, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

This article originally appeared in the Daily Mirror of July 30, 2010 Hats off to Wikileaks.com for revealing the murderous character of the United States’ war in Afghanistan though one does not know why its sources decided to reveal those … Continue reading →

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Pivotal Pakistan in political pickle

Posted on July 23, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen This article originally appeared in the Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) of July 23, 2010. Two high-profile visits last week — one by India’s Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna and the other by US Secretary of State Hillary … Continue reading →

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Slander and setbacks, the struggle continues

Posted on July 22, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

This article originally appeared in the Daily Mirror of Friday, October 31, 2003 (This is the fifth part of the Daily Mirror series on ‘Islam in America’ by Ameen Izzadeen who spent nearly a month in the United States as … Continue reading →

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Mystery of Amiri, U.S. credibility and the political nuclear bomb

Posted on July 16, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

This article first appeared in the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka, of July 16, 2010 By Ameen Izzadeen There’s more to it than what meets the eye. Nowhere can the phrase be more apt than in politics where honesty is a … Continue reading →

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9/11 and the Muslim civil rights campaign

Posted on July 13, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

Islam in America: Part 4 By Ameen Izzadeen (Deputy Editor the Sunday Times and Daily Mirror-Sri Lanka) Originally published in Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka on Friday, October 24, 2003 In 2003 Ameen Izzadeen spent nearly a month in the United … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu crucifies Obama

Posted on July 9, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

This article first appeared in Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka on July 9, 2010 By Ameen Izzadeen The Palestinian peace process is back on track. That’s what a ‘nailed’ US President Barack Obama wants the rest of the world concerned with … Continue reading →

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Islam in America: The American Islam

Posted on July 6, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

by Ameen Izzadeen (Deputy Editor The Sunday Times and Daily Mirror-Sri Lanka) In 2003 Ameen Izzadeen spent nearly a month in the United States as a guest of the US State Department. This is part one of a series of … Continue reading →

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Russian spy saga may add heat to the Cold War

Posted on July 2, 2010 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The US intelligence agencies have come of age, it seems. After years of humiliation, shame and failures, they have struck gold. They have arrested ten people for allegedly spying for Russia. Another person was arrested in Cyprus … Continue reading →

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