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National ADC convention to begin Friday
Washington � The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is set to begin the 2008 National Convention on Friday. The event is titled "Securing the Principles of Liberty," and will take place over the weekend, June 13-15, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. Day 1 Dr. Hussein IbishFriday's...The American war machine heads for Iran
It is as if the invasion of Iraq either never happened or was a stunning success. The drumbeat for harsher measures against Iran is taking a strikingly familiar path to the buildup to the Iraq invasion six years ago, according to a new organization in Washington, DC. Last week, an advertisement appeared in Capitol Hill...Israel and the Samson defense
At a gathering last May 26, Jimmy Carter said Israel possesses 150 nuclear weapons. Carter's revelation is the first credible public acknowledgment by a former U.S. president that Israel possesses a nuclear arsenal. Israel has never admitted having nuclear weapons, nor has any U.S. official ever deviated from that Israeli line. But...Obama, Israel and AIPAC
After months of a tough and bitter race, a merciless struggle, Barack Obama has defeated his formidable opponent, Hillary Clinton. He has wrought a miracle: for the first time in history a black person has become a credible candidate for the presidency of the most powerful country in the world. And what was the first thing he did...Deadly fallout from Obama’s groveling before Israel lobby
Like a Muslim undertaking the Hajj, the once in a lifetime trip to Mecca, or a Catholic chancing to see the Pope speak from his Vatican window, presidential candidates seemingly long to trudge to the annual AIPAC conference to pay fealty to Israel and its lobby. This year we were fortunate enough to witness John McCain, Barack...
This and that on reasonable accommodation
June 13th, 20080 The hearings and the report of Quebec's Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodations covered many topics. Let's look at three areas. To begin, the hearings elicited some hankering after the past, before the Quiet Revolution that unseated the Catholic Church from its power. Some of the witnesses protested the...Bush forced to rethink plan to keep Iraq bases
Faced with Iraqi anger over a U.S. plan to enable Washington to keep military forces in the country indefinitely, George Bush is offering concessions to the government of Nouri al-Maliki in an effort to salvage an agreement, it emerged yesterday. The proposed terms of the impending deal, which were first revealed in The...Celebrities and celebration take their toll
BEIRUT (IPS) � In the dark streets across from the main Hamra road, one of the major commercial arteries in the Lebanese capital Beirut, light streams from behind the drapes of a first floor apartment. A politician's speech blaring from a TV resonates loudly in the night. As music cues the closing credits of the show, sudden...Israel detains Fulbright scholars in Gaza
Gaza City � Zohair Abu Shaban graduated at the top of his 2007 class in electrical engineering at the Islamic University here and after a lengthy application process, he was awarded the U.S. State Department's prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to study in Connecticut. But first Mr. Abu Shaban has to get out of Gaza. So far, that's...Was Obama’s rhetoric on Israel for real?
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) � When Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic candidate for the November U.S. presidential elections, addressed one of the most influential pro-Israeli lobbying groups last week, he offered himself as a more trusted ally of Israel than his rival, Republican candidate John McCain. In his address to the...Fearing escalation, Pentagon fought Cheney plan
WASHINGTON (IPS) � Pentagon officials firmly opposed a proposal by Vice President Dick Cheney last summer for airstrikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases by insisting that the administration would have to make clear decisions about how far the United States would go in escalating the conflict with Iran,...Israeli attack looking more likely
JERUSALEM (IPS) � The likelihood of a large-scale Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip has crept closer as more rockets continue to land in southern Israel and another Israeli was killed by a mortar shell, further hardening attitudes amongst senior ministers against a proposed truce with Hamas. Speaking to reporters aboard...Ahmadinejad faces heavyweight foe in Larijani
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) � This week, Iran's new speaker of Parliament, Ali Larijani, proposed forming two joint committees of the legislative and judiciary branches in an effort to reconcile new legislation with the Islamic penal code. The step is viewed as part of Larijani's enthusiasm to build strategic alliances within Iran's...McCain makes stuff up
For years now, the U.S. political press corps has traveled with John McCain on his "Straight Talk Express," buying into his image as a paragon of truth-telling. But the real truth is that McCain routinely makes stuff up, as he did on June 11 in lying about Barack Obama's "bitter" comment. During a political talk in Philadelphia,...
Supreme Court delivers death blow to Gitmo
June 13th, 20080 The June 12 ruling by the Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush delivered a dramatic blow to the president's lawless detention policies and overturned an effort by the previous Congress to eliminate the centuries-old right of habeas corpus. The ruling means that prisoners at the U.S. military base at Guantan�mo Bay, who have been held......
Kucinich seeks to impeach Bush
June 13th, 20080 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush late on Monday during a speech on the House floor. Kucinich, a former contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, pointed to "high crimes and misdemeanors" committed by the Bush administration, including...
“Our Arab American Story” wins Michigan Emmy
June 13th, 20080 Hundreds of hours of filming and thousand of miles of travel by television producer Keith Famie paid off June 7, when he and his "Our Story" documentary series co-creator Chris Kassel received four Michigan Emmy awards. "Our Arab American Story," which aired on WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) last December, was awarded in the Societal......
Fordson High School 2008 Honor Graduates
Fordson High School 2007/2008 Graduates 2008 Honor Graduates Valedictorian ...Fordson celebrates brightest and best
DEARBORN � Another school year has come to a close at Dearborn Fordson High School, and it's time to honor the brightest and best in the class of 2008. The school recently named its valedictorian and salutatorians for the senior class. The valedictorian is the person with the highest grade-point average while the salutatorians...
Obama clinches nomination, pledges support for Israel and two-state solution
June 6th, 20080 Obama walks fine line at AIPAC WASHINGTON � Speaking last year at the same forum, he received scattered boos. But as Senator Barack Obama strode towards the podium Wednesday morning at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he was greeted with a standing ovation. The applause kept...Concert of Colors lineup announced
Dearborn � Musicians from around the world, both famous and under-the-radar, will gather in Detroit for four days in July at the annual Concert of Colors. And every performance will be free. Organizers said the festival is the nation's largest free World music concert. Established 16 years ago by race relations group New......
Arab International Festival coming
Family-centered fun with traditional music, dance, and 30-international food booths DEARBORN � The 13th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival is set for June 20-22, presented by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce along with ACCESS, the Lebanese American Heritage Club and the City of Dearborn. The...ACC shows support for education
WEST BLOOMFIELD � Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield was the site of the Arab American and Chaldean Council's (ACC) Sixth Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards Dinner. The annual event's purpose is to raise funds for the ACC Scholarship Awards Program. About 200 friends and supporters......
Governor Granholm signs bill to prevent retailers from augmenting lottery payouts
Farmington Hills � On Wednesday, May 28, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed HB 5102, Public Act 144 of 2008 into law. It amends the Lottery Act to prohibit a licensed lottery sales agent from giving or offering to give any money or other thing of value to the holder of a lottery ticket. The act takes immediate...Remodeling of children’s area of Henry Ford Centennial Library
DEARBORN � A celebration was held on Friday, May 30, to mark the completion of the remodeling and updating project that has transformed the children's area of Dearborn's Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL). The new children's area includes a theme-based design center entitled An Enchanted Forest, with elements such as an......
