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Baroud: The Lobby vs. America: On Netanyahu’s Lies and the Spineless Politicians.
Znet Article, April, 03 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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As I listened to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address an animated crowed of supporters on March 22, I felt physically sick. The man has already displayed time and again a complete lack of moral sense or ethical framework in his words ...
Baroud: My Children, Ralph Nader and the South China Sea
Znet Article, March, 28 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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I basked in the warm Borneo sun, following a long run somewhere at the edge of a rainforest. The beach was only partly clean, but the water was most inviting. My children ran excitedly, collecting what I assumed to be shells and whatever other tre...
Baroud: Activism is Change, Not academic Squabbles and Bickering
Znet Article, March, 20 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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An activist is a person who feels strongly about a cause and who is also willing to dedicate time and energy towards advancing and realizing this cause.
Baroud: Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder
Znet Article, March, 14 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country.
Baroud: Flexible Afghanistan War Objectives: And the Agony Grinds On
Znet Article, March, 06 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the preposterous war in Afghanistan. While they attempt to convince us that the war is predicated on a faultless military logic and moral wisdom, it remains ...
Baroud: Challenging History: Why the Oppressed Must Tell Their Own Story
Znet Article, February, 27 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship to history altogether.
Baroud: Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara
Znet Article, February, 19 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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With the dreadful threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda machine is likely to go into full gear.
Baroud: The Useless Logic of Round Numbers: War is Criminal Any Day
Znet Article, February, 12 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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The media’s habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news outlets commented on President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, as well as on the anniversary of his electio...
Baroud: Gaza and Lebanon
Znet Article, February, 07 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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The Israeli military may be much less effective in winning wars than it was in the past, thanks to the stiffness of Arab resistance. But its military strategists are as shrewd and unpredictable as ever. The recent rhetoric that has escalated from ...
Baroud: It’s Not a New Turkey, It’s The Right Time
Znet Article, January, 28 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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Uri Avnery’s assessment of the recent Israeli-Turkish diplomatic and political row - that “the relationship between Turkey and Israel will probably return to normal, if not to its former degree of warmth†– seems sensible and daring. In my...
Baroud: Iran and Latin America: The Media States Its Case
Znet Article, January, 22 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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Should the United States be concerned about Iran’s determined efforts to reach out to Latin America? Or, as was suggestively described in the Economist, by the Ayatollahs’ strategy of cozying up to Latin America?
Baroud: An Odyssey for Justice
Znet Article, January, 14 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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The recent actions of people from around the world in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza have arguably represented the closest manifestation of international solidarity since the International Brigades against fascism during the Spanish Civ...
Baroud: Media Vultures Are Coming: Freedom of Expression at Risk
Znet Article, January, 07 2010
Ramzy Baroud
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As you flip through a range of channels on your TV or browse through a stack of newspapers and magazines at a newsstand, you may feel lucky about living in a world where such a plethora of viewpoints is available. It might also seem that the appar...
Baroud: On Gaza Drivers, Rumours and Egypts Steel Wall
Znet Article, December, 31 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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Those pesky taxi drivers of Gaza are always circulating rumors. One story that made the rounds during the first Palestinian uprising in 1987 claimed that an Arab army crossed the Sinai desert to save Palestinians from the daily killings and protra...
Abulhawa: Palestine/Israel: A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All
Znet Article, December, 29 2009
Susan Abulhawa
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Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been multi-religious and multi-cultural. Christians, Muslims and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and all lived in relative harmony. Other nations fought war...
Baroud: Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe’s Identity Crisis
Znet Article, December, 24 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in France. Unlike theater, however, the disturbing trend can, and will turn ugly – in fact to a degree it already has – if the French government doesn’t g...
Baroud: The Lobby Within
Znet Article, December, 17 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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A just and peaceful solution to the protracted Palestinian-Israeli conflict is only possible when the US ceases to block every attempt made towards it.
Baroud: The Hypocrisy of Al-Demoqratia
Znet Article, December, 11 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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In 2004, France banned headscarves and school principals chased after young "defiant" Muslim girls who continued to cover their heads in school. Now, following a national referendum, Switzerland has banned the construction of minarets, because min...
Baroud: A Paradigm Shift in Singapore: Yet Apec Offers No Clear Answers
Znet Article, November, 24 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing remarks, and for the last time answering journalists’ questions. It was the conclusion of 17th Apec Economies Leaders’ Meetin...
Baroud: Globalization Unchecked: How Alien Media is Suffocating Real Culture
Znet Article, November, 18 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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A Muslim family sits across of me in café, in a largely Muslim Asia country. An older woman shyly hunches over and desperately trying to avoid eye contact with the giant plasma screen TV, blazing loud music on the popular music video channel, MTV...


