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Saudi Arabia Takes On Al-Qaeda in the Chat Room, in the Courtroom, and on the Couch Print E-mail
Written by Alex Roehrkasse   
Wednesday, 05 November 2008
Saudi Arabia frequently finds itself at the butt of scathing criticism against U.S. allies allegedly complicit in the facilitation of terrorism. After all, 15 of the 19 orchestrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks hailed from Saudi Arabia. The staunchly enforced ultra-conservative Wahhabist strand of Islam in Saudi Arabia provides much of the underpinnings for the radical Islamist ideologies that fuel the likes of Al-Qaeda. Saudi financiers have also been linked to violent Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq.

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The Neo-Kirkpatrick Doctrine and Its Middle Eastern Discontents Print E-mail
Written by Kailash Srinivasan   
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Every instance of imperialism requires a socio-military doctrine. For the British, the idea of “unused land” meant that a brutal appropriation of land was justified because “stupid” natives could not be trusted with it. For the Spanish, Catholicism gave a religious edge as a missionary stance rested symbiotically with military exploitation. For the French, the infamous mission civilatrice lighted the imperial imagination. As the Old World’s powers faded under the combined weight of the world wars and anti-colonial struggles, however, the US found itself as the most powerful entity in the liberal capitalist societies.

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What's So Scary About 0.000005% of Gazans Getting An Education? Print E-mail
Written by Kailash Srinivasan   
Monday, 14 July 2008
In a May 30th article, the New York Times reported that the United States would withdraw Fulbright grants to seven Gazan students because Israel refused to give them exit passes. It should be obvious that high class education would be in the best interest for a lasting solution. Brain-power has historically been critical to successful polity and governance structures. In the short term, it would provide a base to combat reactionary religious instruction and anti-Semitic textbooks. There seems to be no logic to this except. . .

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