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Guantanamo Bay Exists Due to Islamophobia

“I am convinced that Gitmo and other places like Gitmo only exist because its detainees are Muslims. I cannot imagine a Christian Gitmo I cannot imagine a Jewish Guantanamo. It exists because of Islamphobia.” – Michael Ratner (Attorney and the President of the Center for Constitutional Rights).

A Perspective on Freedom

Freedom is achieved when one realizes the qualities of shame and humility, and empties oneself of their opposites (shamelessness and arrogance). With these qualities come true freedom, wealth and dignity, which require manumission from the bonds of one’s whims. People may claim to be “free”, yet cannot control themselves […]

Why oh why?

Norman Gary Finkelstein is a Jewish American political scientist, activist and author. This month marks 30 years of his campaign against the illegal Israeli occupation.