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America’s demonization of Muslims
Muslims are targeted for demonization because it fits into the US policy of having someone as an “enemy”. By keeping the American public fearful, corporate America can get away with its crimes.
Those were excerpts from an article titled “America’s demonization project targets Muslims.” The article was written by Tahir Mustafa who is a regular contributor to Crescent International Magazine. The second and concluding part of his two part article is as follows:
Those not suffering from dementia would recall that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, thousands of Muslims were rounded up in the US and thrown in prisons. Many were brutally tortured; some were killed.
Regardless of one’s opinion of the identity of the 9/11 perpetrators, the attacks occurred in the US, yet all Western governments immediately instituted oppressive Muslim specific anti-terror laws. Islamophobia, always present in Western societies, became respectable and mainstream. Even otherwise liberal commentators joined the hate-filled discourse. “All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims,” became the standard mantra. Any Muslim or Muslim-looking person immediately became a suspect. Raids on the homes of Muslims, businesses, workplaces and intrusive searches at airports are now routine in the US and many other Western societies. Airline “watch lists” have not only been instituted but keep expanding. With everything computerized, an individual whose name appears on one country’s “watch list” — usually the US — may end up in trouble in another.
There have also been numerous cases of mistaken identity. Take the case of Shahrukh Khan, the well-known Bollywood actor who has on numerous occasions been detained upon arrival in the US. Despite a valid visa issued by the US embassy in Delhi, he has faced harassment and humiliation only to be rescued by Indian diplomatic staff pleading with ignorant US officials. His last name matches someone on the US watch list. People with names like Ahmed, Muhammad, Hassan, Hussain are routinely hauled out at airports for interrogation and intrusive body searches. From eight-year-old girls to eighty-year-old grandmothers, all have been victimized by perverts that pass off for security personnel at airports, especially in the US.
Such acts of harassment pale into insignificance against the backdrop of a determined policy of entrapment of unsuspecting Muslims in the US as detailed in a study by the New York University School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) published on May 18, 2011. It described how American counterterrorism efforts have singled out Muslim Americans by “sending paid, trained informants into mosques and Muslim communities.” More than 200 people have been prosecuted in what are referred to as “terrorism-related cases.” These are trumpeted as hallmarks of a successful counterterrorism program and amplified by a willing media especially rightwing outlets like Fox News and CNN as well as the army of Islamophobes, most of them hardcore Zionists that have made a career out of demonizing Muslims on behalf of their favourite country: Israel. Read more : (http://english.irib.ir/analysis/articles2/item/115969-america%E2%80%99s-demonization-of-muslims-2)
Zionist lobby concerned over constructive interaction of Iran and US
Signs of change in US administration’s Iran Policy have generated concerns among a number of US senators. Concurrent with speculations over the possible meeting of Iranian and US presidents on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meeting in New York, four American senators, including John McCain, and Lindsey Graham called on the US president, Barack Obama, to continue to pile up pressure on Iran. These US senators claimed that Washington will not achieve its goals unless pressure continues to pile up on Tehran.
The developments in recent days show that the West, including the US, seemingly intend to replace confrontation and hostility with interaction and talks. Nonetheless, a number of currents in the US continue to beat on the drums of hostility and enmity. US Congress is one of the centers of such currents, which collaborate with Zionist regime’s lobbies. In the view of the ringleaders of Zionist lobbies, any flexibility toward Iran is tantamount to the destruction of US national security. Meanwhile, for establishments such as the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) maintenance of the Zionist regime’s security is the top priority. For this reason, the members and supporters of AIPAC have for long wanted for the US Middle East Policy to serve the interests of Zionist regime of Israel. This matter of fact has even led to protests of a number of American thinkers, who believe the unwavering support for the Zionist regime has led to growth of anti-US sentiments in countries such as Iran, in addition to the countries allied to Washington, such as Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
Although signs of detrimental impacts of activities of Zionist lobbies on the US diplomacy are clearly evident, a number of US politicians continue to comply with the red lines set by AIPAC. The legislative by-elections are due at the US House of Representatives and US Senate, next year. The majority of US Congressmen are in need of funds raised by lobbies for victory. Given that the Zionist lobbies highly contribute to distribution of cash and electoral campaigns, many Congressmen are intent on winning the support of these lobbies. In the recent years, one of the ways for shoring up the support of Zionist lobbies has been adoption of anti-Iran stands at the US Congress.
Now that the US administration has realized the ineffectiveness of the policy of threats and sanctions against Iran and has shown signs of constructive interaction, the Zionist lobby at the US Congress has been activated to obstruct this unique opportunity from bearing fruit. Now, whether White House would give in to the domestic pressures piled up by anti-Iran lobbies depends on future developments.
Review of the World of Media
Most of the personnel of daily Washington Post don’t enjoy their job these days, for; this American old news paper has been sold to the billionaire founder of Amazon Corporation.
The 80 year old Washington Post which was owned by the Graham family suddenly announced that the paper has been sold to Jeff Bezos at the price of 250 thousand dollars. This paper is one of the most circulated newspapers in the US and is famous for releasing some controversial reports and hot issues.
But the name and fame of Washington Post did not prevent the paper from suffering the fate of other papers.
Like New York Times, the paper could not adjust with the new conditions and it was put on auction after its owners were bankrupt. Although the decision of the new owner of Washington Post is not known, he has promised to make fundamental changes in the newspaper.
Job security is the primary concern of 2 thousand Washington Post staff. They focused on Bezos interview of two years ago which was on the dark future of the daily. He said he is sure that in the next 20 years, there won’t be any printed daily. He believes that the printed dailies will turn into one of the luxurious things and will be put at the disposal of certain individuals in hotels. Jeff Bezos’ comments show that he is seeking to establish electronic daily, for; he has already said that the future of dailies will be determined in tablets and computer gadgets.
As Hollywood films were the box office flops this summer, some experts of economic cinema also believe that costly newspapers are going to lose popularity and won’t be successful any longer.
A number of expensive American movies commercially met with drastic failures. The low rate of the sale for at least 5 Hollywood movies in summer confirms the claim of economic cinema analysts. Top actors and actresses have played in these films and colossal sum of money has been spent on them but they were rejected by viewers and their low sale proved a mess for producers.
(http://english.irib.ir/analysis/articles2/item/115744-review-of-the-world-of-media)
Zionist regime tortures Palestinian children
Cruel and unusual treatment violates international law. Torture in all forms is absolutely prohibited at all times, under all circumstances with no allowed exceptions. What you heard was taken from an article written by Stephen Lendman. Stephen Lendman is a writer, syndicated columnist, activist, News TV personality, and radio show host.
Since summer 2005 he has been writing on vital world and national topics, including war and peace, American imperialism, corporate dominance, political persecutions, and a range of other social, economic and political issues. The following is excerpts of his new article titled, “Testimonies prove Israel tortures Palestinian children.”
On August 22, B’Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) headlined “Abuse and torture in interrogations of dozens of Palestinian minors in the Israel Police Etzion Facility.”
Previous articles discussed torturing, abusing, and otherwise mistreating Palestinian children young as 10 and sometimes even younger. In July, Israeli regime arrested and terrorized a five-year old boy.
Family members are threatened not to intervene. They’re beaten if they try. Children are violently abused.
They’re blindfolded, shackled and beaten. They’re threatened with much worse. Sexual threats and abuse are common. So are electro-shocks and much more.
Nothing’s too outrageous to employ. Children are interrogated without counsel. They’re treated like adults. They face wrongful charges. It doesn’t matter. They’re considered guilty by accusation. It’s standard Israeli practice. Police states operate this way. Israel’s one of the worst.
Cruel and unusual treatment violates international law. Torture in all forms is absolutely prohibited at all times, under all circumstances with no allowed exceptions. The Convention on the Rights of the Child mandates they be kept safe from harm. Read more: (http://english.irib.ir/analysis/articles2/item/117424-israel-tortures-palestinian-children)
Poems for summer
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Born on June 27, 1872, Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the first African-American poets to gain national recognition. His parents Joshua and Matilda Murphy Dunbar were freed slaves from Kentucky. His parents separated shortly after his birth, but Dunbar would draw on their stories of plantation life throughout his writing career. By the age of fourteen, Dunbar had poems published in the Dayton Herald. While in high school he edited the Dayton Tattler, a short-lived black newspaper published by classmate Orville Wright.
In Summer
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Oh, summer has clothed the earth
In a cloak from the loom of the sun!
And a mantle, too, of the skies’ soft blue,
And a belt where the rivers run.
And now for the kiss of the wind,
And the touch of the air’s soft hands,
With the rest from strife and the heat of life,
With the freedom of lakes and lands.
I envy the farmer’s boy Who sings as he follows the plow;
While the shining green of the young blades lean To the breezes that cool his brow.
He sings to the dewy morn,No thought of another’s ear;
But the song he sings is a chant for kings And the whole wide world to hear.
He sings of the joys of life,Of the pleasures of work and rest,
From an o’erfull heart, without aim or art;’T is a song of the merriest.
O ye who toil in the town, And ye who moil in the mart,
Hear the artless song, and your faith made strong Shall renew your joy of heart.
Oh, poor were the worth of the world If never a song were heard,— If the sting of grief had no relief,
And never a heart were stirred. So, long as the streams run down,
And as long as the robins trill, Let us taunt old Care with a merry air, And sing in the face of ill.
Asian-American literature
Although immigrants from Asia and Americans of Asian descent have been writing in the United States since the 19th century, Asian American literature as a category of writing only came into existence in the early 1970s. Perhaps the earliest references to “Asian American literature” appeared with David Hsin-fu Wand’s Asian American Heritage: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry,[1] published in 1974, and Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers, edited by Frank Chin, Jeffery Paul Chan, Lawson Fusao Inada, and Shawn Wong,[2] also published in 1974. Elaine Kim’s seminal book of criticism, Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the Writings and Their Social Context,[3] was published in 1982 and was the first critical book on the topic.
Since then, the field of Asian American literature and of Asian American literary criticism has grown remarkably. But defining “Asian American literature” remains a troublesome task. Most critics who have written about Asian American literature implicitly or explicitly define it as being written by Asian Americans, and usually about Asian Americans. This definition poses a number of problems that are an ongoing source of discussion for Asian American literary critics: who is an Asian American? Is “America” only the United States, or does it include the rest of the Americas? If an Asian American writes about characters who are not Asian American, is this Asian American literature? If someone who is not Asian American writes about Asian Americans, is this Asian American literature?
The challenges around defining Asian American literature are not unique to it and indicate difficulties not so much with the field of Asian American literature but with issues of race, culture, and national identity that are endemic to United States history and culture.
Were there Asian people living in America during the 1950’s or even earlier? Were they also victims of racism just like the blacks in American history? Was the racism against Asians more abusive than to blacks?
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