Pardon My Politics

Mus­lim Amer­i­cans prac­tic­ing their re­li­gion in free­dom, re­ject­ing the per­ver­sion of the faith that drives Al Qae­da, and preach­ing against rad­i­cal­ism and vi­o­lence is ex­act­ly what bin Laden fears.

By Steve Burns Since the opening of the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a well-orchestrated propaganda campaign has stoked our fears of those held in the prison, who have been routinely referred to as the “Worst of the worst.” After President Obama announced a plan to transfer Guantánamo prisoners to a prison within [...]

It looks like Barack Obama may really be worried about an imminent civil war.

According to the European Union Times, “Russian Military Analysts are reporting… that… Barack Obama has issued an order to his Northern Command’s top leader, US Air Force General Gene Renuart, to ‘begin immediately’ increasing his military forces to 1 million troops by January 30, 2010, in what these reports warn is an expected outbreak of civil war within the United States before the end of winter.”

After campaigning against “George Bush’s War” in the Middle East, Obama has escalated that war by transferring thousands of America’s forces from Iraq to Afghanistan, and by sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Now it’s Barack Obama’s war.

More and more lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans­gender, and queer people of African descent are marrying. While same-?sex marriage is not the most pressing issue in black communi­ties, these efforts are creating controversy.