henry kissinger https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to henry kissinger en War Criminal Henry Kissinger, First Jewish Secretary of State, Had a Lengthy History of Antisemitism https://religiondispatches.org/2023/12/01/war-criminal-henry-kissinger-first-jewish-secretary-state-had-lengthy-history Henry Kissinger, war criminal, opponent of democracy, and architect of genocide, died this week. Depressingly, though not a surprise, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) rushed to praise him, tweeting that he was a “towering intellect… helped shape American foreign policy”—all of… Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:31:44 EST Noah Berlatsky cd459bfc-40db-4f21-93a4-08ab397288f2 Arrests Made in Murders of Atheist Bloggers in Bangladesh, But Int'l Response to Violence Remains Anemic https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/19/arrests-made-murders-atheist-bloggers-bangladesh-intl-response-violence-remains-anemic Authorities in Bangladesh announced yesterday that three men suspected of the brutal machete murders of bloggers Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das have been arrested. But the violence against secular and minority-rights activists continues. Hindu writer Niloy Neel was murdered… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:24:42 EDT Murali Balaji 5c74c35c-e4ec-4af9-88d2-d31950419592 Buddha as Scientist, Entrepreneur & Self-Improvement Guru https://religiondispatches.org/2013/09/10/buddha-scientist-entrepreneur-self-improvement-guru 4 (not especially noble) truths about “Buddhist Geeks.” Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:14:03 EDT Michael Schulson da2e69f8-db9c-4e12-b2ee-098efc0e01fc Four Reasons Why Egypt’s Revolution Is Islamic https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/03/four-reasons-why-egypts-revolution-islamic As Islamic political thought evolves, no easy answers to how events in Egypt will unfold. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:43:33 EST Zaid Hassan 7f4438c1-57aa-46b6-8c52-f9e7e3b56790 Republican Scandals Drag Secretive 'Family' Into the Big Time https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/23/republican-scandals-drag-secretive-family-big-time Last week it was discovered that several powerful republicans at the heart of two sex scandals—Sens. John Ensign and Tom Coburn and Gov. Mark Sanford, among others—are members of The Family, reputed to be an “aggressively anti-democratic” Christian movement quietly steering us toward a “theocentric” state. Three scholars discuss The Family with the author. Sparks fly. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:04:25 EDT Randall Balmer, Anthea Butler, Evan Derkacz, Jeff Sharlet, Diane Winston cc6d8b6b-2da4-42ca-8cc7-ab21a00a9298 Evangelicals, Oppose Park51 At Your Own Eschatological Risk https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/02/evangelicals-oppose-park51-your-own-eschatological-risk Alright evangelical and/or fundamentalist pundits* opposed to the Ground Zero mosque, whom art thou? Are thee the faithful praying/hoping/waiting for the imminent return of Christ or are thee like the believers in Ephesus who forsook their first love in the name of zealotry (Revelation… Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:46:39 EDT Stephen V. Anderson 2f2928f7-d9a5-4849-8819-9cd6c9fb077a The Rundown Truth: Scientology Changes Strategy in War with Media https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/18/rundown-truth-scientology-changes-strategy-war-media For the past half-decade, Scientology has responded to withering attacks with a variety of aggressive and secretive tactics, drawing comparisons to the CIA and FBI. After a recent report alleging the use of violence, however, the church has responded by hiring an ‘independent’ panel of editors and journalists to produce a 20-page assessment of the report. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:01:14 EDT Hugh B. Urban 995da99e-3436-4bc4-888b-fb9ddd9aebe9 By the Way: McNamara, Dead at 93, Lived Long and Rueful Life https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/22/way-mcnamara-dead-93-lived-long-and-rueful-life What went through the mind of this haunted man with the “thousand-yard stare” in his later years as he shuffled back and forth to work just “a hand grenade’s throw” from the Vietnam War Memorial? Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:50:14 EDT Randall Balmer 78d5689b-5283-42b7-982b-718213c7ff76 Bush’s Favorite Catholic Departs The Scene https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/17/bushs-favorite-catholic-departs-scene Rev. Richard John Neuhaus broke with the Left and helped, throughout his influential career, to broker allegiances between conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics—especially around hot-button issues like stem-cell research, abortion, and gay marriage. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:38:34 EDT Peter Laarman b5b079bd-ba49-491b-b887-68fdb3ffd5e8 Israel Under Bush: The Islamophobia Years https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/15/israel-under-bush-islamophobia-years The Republican strategy of scapegoating Muslims may have been calculated to lure Jewish voters, a failed strategy that turns out to be the tail-end of a long and damaging trend. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:12 EDT Joel Schalit 88d15cff-5bca-4afd-bebb-557690424add