Must Read: How the FBI set up Duka Brothers in manufactured terror plot
In 2007, five men were arrested and accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix military base near Trenton, New Jersey. Among them were the brothers Dritan, Shain and Eljvir Duka. Their case involved highly paid government informants with criminal histories, one of whom worked over the course of roughly 18 months to attempt to implicate them in a plot. Though none of the Duka brothers would ever plan any putative plot, they were ultimately all sentenced to life in prison. They remain incarcerated today.
Watch the short documentary: Entrapped
A longer read with details: Christie's Conspiracy - The Real Story Behind the Fort Dix Five Terror Plot
US Christian wears hijab for 40 days
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Jessey Eagan is a Christian and a mother of two, who works as a children's director at Imago Dei Church in Peoria, Illinois. This year during Lent, she decided to wear a hijab. She kept a diary of her experience in a blog called #40DaysOfHijab, which is sparkling a debate both in the Christian and Muslim community.
"I wanted to put myself in someone else's shoes", says Eagan who hopes her practice of solidarity and empathy with the Muslim community will foster interfaith dialogue.
The BBC spoke with Eagan about her experience and her faith.
Filmed and edited by Anna Bressanin
Originally posted on the BBC News Magazine
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Plane Crash in Japan sparks curiosity on Japan/america relations.
i was watching this programme about a plane crash in Japan. and the Americans there offered help, and im surprised,why is there american military in a country that has been destroyed by America? was this part of some humiliation programme? the American offered help for the rescue mission of that plane and the Japanese refused. of course they would, its a horrible situation to be put in. of course the best solution would have been to accept thehelp if they had better equipment (why DOES anamerican military base have better equipment then the WHOLE country) and that would have led to many lives being saved..but this is like accepting help from someone who broke your arm and leg.
US "Foils Iranian terrorist plot"
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Arizona congresswoman gunned down
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United States warns Turkey about coming WikiLeaks release
The United States has notified Ankara that the expected new release of classified US documents may contain references to Turkey, a Turkish official said on Friday
Read more @ Todays Zaman
The files potentially contain information about Turkey helping militants in Iraq and America supporting the PKK in Northern Iraq (and Turkey).
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US marine to face trial over Iraq killings
A US marine is to go on trial over the killing of 24 men, women and children in the Iraqi town of Haditha in 2005.
The trial of Staff Sgt Frank Wuterich will go ahead after a military judge in California refused to dismiss the charges.
Read more @ BBC News
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Good ol' Obama and his Nobel Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 went to Barack Obama
"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
US President Barack Obama has said he was "surprised and deeply humbled" to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, less than 10 months into his presidency.
Speaking at the White House hours after the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee named him as a surprise winner, he said the award should be a "call to action".
The world faced challenges that "cannot be met by one person or by one nation alone," Mr Obama said.
The committee said he won for efforts to boost diplomacy and co-operation.
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the Norwegian committee said in a statement.
"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population."
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He said he did not feel he deserved to be in the company of some of the "transformative figures" who had previously received the award.
Some of his aims, particularly the goal of universal nuclear disarmament, would be difficult to achieve even within his lifetime, let alone his presidency, Mr Obama said.
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In the US the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, asked a simple question: "What has President Obama actually accomplished?"
Attributing Mr Obama's win to his "star power", Mr Steele said it was "unfortunate" he "outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights".
Iran's foreign minister said the decision to give the award was taken too "hastily".
Nobel prize win 'humbles' Obama
Past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: Ken Oprann in 2008, Al Gore (2007), Muhammad Yunus (2006)...
Did Obama deserve the Prize?
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An American view of Islam
By Dave - An American member from The Revival Forums
A little while ago somebody on The Revival Forum asked me what I had learned about Islam since I had begun posting nearly a year ago.
I hadn’t really thought about it in a while, but the truth is I no longer come to the forums to learn about Islam. That may seem a little strange; why else would an American and a Christian be on an Islamic forum if not to learn about Islam?
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