The shocking cost of the Iraq War

A prescient 85-page monograph published in 2002, and a new book by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes, starkly reveal – from an economic perspective – the disastrous nature of the Iraq War.

One of the strengths of the American system of government is that a vibrant civil society and private sector usually keep track of what the government is doing, often challenging the president and party in power with independent research and analysis. A case in point is the current debate in the United States that has been sparked by a troubling new book just published by Nobel Prize winner economist Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University and Harvard University professor Linda Bilmes.

Usamah Bin Ladin Speech: To the Islamic Ummah (Nation)

O my Muslim Ummah! It has been nine decades since Palestine became in the hands of the Christians and-later- the Jews. If those who lived in that period went to Allah’s Judgment (i.e., passed away), if the governors and kings sacrificed Palestine and al-Aqsa to save their thrones – which is proved by the facts and documents-, if many scholars have chosen to be submitted to the governors in order to save their fame and positions, claiming that it is in the interest of the” Da’wah”, and if all these “masters” and “leaders” gave up the Palestinian issue, we are not exempt from the responsibility before Allah, each one of us is responsible for the death of our afflicted people in Gaza.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the “Alamîn” (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

And peace be upon our prophet Muhammad, his family and all his companions.

Dear Muslim Ummah:

Assalam Alaikom Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuh

What happens to their Economy, happens to their military

What happens to their Economy, happens to their military: a downward slope to destruction.