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Hey Muslims, Let's Join the NRA. We Could Help Solve Gun Violence.
If millions of Muslims joined the NRA and owned guns, might Republicans rethink their unqualified support of the Second Amendment?
Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is a former Senior Columnist at The Intercept. He was the host of The Intercept podcast “Deconstructed.” Hasan was also the host of Al Jazeera English’s “UpFront.” He has interviewed, among others, Edward Snowden, Hamid Karzai, Ehud Olmert, and Gen. Michael Flynn. He is also the author of two books: a biography of former U.K. Labor Party leader Ed Miliband and an e-book on the financial crisis and austerity economics. He is based in Washington, D.C.
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Blowback
Blowback: How Torture Fuels Terrorism Rather Than Reduces It
Key figures in Al Qaeda were tortured before turning to violent extremism. Even U.S. military officials admit that torture is counterproductive.
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Donald Trump Wants to Make It Easier to Start a Nuclear War. This Should Petrify Us.
With little fanfare, Trump has rolled out a Nuclear Posture Review that allows for a nuclear response to conventional attacks, even cyber ones.
Blowback
Blowback: How a CIA-Backed Coup Led to the Rise of Iran's Ayatollahs
In the latest episode of Mehdi Hasan's series on blowback, how the CIA's toppling of Mohammad Mossadegh led to the Islamic revolution in Iran.
Blowback
Blowback: How ISIS Was Created by the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
In the second episode of his six-part series on blowback, Mehdi Hasan shows how George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq led to the birth of ISIS.
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Blowback: How U.S. Drones, Coups, and Invasions Just Create More Violence
In the first of a six-part video series on U.S. foreign policy and blowback, Mehdi Hasan shows how drone strikes create more enemies than they kill.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Donald Trump: He Sounds Like ISIS
After Trump criticized him in a way that's widely seen as racist, Khan says the U.S. leader is "amplifying a message of division and hatred."
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Oprah Winfrey for President: Have We All Gone Bonkers?
After a stirring speech at the Golden Globes, Winfrey was discussed as a candidate to face Donald Trump in 2020. But we don't need another celebrity president.
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Trump's Transition Team Colluded With Israel. Why Isn’t That News?
Michael Flynn's guilty plea includes an admission of collusion with Israel to undermine Obama's position on illegal settlements.
U.S. Generals Might Stop Trump From an Illegal Nuclear Strike -- But Who Will Save Us From a Legal One?
Gen. John Hyten vows not to follow an illegal launch order. But many experts say any decision to use nuclear weapons would violate international law.