"Americans need to be told that Usamah Bin Laden does not own the name Usamah, and there are lots of wonderful people named Usamah. It is just a classical Arabic word for "lion." It is given by Christian as well as Muslim families, and some of the physicians who heal us of serious maladies are named Usamah. Moreover, there is no "o" in Arabic. It is not Osama but Usamah. It does not rhyme with Obama and is not related in any way to it. Obama is an African (presumably Dholua or other West Nilotic) word, not a Semitic one."
From Juan Cole's Informed Comment blog
He writes today eloquently as always...and I hope you all glance at his work from time to time.
If we all actually got real news and made informed comments based on the best information and not FOX/Right Wing propaganda or ABC News snippets, maybe in coming Memorial Days, through the tears of pain and loss, we can know we did the best we could to avoid the last option of extreme violence and ultimate sacrifices...
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