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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Setting the record straight after Ahmadinejad's U.N. speech

By Steve Hunegs and Pirouz Irani | 09/26/12

It is worth recalling the dreadful record that Iran's president has amassed since he last held court at the U.N. one year ago.

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Ruminations on Gopher football, racism, WWII and Sandy Stephens from a long-suffering fan

By Steve Hunegs | 11/23/11
Dave Kenney's splendid book, "Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front During World War II" (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008), begins with an introduction describing the Minnesota Gophers' 41-6 victory over Wisconsin on Nov.
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Divesting from Israeli bonds is morally wrong

By Steve Hunegs | 03/07/11
On March 3, Joe Kimball reported that a local group asked the Minnesota State Board of Investment to divest from Israeli bonds held in the state's portfolio.
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Once more, Ahmadinejad has had his say; world must remember the Iranians who live under his rule

By Pirouz Irani, Robin Phillips and Steve Hunegs | 09/22/10
It has become an annual rite. Every September, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes before the opening session of the United Nations' General Assembly promoting hatred and misinformation.
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Idea of state divesting from Israel bonds is unhelpful and misguided

By Steve Hunegs | 01/27/10
Sylvia Schwarz's Jan. 20 commentary, "Minnesota should divest from Israel bonds," was unhelpful and misguided. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians will not be solved by divesting from Israel bonds.
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Let's respect diverse Christmas traditions, music and observances

By Steve Hunegs | 12/23/09
I'm not sure what Garrison Keillor meant in his piece "Some things aren't meant to be messed with," and I'm not sure I want to know. After all, anybody can have a cranky day and spout all sorts of unfortunate remarks.
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Irony abounds in Nov. 19 human-rights commentary criticizing Israel

By Steve Hunegs | 11/30/09
Irony abounds in Sylvia Schwarz's piece, "Human rights: Not to be entrusted to governments" (MinnPost, Nov. 19), which is a title camouflaging yet another diatribe against Israel.
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Iran must stop repression, nuclear-weapons pursuit

By Steve Hunegs and Pirouz Irani | 09/24/09
Today, throughout America, individuals and groups are uniting to demonstrate their opposition to the human-rights abuses and nuclear-weapons ambition of the current Iranian regime.
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Outstanding book describes Truman's decision to recognize Israel (and a key role played by a Minnesotan)

By Steve Hunegs and Alan Silver | 08/17/09
The issue of the fate of the Palestine Mandate in the postwar years so vexed Harry Truman that he quoted in his memoirs a note he wrote to one of his assistants: "I surely wish God Almighty would give the children of Israel an Isaiah, the Christians
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For good reasons, usually fractious Israeli public supports Israel's actions in Gaza

By Steve Hunegs | 01/20/09
It is hard to disagree with this statement from Lisa Albrecht's Jan.