This U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs document itemizes the six million American tax dollars being spent to restore 63 historic and cultural sites, including Islamic mosques and minarets all over the world.  Is the title of the article "Obama gives your tax dollars to rebuild Muslim mosques around the world" an inflammatory one or not?With so many Americans teetering on economic ruin, why is this money leaving the country?  It doesn't help the economy or the American worker.  Is the restoration of a 19th century minaret in the ancient city of Tichitt, Mauritania going to help the laid off worker in Detroit, Michigan? Nicole Thompson, a State Department spokeswoman, has said that this cultural preservation "is helping to preserve our cultural heritage.  It is not just to preserve religious structures.  It is not to preserve a religion.  It's to help us as global inhabitants preserve...(Read Full Post)