Month: March 2009

  • News and Analysis (3/21-22/09)

    Imposition of chrony capitalism is resisted by free market-oriented Muslim small businesses: Iraq’s Kurds Find Prosperity Breeds Distrust (Washington Post) Officials fear a wave of renewed insurgency as those denied justice by being imprisoned without charge or prohibited from seeing evidence against them are freed: In Iraq, Chaos Feared as U.S. Closes Prison (Washington Post)…

  • News and Analysis (3/20/09)

    “”If proved, the soldiers’ testimonies could contribute to war crimes charges,” but Falk doubts it because of the “pervasive double standard with respect to the implementation of international criminal law”: UN: Gaza Assault Was ‘Inhumane’ (Al Jazeera) Records show Jews had only rented, never bought the property: Turkish Documents Prove Arabs Own E. Jerusalem Building (Ha’aretz)…

  • News and Analysis (3/19/09)

    Detentions including MPs appear to be an Israeli attempt to pressure Hamas after the failure of recent efforts to win the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit … Israel Seizes West Bank Hamas Men (BBC News) … Meanwhile, IDF combat pilots and infantry soldiers confess to the brutality encouraged during the invasion of Gaza: IDF…

  • News and Analysis (3/18/09)

    Olmert refused to allow the prisoners to return home, demanding they either remain in Gaza or be illegally deported: Olmert Rejects Hamas Demands for Soldier (NY Times) Reconciliation meetings stall and negotiations are now in the hands of the Higher Committee: Issues Unresolved as Delegates Leave Cairo Unity Summit (Ma’an News) How long will Pakistan…

  • News and Analysis (3/17/09)

    A victory for democracy may spell disaster for Obama’s war in Afghanistan: Pakistan is Being Shaped by Popular Will as Never Before (Guardian) Pakistani Political Crisis Jeopardizes U.S. Regional Strategy (Washington Post) In light of the report, Obama should hold to his word to back the prosecution of officials involved in “clear instances of wrongdoing”:…

  • News and Analysis (3/16/09)

    All judges deposed by Musharraf were ordered to be reinstated, and all lawyers and political activists arrested over the past week are to be freed immediately: Pakistan Reinstates Chief Justice (Al Jazeera) Obama encouraged to open negotiations with Hamas in a letter signed by nine former senior US officials and his current economic recovery adviser:…

  • Thinking Through a U.S. Strategy Toward Gaza

    On March 3rd something that is (to my knowledge) unprecedented happened in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. A standing room only crowd of over 130 persons heard actual Congressmen (not just outsiders given a platform by Congressmen) objectively discuss the devastation recently visited upon Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces. It began…

  • News and Analysis (3/14-15/09)

    American protester Derek Anderson remains in critical condition as witnesses accuse the Israeli army of “firing the canisters directly at protesters… using the hard plastic-coated metal tubes as a weapon”: Israelis ‘Firing Live Rounds’ at West Bank Protesters (Guardian) The opposition’s only demand is that Zardari fulfill the promises he made to restore the judges:…

  • News and Analysis (3/13/09)

    As the opposition remains committed to holding peaceful rallies protesting the “dictatorial behavior” of President Asif Ali Zardar… Pakistani Police Intercept Protesters (Washington Post) …many fear the army will yet again  oust the civilian government if the conflict persists: American Envoys Try to Defuse a Political Crisis in Pakistan (NY Times) Hamas denies responsibility for…

  • News and Analysis (3/12/09)

    In a poll 62% of Iraqis believe Zaidi is a hero and 24% that his actions are criminal — perhaps both are true: Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Sentenced to Three Years in Jail (Guardian) “[W]hen America began its occupation, bombings with half the casualties of Tuesday’s suggested the United States might not prevail. Today, when America and…

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