Month: January 2010

  • News and Analysis (1/20/10)

    Overshadowed by Israeli violations covered in the report, allegations of Palestinian misconduct offer an opportunity  for action that would boost both the Goldstone report’s credibility and Hamas and PA standing in the international community: Gaza War: Palestinians Battle Bitterly Over Palestinian Forces’ Conduct (Christian Science Monitor) Aafia Siddiqi is ejected from the courtroom; of the…

  • News and Analysis (1/19/10)

    Unable to fulfill their promise to close Guantanamo within a year, the Obama administration also may be involved in a serious cover-up over the “possible homicides” of several detainees: The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta Sergeant Blows the Whistle (Harpers) “The Civil Defense teams said that this was a deliberate Israeli attempt to flood the…

  • News and Analysis (1/18/2009)

    Abbas was apparently intimidated by the head of the Shin Bet security service into his controversial decision to request deferral of a UN vote on the Goldstone report: Diskin to Abbas: Defer UN Vote on Goldstone or Face ‘Second Gaza’ (Haaretz) “When they first came to us, they said they wanted to bring a true…

  • News and Analysis (1/16-17/09)

    According Pakistani education experts, government schools rather than Islamic schools are the root of the problem: Poor Schooling Slows Anti-Terrorism Effort in Pakistan (Washington Post) CIA agents attempts to intimidate Balawi were the first of many mistakes that lead to the false belief as to which side he was on: In Afghanistan Attack, CIA Fell…

  • News and Analysis (1/15/10)

    Despite imposing swift justice on those who threaten the innocent … Death Sentences for Iraq Bombers (Al Jazeera) … Bombings intended to incite sectarian violence are on the rise in anticipation of the upcoming elections… 3 Explosions Rock Holy Shiite City in Iraq (Washington Post) … Meanwhile, opponents believe the commission is using “severe intimidation…

  • News and Analysis (1/14/2010)

    “Israel cannot hide behind the pretext of security to sideline journalists who have done nothing more than maintain an editorial line that the authorities dislike” — Committee to Protect Journalists, calling for the release of the American citizen: Hearing Scheduled for Detained Ma’an Editor (Ma’an News) As the ADL tries to reignite fire by accusing…

  • News and Analysis (1/13/09)

    A leading Muslim advocacy organization calls on American Muslims “to help fund repairs to Malaysian churches damaged by vandals” who would deny Christians the right to refer God by His traditional Arabic name of “Allah”: CAIR Creates “Spirit of Islam” Fund to Help Rebuild Malaysian Churches (Beliefnet) Afghani intelligence officers kill at least people after…

  • News and Analysis (1/12/2010)

    With terrorist strikes increasing by 45% from the previous year, “The most important trend to emerge was attacks on soft targets…The distinction between combatants and non-combatants is gradually disappearing”: Pakistan Terrorists Target More Civilians in 2009 (Christian Science Monitor) Iranian accuse the US and Israel of complicity in the assassination of professor Massoud Ali-Mohammadi; a…

  • News and Analysis (1/11/10)

    Iraqis claim their lawyers misled them into believing the company was bankrupt and the offer was their own chance as compensation: Iraqis Say They Were Forced to Take Blackwater Settlement (LA Times) Dismissing Mortazavi’s claims about meningitis, the report attributes the deaths To “limitation of space, poor sanitary conditions, ­inappropriate nutrition, heat, lack of ventilation…

  • News and Analysis (1/9-10/10)

    As Bruce Hoffman suggests a new strategy in fighting terrorism, news breaks that the assassination of a Taliban leader by an unmanned U.S. aircraft led to his replacement by an even more fanatical successor and to the suicide bombing that killed seven CIA officers … CIA Bomber Calls for Attacks on U.S. in Video (Washington…

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