Month: June 2010

  • News and Analysis (6/16/10)

    With “no evidence that [he] has any connection to Al Qaeda,” a Yemeni university student has been detained eight years at Guantanamo for being at the wrong place at the wrong time: Meet One Gitmo Inmate Who Can’t Be Described As ‘The Worst of the Worst” (Washington Post) A Muslim writer suggests those “concerned for Muslim…

  • News and Analysis (6/15/10)

    Seemingly ready to dump common law and individual rights along with International Law and Shariah, Republican State Rep. Rex Duncan argues, “Court decisions ought to be based on federal law, or state law” alone: Islamic Sharia Law to Be Banned in, ah, Oklahoma (ABC News) A description of the state of life in the Gaza…

  • News and Analysis (6/14/10)

    “While it could take many years to develop a mining industry, the potential is so great that officials and executives in the industry believe it could attract heavy investment even before mines are profitable ….”: U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan (NY Times) “Too many people in America draw assumptions about Muslims after…

  • News and Analysis (6/11/10)

    “Faced with overwhelming force, without guidance or organization, the dissidents these days cannot agree on their goals, much less mount a significant challenge to the country’s leadership”… A Year After its Rise, Iranian Protest Movement Stymied and in Disarray (Washington Post) … Meanwhile, the Obama Administration quietly prepares for the military containment of Iran as…

  • News and Analysis (6/10/10)

    Examining the implications of Iranian sanctions and the perceived decline of US influence abroad… U.N. Vote on Iran Sanctions Not a Clear-Cut Win for Obama (Washington Post) … Meanwhile, UN sanctions will likely transform Iran’s level of cooperation with the IAEA Iran Threatens to Revise IAEA Ties (Al Jazeera) A kiss is just a kiss?…

  • News and Analysis (6/9/10)

    “[L]iving conditions in Gaza are so bad that by some readings of international law, the legality of the flotilla attack is a moot point….” A legal expert says, “The real need is a focus on the legality of the conditions of people in Gaza” … Never Mind the ‘Freedom Flotilla.’ Is Israel’s Gaza Blockade Legal?…

  • News and Analysis (6/8/10)

    “At least 20 Somali Americans have joined the militia, including an Alabama native whose nom de guerre is Abu Mansoor al-Ameriki” who “has starred in propaganda videos to attract more foreign fighters”: Foreign Fighters Gain Influence in Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabab Militia (Washington Post) With Rafah crossing “used primarily for the passage of persons, not goods,”…

  • News and Analysis (6/7/10)

    “The new information about the manner and intensity of the killings undermines Israel’s insistence that its soldiers opened fire only in self defence and in response to attacks by the activists”: Gaza Flotilla Activists Were Shot in Head at Close Range (Guardian) “Turkey’s leaders have dubbed their foreign policy ‘zero problems with neighbors,” but their…

  • News and Analysis (6/4/10)

    Resembling Bush-era policy, Obama has quietly expanded the use of secret forces in the war against Al-Qaeda to 75 countries worldwide: U.S. ‘Secret War’ Expands Globally as Special Operations Forces Take Larger Role (Washington Post) Israel’s level of media control, as in the case after the invasion of Gaza, may make it impossible to determine…

  • News and Analysis (6/3/2010)

    After parliamentary election irregularities, including one candidate shot by police as he entered a polling place, the Muslim Brotherhood backs ElBaradei’s call for reforms that would allow him to run for president: Egyptian Group to Back ElBaradei (Al Jazeera) Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior US official admits a policy shift on the…

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