Rampant corruption continues in post-Saddam Iraq:
- Iraqi Officials ‘Stole Millions’ (BBC News)
Palestinian farmers demand access rights to their own land for olive harvest only to find more difficulty in selling crops due to heavy restrictions:
- Olive Harvest Sparks Tensions (BBC News)
Muslim World deals with continuing violence during Eid:
- Violence Casts Shadow on Muslim Holiday (AP/Washington Post)
Chinese Muslims face heavy governemnt interference and State attempts at brainwashing:
- Muslims Feel the Long Arm of Beijing (LA Times)
Applying a double-standard? Former Indonesian leader’s son, convicted of hiring someone to kill a Supreme Court judge, could soon be released from jail after serving only four years:
- Way Open for Possible Release of Suharto’s Son: Minister (Reuters/NY Times)
Could judge have based his ruling on the facts and not the face?
- Case Tossed over Plaintiff’s Veil (AP/Chicago Tribune)