Our interventionism may be arming our enemies:
- In Somalia, U.S. Weapons End Up in al-Qaeda Hands (Globe and Mail)
“Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) — while Afghan security capacity matures — risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible.” – General McChrystal:
- McChrystal: More Forces or ‘Mission Failure’ (Washington Post)
Jeopardizing his claim to victory, a third of the votes for Karzai are under review for fraud:
- One in 4 Afghan Ballots Face Check for Fraud (NY Times)
Palestinians remain pessimistic of Hamas/ Fatah reconciliation with only 12% believing it to be possible and Haniyeh rejecting the legitimacy of any agreement sacrificing the rights of refugees or abandonig Jerusalem:
- Can Hamas Spoil Obama’s Three-Way Mideast Summit? (Christian Science Monitor)
If the drones jeopardize American-Pakistani relations, will Pakistanis think better of us if we throw money at them?
- U.S. Fears That Pakistan Aid Will Feed Graft (NY Times)
The defendants are denying any wrongdoing, claiming the media has misreported the facts:
- FBI Arrests Three Men in Terror Probe (Christian Science Monitor)
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