Hamas calls the Goldstone report “an opportunity to expose Israel’s behavior,” and charges Abbas’ “smothering” of report is “embarrassing not just for Palestinians, but for everyone in the world who tried to help us attain justice” and threatens reconciliation:
- Palestinians Outraged Over Abbas Bowing to Israel, US (Christian Science Monitor)
- Palestinian Unity Deal in Jeopardy (Al Jazeera)
“A top Bush administration official … conceded in January that Qahtani … had been placed in a “life threatening situation,” and now his attorneys argue that torture in the interrogations tainted all subsequent confessions:
- Detainee’s Lawyers to Get Interrogation Tapes (Washington Post)
Haitham Amr was the fourth prisoner, all with suspected connection to Hamas and never charged with a crime, to die in custody:
Obama’s “balanced approach” still includes the re-authorization of three provisions of the Patriot act that breach of civil rights of American citizens:
- Obama Team Says Zazi Case Illustrates Balanced Approach to Terror Threat (Washington Post)
Pakistani remain suspicious of US actions and resentful at US interventionism:
Moves justified on security grounds actually “appear to be part of a government campaign cracking down on increasingly overt manifestations of ultraconservative Islam in Egypt’”:
- Egypt’s Top Cleric Plans Face Veil Ban in Schools (AP / Washington Post)
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