A university supporter’s succinct rebuttal: “The purest place on earth is not segregated, and that is the holy mosque in Mecca”:
- In Saudi Arabia, a Campus Built as a ‘Beacon of Tolerance’ (Washington Post)
The opposition denies the legitimacy of the confession, claiming al-Zamani “had absolutely no links with the Americans and hasn’t been involved in any operations inside Iran. His job was simply to pass on news for our radio station and to make broadcast packages”:
Egyptians point to US support for Mubarak as a direct contradiction to the US calls for democracy across the Middle East:
- Egyptian Reform Activists Say U.S. Commitment Is Waning (Washington Post)
Amidst criticism from the international community, Hamas and ordinary Palestinians:
- PA Does U-turn on Gaza Report (Al Jazeera)
As the Obama administration comes to the realization that the Taliban is “deeply rooted” in Afghanistan …
- Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban (Washington Post)
… There is blowback across the border as US-promoted Pakistani military action revives a “long-dormant nationalism movement among ethnic Pashtuns”:
- Pakistan’s Pashtuns, Looking for Statehood, May Look to Taliban (Christian Science Monitor)
Foreign Minister Lieberman plans to tell Mitchell that a comprehensive peace deal between Israel and Palestine is “impossible,” dooming it from the start:
- Mitchell Pushes Middle East Talks (Al Jazeera)
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