Is the U.S. silence related to its role in providing another non-signer of the NPT (Israel) with nuclear technology in the past?
- Questionable China-Pakistan Deal Draws Little Comment From U.S (Washington Post)
Fighting gender inequality in Saudi Arabia with the weapons at hand:
- Moudhi Riding on a Donkey (Saudi Gazette)
Political unrest continues to undermine Iraq’s ability to maintain a stable and successful middle class:
As Pakistan blocks YouTube, which makes up about 20%-25% of Pakistan’s total internet traffic, over the “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” …
- Pakistan Blocks Access to YouTube (Al Jazeera)
… we can’t help but wonder why they didn’t just call for “Everybody Draw Elie Wiesel Day” instead:
- Theater J Pulls Madoff Play After Objections from Activist Elie Wiesel (Washington Post)
“Among some analysts, there’s a view that the resolution was created to show the West that Saudi Arabia is committed to fighting terrorism, rather than to be an effective counterterrorism measure in itself”:
- Saudi Arabia Religious Leaders Call Terrorism Financing Un-Islamic (Christian Science Monitor)
Citing what it called the TV channel’s “breach of media norms” after Al Jazeera broadcast a report on poverty in Bahrain:
- Bahrain Blocks Al Jazeera Team (Al Jazeera)
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