Shooting the messenger—a demonstration of how certain U.S. allies impede America’s ability to get accurate information in the fight against our avowed enemies:
·       Afghan Governor Fired After Comments (ABC News / AP)
The hopelessness of the Bush plan for revived peace talks is underscored by the emphatic statement of a spokeswoman for Israeli Prime Minister Olmert that Israel will not “discuss at this stage the three core issues of borders, refugees and Jerusalem:”
·       Israel Rebuffs Call for Talks on Core Issues (LA Times)
The Iraqi government has agreed to rebuild the Samarra shrine, the bombing of which triggered sectarian violence, so
·       Al-Sadr Bloc Ends Boycott of Parliament (ABC News / AP)
·       Radical Shiite Cleric’s Bloc Returns to Parliament (NY Times)
From an Israeli-style interrogation room to the “University of Evin,†a Frenchman released from Iranian prisons provides a rare peek at the Iranian legal system:
·       Ex-prisoner recalls Iran Ordeal (LA Times)
British website tries to prevent construction of privately funded mosque:
·       No 10 Site in Mosque Petition Row (BBC)
Independent candidate for Turkish parliament killed by gunfire after leaving TV studio, while Prime Minister Erdogan says he will quit politics if his party doesn’t win enough seats to form it government alone.
·       Turkish Poll Candidate Shot Dead (BBC)
With no other results from the first round of talks, a second round is better than nothing:
·       Iraq Says New Round of Iran-U.S. Talks Soon (Reuters)
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