Surge military and political strategies are thrown into further chaos as prominent anti-Qaeda tribal ally is killed and agreement among Iraq’s major political and ethnic groups of the oil law is falling apart:
- Bomb Kills Sunni Sheik Working With U.S. in Iraq (Associated Press/New York Times)
- Compromise on Oil Law in Iraq Seems to Be Collapsing (New York Times)
“For decades, Muslims were internally focused, and I think September 11th accelerated the natural process of becoming more externally focused… It’s not like the impulse to do good is some new idea in Islam; concern for the poor, the weak is throughout the Koran. It’s just that Muslims in this country hadn’t implemented it very well. Now a wave is starting to form.” – Ihsan Bagby, Professor of Islamic Studies at University of Kentucky
- Charitable Tradition in Transition (Washington Post)
NY Times editorial argues that the next Attorney General must be as independent and non-partisan as possible, but Bush’s current selection of candidates is not very reassuring:
- The Next Attorney General (New York Times)
Christian Science Monitor editorial finds that in the effort to prevent radicalization among prisoners, the Bureau of Prisons has done too far in censoring religious material:
- Prison Purge of Religious Books (Christian Science Monitor)
Tunisian officials relax tight control over media enough to allow the country’s first 24-hour privately-owned religious radio station to broadcast:
- New Religious Radio Station Launched (Adnkronos International)
“Although 10 years have passed since their cars were last targeted, [Samira] Hussein said, she wasn’t surprised by the latest attack:”
- 9/11 Brings A Return Of Vandalism For Family (Washington Post)
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