Is Egypt following in Tunisia’s footsteps?
- Unprecedented Anti-government Protests Rock Egypt (Reuters)
- Egypt Protesters Want Freedom, but Can They Organize to Get It? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Egypt Denies Clampdown on Twitter and Facebook (BBC)
- Egypt Protests: ‘We Ran a Gauntlet of Officers Beating Us with Sticks’ (Guardian)
- Will Egypt’s Protests Go the Way of Tunisia’s Revolution? (Washington Post)
“The attacker can’t claim that he is defending himself;” Turkey challenges Israeli whitewash with a report of its own:
- Turkey Releases Report on Flotilla Incident, Accusing Israel (Christian Science Monitor)
As the opinion of the UK’s senior minister in Iraq comes to light that “”What might have been an uneasy acquiescence was too often turned into anger and resentment by military tactics which were heavy-handed and disdainful of the Iraqis” …
… Al-Maliki positions himself to be the new Saddam Hussein:
- Iraqi Court Ruling Would Increase Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Power (Washington Post)
VP of Chile’s Palestinian Federation calls “a US suggestion made in 2008 that Palestinian refugees be permanently resettled in Chile and Argentina … ‘contradicts our inalienable right to return to our own homeland’:
- Palestine Papers: More Nations Floated for Palestinian Resettlement (Christian Science Monitor)
“With Iran’s extended family increasingly joining the ranks of power – first in Gaza, then Iraq and now Lebanon – there also comes pressure to moderate and make other compromises often required from those in charge”;
- Iran’s Allies Gain Clout and Possible Softer Edges (AP / Washington Post)
Rejecting defense requests “for leniency in recognition of Mr. Ghailani’s alleged mistreatment during harsh US interrogations … the judge imposed the maximum sentence on the 36-year-old Tanzania national” saying anything he suffered “pales in comparision to the suffering and the horror he and his confederates causedâ€:
- Ahmed Ghailani Gets Life Sentence for Al Qaeda Bombing of US Embassies (Christian Science Monitor)
Bad news for Ben Ali: Tunisia has a bilateral extradition agreement with the Saudis:
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