After handing the army’s command over to Ashfaq Kayani, a man considered to have a “clean and solid reputationâ€, in his new civilian capacity as President, Musharraf announces an end to martial law on December 16:
- Ashfaq Kayani: The New Man with the Baton in Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor)
- Musharraf to End Emergency Rule (BBC News)
Is the U.S. military playing “Whack-a-mole?” A top commander of the Marine Corps seeks strategic redeployment of US troops from Iraq to face the Al-Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan:
- A ‘Surge’ for Afghanistan? (Christian Science Monitor)
In lieu of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic games, China steps up its arrests of political dissidents, including non-violent Muslim activists like Rebiya Kadeer:
- ‘State Security’ Arrests in China Doubled in ’06, Group Reports (Washington Post)
As state-sponsored traditionally trained clerics are upstaged by self-appointed populist preachers that capitalize off political discontent, Egyptians wonder where is the dividing line between free speech and harassment:
- Self-Appointed Enforcers of Islamic Law Spread Influence in Egypt (McClatchy Newspapers)
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