Although some unease with the Pope’s earlier comments exists, Muslims at the grassroots level enjoy relations …
… while the Minaret of Freedom Institute issues a call to the Pope to adopt a scholarly approach towards interfaith dialog:
- Our Message to the Pope (Minaret of Freedom Institute blog)
GAO report finds massive wasteful spending on counterterrorism efforts in Pakistan’s tribal areas is without a clear plan and ineffective against militants…
- U.S. Lacks Plan to Operate in Pakistani Tribal Areas, GAO Says (Washington Post)
…meanwhile the Bush administration’s pressure efforts to undermine the full restoration of rule of law in Pakistan seem to be working as Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s powers will be cut upon returning to office:
Likudnik Binyamin Netanyahu implied that he would not honor any peace agreement between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert…
…however such aggressive words remain moot as current peace talks produce little:
- Palestinian Official Says Talks With Israelis Yield Little (New York Times)
Despite requests from Ottawa, the US refused to keep 15-year Canadian citizen Omar Khadr from being thrown into Guantanamo Bay:
- Canada Wanted Detainee Kept Out of Gitmo (Associated Press/Wiredispatch)
Though never convicted of any terrorism charges and covered by an earlier plea agreement with government, Sami Al-Arian possible faces further political persecution:
- Professor in Deadlocked Terrorism Case Could Face a New Indictment (New York Times)
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