Denunciations by former militants and mainstream Islamists have Al-Qaeda on the defensive:
- Special Report: Is Al Qa’ida in Pieces? (The Independent)
Writer Becky Akers decries the invasiveness of new scanning technology that subjects people to a virtual strip search and does nothing to add to security:
- Get Ready to Strip At Reagan National (Washington Post)
Non-coercive interrogation nets a treasure trove information from alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed:
- Inside a 9/11 Mastermind’s Interrogation (New York Times)
300 political prisoners forgo food to protest being “parts of mass trials and [getting] long sentences, even though there had been no evidenceâ€
- Hunger Strike by Hundreds of Islamists in Morocco Jails (New York Times)
Opposition-led parliament seeks to reduce prisoners’ sentences from death to life in jail and reduce others’ terms by 3 months…
- Pakistan Announces Plan to Clear Death Row to Commemorate Birthday of Slain Bhutto (Los Angeles Times)
…while residents in Swat anxiously await whether or not a peace deal can be struck and what it means for them:
- Can Pakistan Peace Deal Hold? (BBC News)
Despite the likely court closure of the AK party, the expected ruling exposes the crumbling secular elite:
- In Turkey, Bitter Feud Has Roots in History (New York Times)
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