A video of 16 year-old Omar Khadr shows the only Western prisoner still at Guantanamo complain of improper medical treatment and torture…
- First Guantanamo Video Released (BBC News)
…while in Iraq, mistreatment of child detainees has fallen along sectarian lines in the absence of management transparency:
- U.S.: Torture, Murder at Iraqi Juvenile Prison (Salt Lake Tribune)
In the allegations surrounding liquid explosives plot, little evidence suggests group would strike immediately or even had connections to al-Qaeda:
- In ’06 Bomb Plot Trial, a Question of Imminence (New York Times)
Despite heavy U.S. operations against militants in Baqouba last year, insurgents appear to be regrouping:
- Police: Iraq Suicide Bombers Kill 28 Army Recruits (Washington Post)
Afghan President Karzai expresses his disappointment in new Pakistani government’s ability to keep spy agency in check…
- Afghan Leaders: Pakistan Behind Bloodshed (CBS News)
… meanwhile, growing sophistication of Taliban attacks indicates revived Al Qaeda involvement:
- Outpost Attack in Afghanistan Shows Major Boost in Militant Strength (Christian Science Monitor)
Among Touareg and Bella peoples, a complex caste system involving thousands of enslaved persons still exists despite the importance of egalitarianism in Islam:
- Thousands Still Live in Slavery in North (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks/All Africa)
Young Muslim government minister declares Britain the best place for a Muslim to live because of tolerance and equal rights called for in Islam:
- Shahid Malik: ‘UK Best Place to Live as a Muslim’ (Jakarta Post)
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