In response to a report that Israel would allow a paltry 20,000 Palestinians to return to the homes over a ten year period, Olmert announces he would not allow a single Palestinian his right under International Law:
Hamas condemns groups firing rockets on Israel in violation of the hudna as traitors …
- Hamas, Israel Cooperate to Ease Gaza Blockade (Middle East Times)
… while Reuters is “deeply disturbed” that Israel has decided that it forces were “justified in firing a shell packed with darts that killed [a cameraman] and eight other Palestinians aged between 12 and 20:”
The military victory puts a nail in the coffin of the Arroyo government’s agreement to establish a Muslim homeland in a mostly Christian province:
A project co-operated by a Sufi relief group becomes the model for a path to a better life for Iraqi youth:
- Stuck in Syria, Iraqi Students Get a Crack at College in the U.S. (Christian Science Monitor)
“The terrorist act will not block the launch of our new government,”–Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora:
- Lebanon, Syria Agree to Open Diplomatic Relations (Washington Post)
Convicted militants ask to be beheaded rather than shot to death on the grounds it is more humane:
International Rescue Committee calls it quits after the murder of a driver and three female workers blamed on the Taliban:
While U.S. and Pakistan deny knowledge of a fatal attack …
… Musharraf starts clutching at straws:
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