“Wary of further alienating a once-promising conservative constituency, mainstream Republican leaders have sought, publicly and behind closed doors, to distance themselves from the loudest of the Muslim-bashers in their midst”:
- The GOP’s Anti-Muslim Wing Is in Retreat (Mother Jones)
It is not clear whether the the Islamophobic Clarion Fund, the Iranian propaganda outlet PressTV , or a secular Syrian partisan is responsible for the fabrication of the libelous claim of an outrageous “fatwa” by a popular Saudi sheikh, but it is clear that Salon and alternet allowed themselves to be duped into helping the libelous meme go viral …
… meanwhile, an Israeli web site believed to have Mossad connections circulates rumors to the effect that Hilary Clinton’s surprisingly long hospitalization was not due to a fall from the flu, but is the more serious consequence of an airplane crash while on a secret mission to Iran tied to the unexplained death of a SEAL Commander:
“[T]he leader of Hezbollah, openly urged the Lebanese government on Thursday to take a more active role in finding a political solution to the civil war in neighboring Syria and to open its border to refugees to avert further bloodshed”:
“Some denounced the Brotherhood for trying to put up a veneer of tolerance by inviting Jews to return while Egypt’s other religious minorities, particularly Christians, are increasingly worried about persecution under the new Islamist rulers and an Islamist-slanted constitution. Others saw the comments as a sort of outreach to Zionists”:
- Call by Brotherhood Official for Egypt’s Jews in Israel to Return Causes Stir (AP / Washington Post)
Now that she has been discharged her father’s appointment as education attache at the Consulate of Pakistan will allow her to love with her family while receiving outpatient treatment at a Birmingham hospital:
“Officials in the emirates, which had close relations with Mr. Mubarak’s government, have leveled steady criticism at the Brotherhood, accusing it of “exporting†the revolution”:
“Rami Jarrah, a Syrian anti-regime activist now living in Cairo, is launching Syria’s first non-state-run news outlet to provide something he sees as sorely missing: objective reporting”:
- Amid Bloodshed and Chaos, Syrian Wages a War for Neutral Reporting  (Christian Science Monitor)
“The uniform policy on the school website requires girls to wear a dark blue coat, an optional blazer, a skirt, white blouse and a navy blue pullover, but it does not mention a ban on headscarves”:
“Mr. Nazir, who survived a suicide attack in November reputedly organized by rival Taliban commanders, was considered to be pro-government” targeting foreign soldiers. “With his killing, however, some analysts say his successor and followers may now turn their guns on civilian and military targets within Pakistan”:
- Good Taliban, Bad Taliban? Pakistani Commander’s Killing Exposes Blurry Lines  (Christian Science Monitor)
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