After fighting in an illegal war, some people would rather die than sell others on taking their place:
- 4 Recruiter Suicides Lead to Army Probe (AP / International Herald Tribune)
“It seems like these guys under normal circumstances weren’t going to do anything until a government informant initiates contact with them and incites them” — James Yee:
- Many Muslims Frustrated with Fort Dix Verdict (examiner.com)
An “agreement between Hamas and the Islamic Jihad militant group to temporarily curb rocket attacks” may open the way for another cease fire with Israel:
The U.S. called them al-Qaida linked militants who tried to shoot on U.S. forces, but “Afghan officials say the three killed were innocent Afghans:”
- Karzai Attends Memorial for 3 Killed in US Raid (Washington Post)
“I assume the new administration will have someone on a plane to Europe within minutes of Obama being sworn in” — Sarah E. Mendelson, director of the Human Rights and Security Initiative:
- European Countries May Take Detainees (Washington Post)
Controversy over the speaker’s insults had bogged down the resolution to allow non-American troops to stay in Iraq:
- Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Resigns (Reuters)
- Iraqi MPs Back Foreign Troop Deal (BBC)
With 30,000 more Americans scheduled for deployment and violence against foreign forces reaches its peak since the Taliban ouster …
… but schoolgirls as well as foreign fighters are the targets of violence:
- In Afghanistan, Education Under Attack (Washington Post)
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