Humanitarian crisis rapidly deteriorating:
- Food and Medical Supplies Grow Scarce in the Gaza Strip (Washington Post)
Rather than his promise for change, Obama’s policy quickly resembling that of the Bush Administration:
Israeli strategy hopes to avoid empowering Hamas in the way they empowered Hezbollah in 2006 (we have our doubts) …
… but may have opened the door for militants outside Palestine to call for volunteers to defend Gaza:
- Iran Hardliners Register Volunteers to Fight Israel (Reuters)
- Afghan Taliban Urge Muslims to Rise up Over Gaza Raids (Reuters)
More twisted than Scorcese’s “The Departed,” the “War on Drugs” comes into conflict with the “War on Terrorism” (and informant on terrorists goes to jail for dealing drugs):
- Tangled U.S. Objectives Bring Down Spy Firm (Washington Post)
Critics cite trial timing as political spectacle to build support for al-Maliki’s coalition government:
The unIslamic practice of female circumcision remains widespread among Kurds (but not Iraqi Arabs), affecting more than 60% of women in Northern Iraq:
- For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual (Washington Post)
Entrepreneurship thrives with best selling model “Bye Bye Bush”:
- Shoes Flung at Bush Flying From Shelves (Christian Science Monitor)
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