Doctors Without Borders say the U.S. attack on an Afghani hospital killed 19 staff and patients was unprovoked and the U.N. says it violated International Law:
- MSF Denies Taliban Was Firing from Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike (Reuters)
- Doctors Without Borders Leaves Afghan City After Airstrike (AP /abc News)
- Kunduz Charity Hospital Bombing ‘Violates International Law’ Â (Guardian)
- US Airstrike Kills 19 in a Doctors Without Border Hospital in Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
Carson did not call for cancellation of the Anti-Defamation League’s criticism that his comments were “deeply offensive, un-American and contrary to the Constitution” presumably because they did not specifically ask him to step down:
“The Muslim community are our absolutely necessary partners in combating this type of violent extremism” — PMÂ Malcolm Turnbull;Â “This is not a time to point fingers, … we have to … come together and solve it” — NSW Premier Mike Baird …
… but harsh ultimatums won’t work; “Dalaeen said he told his son in a heated argument that he would cut ties with him if he didn’t drop his support for the extremists. The next day, Mohammed left for Turkey without telling his father” …
- Jordanian MP Says Son Joined IS, Carried out Suicide Attack (AP /abc News)
… and “[p]arents who suspect a child may be radicalizing face a heartrending choice: If they remain silent, their child may leave to join the terrorists. If they call the authorities, that may result in a prison term. They need a third option” …
- How to Save Kids from ISIS? Start with Mom (Christian Science Monitor)
Surprised how quickly Washington approved the agreement, Ali Larijani is reported to be “telling members of parliament Sunday that ‘the more it is delayed, it harms us’”:
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Urges Decision on Nuclear Deal (AP / abc News)
“Moscow said it had hit Islamic State positions, but the areas it struck near the cities of Hama and Homs are mostly held by a rival insurgent alliance, which unlike Islamic State is supported by U.S. allies including Arab states and Turkey”:
Aceh’s new criminal penalties for homosexuality that include “up to 100 cane lashes or a maximum fine of 1,000 grams of fine gold or imprisonment of up to 100 months” don’t “take effect until later this month”:
- 2 Suspected Indonesian Lesbians to Undergo ‘Rehabilitation’ (AP /abc News)
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