Reflecting the growing concern and importance of water distribution among the regional powers:
- Turkey Offers Water for Iraqi Crackdown on Kurdish Rebels (Christian Science Monitor)
“The report by the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee” found that “there is no evidence that any significant amount of the drug proceeds go to Al Qaeda”:
The US promises of protection to the terrorist-listed group conflict with promises to respect Iraqi sovereignty:
- Iran Exiles Accuse U.S. Of Ignoring Its Pledges (Washington Post)
Over 200 intellectuals, activists and defenders of rights appeal for UN action against “Ahmadinejad’s illegitimate government that has staged an electoral coup”:
- Dear Mr Ban, Heed the Iranian People (Guardian)
“There has been no real domestic public debate or meaningful congressional oversight over targeted killings, even though their strategic and policy consequences are hotly contested” :
- Use of Drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Deadly, but Legal? (Christian Science Monitor)
The $2.5 billion dollars requested still pales in comparison to the $68 billion requested by Obama for Defense Department spending in Afghanistan:
- U.S. Ambassador Seeks More Money for Afghanistan (Washington Post)
One of the poorest Arab countries, Yemen is at war with Shias, al-Qaeda, and secessionists:
- Yemen Targets Northern Fighters (Al Jazeera)
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