“While the new law addresses some of the defects of the military commissions, it fails to bring the tribunals in line with the Constitution and the Geneva Conventions” – Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project:
- Obama Endorses Military Commissions for Guantánamo Detainees (Christian Science Monitor)
Iranian amendments to the agreement include the gradual transfer of low-enriched uranium rather than a single shipment and a “simultaneous exchange†of fuel for a research reactor in Tehran in return for sending low-enriched uranium abroad…
… Meanwhile, Congress prepares to give the Obama administration an arsenal of sanctions despite the administration’s claims that they prefer sanctions in a “multilateral fashion”:
- House Panel Approves Bill to Punish Iran (LA Times)
Analysts believe that even if the report gets to the Security Council, there is little chance concrete action will be taken because of the veto power of the US:
- UN Sets Date For Gaza Report Debate (Al Jazeera)
In supplying the Pakistani army , the US is also fueling anti-government rhetoric from the Taliban:
- U.S. Speeds Aid to Pakistan to Fight Taliban (NY Times)
Although iut claims Abbas has overstayed his term, Hamas calls January elections illegal because “Palestinian factions including Hamas and Fatah had agreed during unity talks that a new body should be formed“:
- Hamas ‘Bans’ January Polls in Gaza (Al Jazeera)
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