The 60th anniversary of Israel has Palestinians like Akram al-Shamali bitter over he and his parents being forced out of their home by the violent birth of the Zionist state:
- Turning 60, Israelis Feel Pride, Palestinians Pain (Reuters/Wiredispatch)
Gitmo defense lawyers make the “most specific [assertions] to date†about the government eavesdropping on their conversations with detainees:
- Lawyers for Guantánamo Inmates Accuse U.S. of Eavesdropping (New York Times)
Hardliners slam leading reformist figure Mohamed Khatami for giving a speech on Ayatollah Khomeini that may implicate possible Iranian military involvement in Iraq:
- Iran Hardliners Condemn Khatami (BBC News)
Lebanon’s presidential crisis turns more ugly as a politicized workers strike morphs into a violent clash between pro and anti-government supporters:
- Clashes As Strike Grips Lebanon (BBC News)
Members of a heterodox Turkish Muslim sect fight to free themselves from state-controlled and state-imposed courses on religion in public schools:
- Turkish Alevis Fight Back Against Religion Lessons (Reuters/Washington Post)
Failure of London’s Big Brother surveillance to combat ordinary crime sheds doubt on its supposed value as role model for terrorism prevention in New York and Washington DC :
- CCTV Boom Has Failed To Slash Crime, Say Police (The Guardian)
After a scathing GAO review, the US finally conducts minimal oversight of its massive military assistance to Pakistan, rejecting small portions of its total annual billion-dollar aid package:
- Pentagon Rejects Some Pakistan Aid Requests (Los Angeles Times)
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