Taking its cue from the US’s NDAA detention provisions?
- Egypt Justice Ministry Authorizes Civilian Arrests by Military (Christian Science Monitor)
- Tunisia: 1 dead, 62 injured in riots by Islamists (AP / Google)
- Turkey’s Culture Wars Heat Up after PM Equates Abortion with Murder (Christian Science Monitor)
In the deadliest day in Iraq since Jan. 5, when a wave of bombings killed 78 people, sectarian conflict persists as terrorists target the annual pilgrimage that sees hundreds of thousands of Shiites converge on a golden-domed shrine in Baghdad to commemorate the eighth century death of a revered Shiite saint:
- Bombs Target Pilgrims in Iraq, Killing Scores (AP / Boston Globe)
The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has stopped dealing with US archeology and exploration teams because the US administration has failed to fulfill its promises to return Iraqi antiquities that were transported to the US by the US forces in 2003:
The war drums over Syria reach a disturbing crescendo in terms of slanted news reports, dubious and even hypocritical (given U.S. armaments to Israel used against civilians in Gaza and Lebanon) accusations against Syria’s allies and threats of unilateral intervention:
- Syria War Drumbeat Builds, but Where Is It Leading? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Syria Crisis: Russia Denies Hillary Clinton Claim over Helicopters (Guardian)
- Are You Ready for War With Syria? (Antiwar.com)
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