In Pakistan, the process of nominating the new president is paralyzed due to the complication and disagreement on the issue of the judiciary among parties …
- Pakistani Parties Split in Talks on Reinstating Judges (NY Times)
- Beyond Musharraf (Washington Post)
“Saudi family members are allowed to speak annually to those detained as ‘enemy combatants’ by the US:”
- One Phone Call–a Year (Christian Science Monitor)
Its the laregst attack since the 1990s, but not even al-Qaeda (which claimed responsibility for ither recent attacks) hasn’t claimed it:
- Suicide Attack at Algerian Police Academy Kills 43 (AP/Washington Post)
In Afghanistan, Western and Afghan officials report an increase in the number of foreign fighters in the Taliban’s fight …
- Jihadis Shift Attention to War in Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
… while government intimidation and harassment of Afghan increases:
Nabil Hussein takes the words out of our mouth in his comment on John McCain’s hypocritical assertion that “In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations:”
- The War in Georgia (Washington Post)
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