Press conference boasts agreement on “aspirational time tables” but U.S. troop immunity, Iraqi election law, and an actual timetable remain in contention …
… as the U.S. releases a journalist held, for the third time, three weeks without charge:
Militant boasts of infiltrators in security forces and intelligence agencies are given credence by Taliban attack on munitions plant against the backdrop of an unraveling governing coalition:
- More than 50 Dead After Suicide Attack on Pakistani Weapons Plant (LA Times)
- Pakistan Suicide Bombers Strike Arms Factory (Guardian Unlimited)
U.S. claims killing 30 insurgents, but 21 civilian deaths exacerbate the “rift between Afghanistan and its Western backers: ”
- Afghan Civilians Said Killed in U.S.-led Air Raid (Reuters)
- 30 Militants Die in Afghan Battle near Ambush Site (LA Times)
“Judges order handover of secret information that could support claims of UK resident held in Guantánamo Bay that he was tortured:”
- British security services colluded in unlawful detention of terror suspect, court rules (Guardian Unlimited)
Under Christian pressure, the government reneges on its agreement and the Muslims refuse to renegotiate:
Sayf al Islam Gaddafi, whose past political interventions have been credited with reforming Libya’s reputation, says its time for Libya’s emerging civil society to finish the job:
Leave a Reply