News and Analysis (9/21/08)

US military continues to violate Pakistani sovereignty:

• Pakistani Troops Fire on Intruding U.S. Choppers (Reuters)

New legal clinic faces several obstacles further delaying the release of Iraqi prisoners:

• Iraqi Detainees Languish in Clogged Justice System (LA Times)

Kidnapping becomes top security concern for Afghans:

• Scores ‘Abducted by Afghan Taliban’ (Al Jazeera)

• Afghan Diplomat Abducted in Pakistan; Worry Grows (Reuters)

Free to be observant or not, Muslims in Dubai describe their experiences as “Middle Eastern culture”:

• Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars (NY Times)

US claims proven unfounded as preliminary samples from site bombed by Israel test negative for graphite:

• Doubts Over Syria ‘Nuclear’ Claim (Al Jazeera)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant