News and Analysis (10/25/08 – 10/26/08)

An Israeli-linked non-profit that doesn’t disclose its donors or board members demonizes Muslims by distributing propaganda filmswith a pseudonymous producer and production manager:

• Group Swamps Swing States With Movie on Radical Islam (Washington Post)

Sunni group accuses US forces of killing senior party official “in his bed” and detaining five others:

• Iraqi Party Suspends Ties with U.S. Over Raid (Reuters)

General accused of inappropriately influencing the prosecution:

• Air Force Probes General For Actions at Guantanamo (Washington Post)

Hezbollah claims that “it is the only force that can defend the country against Israel” while a TV comedy depicts Americans “handing out socks and toy airplanes to Lebanese generals:”

• U.S. Resupplies Lebanon Military to Stabilize Ally (NY Times)

“Nafie is viewed by many as one of the most influential and brutal security officials in Sudan”:

• Hard-Line Sudan Politician May Hold Key to Darfur Conflict (LA Times)

Flash floods destroy over 1700 homes and killed at least 65 people:

• More Deaths Feared in Yemen Floods (Al Jazeera)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant