SR 65 is in committee, but if it passes it will change America’s policy toward Iran from a tough intolerance of Iranian possession of nuclear weapons to an insane intolerance of Iranian “nuclear capability,” a path to regional, and possibly world, war:
- 76 Senate Warmongers (lewrockwell.com)Â
“The five … accused of inciting ‘aggression’ against members of the Brotherhood last week” include Alaa Abdel-Fattah “a leading blogger who played a role in the protests that led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011” …
… meanwhile, the Norwegian tourist released from captivity expresses her joy at returning home but the Israeli “shielded his face and did not speak to the TV reporter” …
- Abducted Israeli, Norwegian Set Free in Egypt (AP / abc News)
“Bahrain successfully crushed pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011, and now it has told Doctors Without Borders that their long-planned conference on medical ethics is unwelcome”:
- US-ally Bahrain Blocks Medical Ethics Conference  (Christian Science Monitor)
“Defense lawyers say prisoners began the strike began on Feb. 6 to protest what they say are more intrusive searches of their cells and of their indefinite confinement. The lawyers say the strike involves most of the 166 men held at Guantanamo”:
- US Military Says Guantanamo Hunger Strike Edges Up (AP / abc News)
The anti-Muslim rampage spreads to more towns and the Thai president declares a state of emergency:
- Death Toll from Myanmar Religions Riots Rises to 40, amid Fear of Spreading Unrest (AP / Washington Post)
- Anti-Muslim Mobs Spread in Myanmar (AP / Hurriyet Daily News)
- Myanmar Government Struggles to Contain Anti-Muslim Hostility (Reuters)
“I commend the Seattle Police and the FBI for their work, and thank the leaders of our Muslim communities who work tirelessly to ensure the acts of extremists are not used to condemn their faith†– US Attorney Jenny Durkan:
- Prosecutors: Muslim Community Thwarted 2011 Terror Plot in Seattle (AFP / Raw Story)
“Violence had erupted after a Coptic man beat Abdel-Nazir’s brother to death with an iron rod in an argument over the use of a village street, MENA said. Abdel-Nazir and several other people then attacked houses and shops belonging to relatives of the Christian man, killing a farmer and a trader” …
… and Egypt has reversed its traditional reluctance “to hand over exiled politicians or officials from ousted regimes. Egypt offered refuge to Libya’s deposed king Idris after Gadhafi’s 1969 bloodless coup and also hosted Iran’s former shah after the 1979 Islamic revolution there”:
- Egypt Extradites 2 Gadhafi-Era Officials to Libya (AP / abc News)
The Syrian opposition, in disarray, wins a victory at the Arab League:
- In Syria, America’s Fractured Hopes (Washington Post)
- Dual Picture of Syria’s Rebellion: Rebels Advance on the Ground but Opposition in Disarray (AP / Washington Post)
- Opposition Takes Syria Seat at Arab League Summit (BBC)
“Last week, a Stavropol court ruled against overturning the ban, which had been appealed by four residents of the region. An estimated seven percent of Russians are adherents of Islam, and the country’s North Caucasus region is predominantly Muslim”:
- Muslim Student Expelled over Hijab in Russia (OneIndia)
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