As the US agrees to include an Afghan delegation in the strategic review of policy conducted by Holbrooke …
- US Pact ‘to Reduce Afghan Deaths’ (Al Jazeera)
… while some conclude that as far as the cycle of violence is concerned:
- Not Even the Afghans Know How to Fix It (Washington Post)
The strained relations between the two governments could compromise commercial trade which amounts to nearly $3.5 billion a year:
- Chill Settles into Turkey-Israel Relations (LA Times)
As both the Likud party and Kadima party have to court right wing parties to build a coalition…
- Israeli Election Reflects Resurgence of the Right (Washington Post)
Ali Abunimah reminds us that “whatever government emerges is certain to preside over more settlement-building, racial discrimination and escalating violence”:
- No Peace for Israel (Guardian)
Valentine’s day protests highlight how prohibition of secular marriages impedes cross-religious unions:
- Lebanese Campaign for Civil Weddings (LA Times)
“The soldiers, many of them still in their teens, had no detailed standard operating procedures and were taught hardly anything about the Geneva Conventions…though some learned about them on their own initiative”
- Former Gitmo Guard Recalls Abuse, Climate of Fear (AP / Washington Post)
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