Author: Imran

UN passes resolution addressing the pirates who disrupt commerce along one of the world’s most active sea routes… U.N. Authorizes Land, Air Attacks on Somali Pirates (Washington Post) …However, a piracy expert warns military action may have intended consequences as “Militias could … [feed] false intelligence to get rid of the competition:” Should ground troops…

Western forces are attempting to ally themselves with “moderates”, religiously conservative insurgents motivated to fight solely by local grievances: Bid to Split Taliban, Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor) In light of the Boumediene decision, the lower court must hear defendant’s allegations of  torture and harassment, such as the placement of a Qur’an in a toliet:…

Iraqi security forces detain journalist, holding his shoes as evidence: Across Mideast, Arabs Hail Shoe-Hurling Journalist (AP / Washington Post) “The (U.S. military) detention is the worst possible example for a criminal justice system”: Iraqi Justice System Falls Short: Report (Reuters) Sayyed Imam, “whose ideas help shape Al Qaeda’s ideology” now condemns the group as…

“The United States government has in place neither the policies and technical capacity nor the organizational structure that would be needed to undertake such a program on anything approaching this scale”: Official History Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders (NY Times) Iranian court grants a woman’s demand of “an eye for eye” for the man who threw…

“The fact is that senior officials in the United States government solicited information on how to use aggressive techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees”: Report on Detainee Abuse Blames Top Bush Officials (Washington Post) The “Saudi Divorce Initiative Forum – the first privately organized,…

Lawsuit accuses former attorney general Ashcroft of singling out Arab Muslims for “harsh treatment because of their religion and ethnicity”: Court Weighs Post-9/11 Liability (Washington Post) Hussein era debts and asset claims threaten to bankrupt the Iraqi government: U.S. Joins Effort to Bar Claims on Iraqi Coffers (NY Times) Despite report, top aid to Abbas…

US forces claim they were under fire from “a compound nearby”, which turned out to be the police station: U.S. Forces Mistakenly Kill 6 Afghan Police (NY Times) A privately funded public service effort reminding Muslims to follow the words of the prophet Muhammad: ‘Mercy’ Ad Campaign Urges Saudis to Treat Foreign Workforce Humanely (Christian…

Blame for the massacre in Baghdad should extend to the Blackwater organization and the Bush administration: A Whitewash for Blackwater? (Washington Post) Targeting Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a charitable organization seen as the successor to Lashkar-e-Taiba could have drastic impact on support for the Pakistani government: Pakistan on Tightrope with Militant Raid (Christian Science Monitor) The politics of…

Eid Mubarak (Blessed Feast of Sacrifice)! Pilgrims Perform Symbolic Stoning (Al Jazeera) Palestinians express frustration with Hamas as blockage continues: In Gaza, No Cash for Holiday (Washington Post) “It’s a pity we have to prove ourselves as Indians… But the fact is, we need to speak louder than others, to make clear that those people…