Month: October 2008

Riots emerge on Yom Kippur after a dispute between an Arab motorist and a group of Jewish youth: Israel Seals Off Acre After Clashes (Al Jazeera) Feelings of insecurity grow among Pakistani citizens as the threat of violence and terrorism looms: Pakistanis Repudiate Violence (Washington Post) Suicide Attacks a Growing Threat in Pakistan (Christian Science…

Further suspending the rights of the Constitution, US Court of Appeals reverses decision to release Muslims from Guantanamo: Chinese Detainees’ Release Is Blocked (Washington Post) “A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a ‘downward spiral’ and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise…

“Because the Constitution prohibits indefinite detention without cause, the government’s continued detention of the [detainees] is unlawful,” – Judge Urbina Chinese Muslims Ordered Released From Guantanamo (Washington Post) Sami Al-Arian’s appeal is rejected as he still faces charges for refusing to testify: Terror case: Top Court Won’t Hear Ex-Prof’s Appeal (AP / Boston Herald) The…

Ship’s manifest contradicts Kenyan claim that military equipment hijacked by Somalian pirates was contracted for its own use: Hijacked Tanks ‘for South Sudan’ (BBC News) Under US pressure to perform in “the war on terror”, approximately 50,000 are expected to be removed from the Bajaur tribal region: Pakistan to Deport Afghan Refugees (Al Jazeera) It…

The Middle East oil-rich elite continue to spend … Emirates Flexes its Financial Muscle (LA Times) even as the chickens of previous “pyramid-building” come home to roost: Gulf Stocks Hit Amid Global Crisis (Al Jazeera) Turkey demands Kurdish rebels be recognized as terrorists and rooted out of northern Iraq: Retaliatory Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish Rebels…

As Mullah Omar offers a cease fire in exchange for a withdrawal of foreign forces,”NATO commanders and diplomats” say negotiations with the Taliban “will ultimately be needed to bring an end to the conflict:” British Commander Says War in Afghanistan Cannot be Won (Reuters) Since the U.S. invasion, Afghani heroin export has soared to 95%…

Young recruits to the Muslim Brotherhood seek to reform its educational system in order to promote “women’s rights, religious freedom and tolerance:” Opposition Party in Egypt Faces Dissent from Within (LA Times) While sectarian violence continues to trump itra-faith integration … Attacks Belie Steps on Reconciliation: Suicide Bombs at Shiite Mosques, Shooting of Sunni Family…

The large burden of maintaining troops abroad reaches $500,000 per US solider: The Cost of Boots on the Ground in Iraq (Asia Times) Study stigmatizes Muslim practices suggesting growing a beard as a major indicator of radicalism: Manual Outlines Muslim Radicalization in Prisons (Washington Post) Life imprisonment a possibility for former Gen. Perisic’s hand in…