Month: February 2009

While fears the agreement could radicalize India’s Muslim population are “unwarranted”, the move could embolden India’s Hindu nationalist parties and trigger extremist copying Taliban tactics: India Concerned by Pakistan’s Truce with Militants (LA Times) The increase of 17,000 troops brings into question the $60m expansion and its purpose of the prison: US Expands Prison in Afghanistan…

Reversing Judge Urbina’s decision on the grounds that only Congress and the executive branch have the authority to allow people to enter the United States… Court Blocks Release Of 17 Uighurs Into U.S. (Washington Post) …Obama stands poised to demonstrate his break with the policies of the Bush administration: Free the Uighurs (Washington Post) Highlighting…

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll indicates only 34% of Americans believe the number of troops should be increased, with 29% wanting a decrease and 32% for no change at all: More Troops Headed to Afghanistan (Washington Post) As a Geneva based panel declares the “war on terror” has “‘undermined [the] cherished values’ of civil…

Livni claims “the majority of Israelis understand that if Israel wants to remain an independent Jewish state, in the end the territory will have to be divided”… Israel FM: ‘Give Land for Peace’ (Al Jazeera) … Yet, a new plan to annex 423 acres, the first step to enlarge the settlement from 9,000 to 30,000…

Varying degrees of fraud indicated in every province, but not significant enough to alter results: Fraud Committed in Iraqi Election (Washington Post) The overall unemployment rate is 18% with additional 10% underemployed including an unemployment rate of 28% for males age 15-29: Iraq’s Young Jobless Threaten Stability, Report Says (LA Times) “Once Islamic law is…

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 Senator’s comments suggest Pakistan has a deeper involvement with US drone attacks than publicly admitted, “As I understand it, these are flown out of a Pakistani base”: Feinstein Comment on U.S. Drones Likely to Embarrass Pakistan (LA Times) Could it be the Court has made a decision but still has yet to issue the…

Over 1/3 of the 242,000 light weapons funded by US tax payers remain unaccounted for and are “at serious risk of theft or loss”: Lost U.S. Weapons May Be Going to Taliban, GAO Says (Washington Post) Opponents of the decision believe it will further hinder a compromise for peace and encourage reprisal attacks: Judges Approve…