Month: June 2009
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News and Analysis (6/11/09)
While China continues to brand the Uighur Muslims as terrorist suspects … China Demands U.S. Send Guantanamo Uighurs Back (Reuters /Washington Post) … Only 13 remain in US custody: 4 Chinese Muslims Freed from Guantanamo to Bermuda (AP / Washington Post) Rather than ignore the incident with a bland denial, the USÂ jumps into the…
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News and Analysis (6/10/09)
The legacy of US occupation of Iraq, the Iraq Special Operations Forces, is an elite unit with minimal accountability: Iraq’s New Death Squad (The Nation) Palau will receive up to $200 million in the agreement to house the Uighurs Muslims: Palau Agrees to Take Some Guantanamo Detainees (LA Times) Despite Israel’s best attempts to suffocate…
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News and Analysis (06/09/09)
Hariri must strike a balance in reconciling the anti-Hezbollah rhetoric of the campaign or continue to face a political stalemate: Lebanese Victor’s Toughest Dilemma (Washington Post) Accusations widely vary as the identity of the attacks remains unknown: Mosque Attack Kills 12 in Thailand (Christian Science Monitor) In a deal circumventing an exact exchange of hostages…
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News and Analysis (6/08/09)
Aoun’s failure to bring Christian votes turns what was predicted to be a highly competitive election into a blow to Hezbollah and its allies: U.S.-Backed Alliance Wins in Lebanon (NY Times) Details murky in a raid leaving an American contractor dead: Iraqi Security Forces Arrest Five American Civilians (Washington Post) “The Americans have become paranoid…
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The Prospect for Success Under McChrystal
“With the appointment … of McChrystal, it is clear that the “change” we were promised by Obama is just a change of faces: the policies, at least on the foreign policy front, are remarkably similar.” — Justin Raimando Speaking on the need for “fresh thinking†and “fresh eyes on the problem†Secretary Gates named Lt.…
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News and Analysis (6/6-7/09)
A Muslim’s demonstration of the power of compassion: Merciful Storekeeper Changes Robber’s Mind, Religion (CNN) as the military and contractors waste your tax dollars on a failed propaganda … A High-Priced Media Campaign That Iraqis Aren’t Buying (Washington Post) … Extremists attract ever younger recruits and more reports of U.S. violence against Iraqi children emerge:…
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The Iranian Elections
[I was interviewed by Javier Mendez of Chile’s El Mercurio on the upcoming Iranian elections. This is the substance of the interview.] Q. Do you believe there is a chance that Ahmadinejad could be reelected in Iran? A. Yes. Q. What would be the internal and external political consequences of an Ahmadinejad´s victory in the…
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News and Analysis (6/5/09)
Obama promises for change met with skepticism across the Muslim world… We Wanted a World Leader. We Saw Only a US President (Guardian) Muslims Not Sure President Obama’s Speech Means Real Change (LA Times) Obama Speech Gets Mixed Reactions in West Bank (LA Times) … Unsurprisingly, the most hostile responses come from Ayatollah Khamenei and…
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Obama’s Cairo Speech: A Defense of the Clinton-Bush Policies
If you want a brilliant attorney to defend the policies of Bush and Clinton to the Muslim world with eloquence and a sincere and studied respect for Muslim sentiments and sensitivity, you just can’t do better than Barack Hussein Obama, Esq. If you want a convincing statement that the new captain at the helm is…
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News and Analysis (6/4/09)
Compounding the shortcomings of Obama’s assurances … Obama Calls for New Beginning With World’s Muslims (Washington Post) … is Congressional support for Israeli expansionism … Some in Congress Uneasy with Obama’s Mideast Policy (LA Times) … and the fact that “Mr. Netanyahu has yet to endorse the two-state solution or even the road map agreed…
