Month: February 2010
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News and Analysis (2/6-7/10)
Ahmadinejad’s move to quiet domestic critics will impede negotiations with the West: Ahmadinejad Orders Nuclear Work (Al Jazeera) Afghan officials express doubts about charges of complicity against the deputy chief and security head of the national police in Kapisa, arrested in a NATO raid: Afghan Police Official Accused of Helping Insurgents Make Bombs (LA Times)…
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News and Analysis (2/5/10)
As hundreds of women called for Siddiqui’s release and decried US involvement in Pakistani affairs, the protest organizer says, “We can no longer sit quietly; every mother and sister will fight for justice against America”: ‘Lady Al Qaeda’: Pakistan Reacts to Aafia Siddiqui Conviction in US Court (Christian Science Monitor) In a solution that only…
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News and Analysis (2/4/09)
Under the compromise, Sunni candidates will be allowed to run for office but must deal with their appeal if they are elected… Iraqi Court Lifts Mass Ban on Candidates, Cutting Risk of Sunni Election Boycott (Washington Post) …Meanwhile, Malik’s makeover from a sectarian politician to a nationalist has cost him more allies than he has…
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News and Analysis (2/3/10)
“This is theft pure and simple” as Palestinians are taxed for social services they do not receive: Israel Owes Over NIS 8.3 Billion to Palestinian Workers from the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Alternative Information Center) US officials remain skeptical of Ahmadinejad’s endorsement noting no officially reversal of the previous formal rejection of several months ago: Ahmadinejad…
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Dr. Siddiqui Testifies
[This guest blog by Mauri Saalakhan is an abridged version of his copyrighted essay “THE POWERFUL TESTIMONY OF Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.”] For years, Aafia Siddiqui – a daughter, a sister, a mother of three, committed Muslim, social scientist, hafiz of Qur’an had suffered in virtual silence … aching to be heard, to be understood, to…
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News and Analysis (2/2/10)
A grave injustice for Tristan Anderson, who suffered brain damage when he was struck in the head with a tear gas canister while protesting against Israel: Israel: No Charges to be Filed in Case of American Injured in Protest (Washington Post) As Israel mulls the idea of expanding the investigation into their conduct in Gaza…
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News and Analysis (2/1/10)
Having accused the assassination victim of smuggling, Israel is now on guard against retaliation: Israel Warns Officers After Hamas Assassination (Washington Post) The Israeli investigation focused on one specific incident but could open the flood gates to confirming multiple stories from the Goldstone report: Israel ‘Disciplines Army Officers’ (Al Jazeera) Illiteracy is the biggest obstacle…
