Month: September 2012

A heavy arms attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya (the location of America’s most recent military regime change) that resulted in the deaths of four American including a U.S. ambassador … US Ambassador Murdered as Extremists on All Sides Win, Again (Christian Science Monitor) Killing of US Envoy to Libya Underscores Threat of Unchecked…

Violence erupts as Vice President al-Hashemi accuses President al-Maliki of aspiring to be Iraq’s new dictator: Rejecting Death Sentence, Iraqi VP Hashemi Calls for Iraqis to Resist (Christian Science Monitor) Iraq Vice-President Sentenced to Death amid Deadly Wave of Insurgent Attacks (Guardian) “Sixteen Muslim preachers from a moderate sect were shot dead in central Mali…

Arithmetically challenged? When Israel is Concerned, Half = Two-Thirds: The Democrats’ Jerusalem Arithmetic (Counterpunch) Bail is not enough, reform is not enough, even repeal is not enough; Muslims learn that the Qur’anic remedy for blasphemy is “to hurl truth against error”: As Pakistani Christian Girl Is Granted Bail, Critics Call for Blasphemy Law Reform (Christian Science…

Upholding “eight life sentences and other sentences ranging from five to 15 years against 20 political and rights activists,” Bahrain “ sends a signal that government concessions are unlikely even as officials begin low-level talks with some opposition groups”: Bahrain Activist Verdicts Send Tough Message on Protest (Christian Science Monitor) For the first time in its…

“Although many of the cases brought under the country’s much criticised blasphemy laws are thought to be spurious, the Rimsha case is thought to be the first time in the more than two decades since the laws were introduced that someone has been arrested for fabricating evidence”: Pakistani Mullah Accused of Trying to Frame Girl…