News and Analysis (3/27/09)

Congress take note: Nuclear armed Israel declares, ” There is no place where Israel cannot operate. Such a place doesn’t exist“:

• Sudan Strike Targeted Weapons Believed Capable of Hitting Tel Aviv (Ha’aretz)

Recently acquired Ottoman land registry archives may prove Israeli deeds are forged and ought to prevent the eviction of Palestinians:

• Turkey’s Fallout With Israel Deals Blow to Settlers (Antiwar.com)

Perhaps establishing a stable, democratic Afghanistan can be a rallying point to improve US-Iranian relations …

• Iran to Join Talks on Stabilizing Afghanistan (LA Times)

… Meanwhile, Obama agrees to send an additional 4,000 troops to train Afghan forces:

• US to Expand Force in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Open dialogue brings hope for peaceful relations between Syria, the Arab community and the West:

• With Isolation Over, Syria Is Happy to Talk (NY Times)

“They have a right,” an Iraqi policeman concedes. “Something like this happens and where’s the government? Where are the security forces?”:

• After Bombing, Iraqi Police Face Local Ire (Washington Post)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant