As false accusations and mistrust continue to deteriorate Sunni Shi’a relations…
… it is becoming even more apparent money was the only cohesive factor in their alliance:
- U.S. Aircraft Opens Fire on Sons of Iraq Members (Washington Post)
“In any normal country, he [Lieberman] would not have been nominated at all with such suspicions, but in Israel everything is possible” – Gideon Levy of Haaretz:
- Israeli FM Questioned Over Graft (Al Jazeera)
Mirroring the Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo prisoners, Judge Bates upholds the right of habeas corpus at Bagram:
- 3 Detained in Afghanistan Can Take Challenges to U.S. Court (Washington Post)
Although Europeans remain unwilling to increase troop levels, they are quick to agree with the US strategy on Afghanistan, including offering a Guantanamo detainee asylum in France:
- Obama Pushes for More European Involvement in Afghanistan (Washington Post)
Facing a difficult reconciliation process, Nabil Shaath views the talks as “neither a failure nor a success”:
- Palestinian Unity Talks Suspended (Al Jazeera)
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