Amnesty International expresses disappointment :
·       Iraq Court Says Saddam Should Hang Within 30 Days (Reuters)
Palestinians say Abbas must produce more than “kisses with Olmertâ€:
·       Talks Emerge Out of Gaza Conflict: Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Met to Talk About Finances and Prisoner Release (Christian Science Monitor)
A semblance of civil society, restored by ICU, is now threatened by war and neglect:
Ivan Eland attributes the ICU’s sudden popularity in Somalia to U.S. policy:
·       Another Civil War Exacerbated: US intervention in Somalia (Antiwar.com)
A British officer says the destruction of the police station made Basra safer, but the chief of police disagrees:
Egyptian human rights advocate is skeptical:
·       President Hosni Mubarak Pledges to Improve Democracy Once New Anti-Terrorism Law Passes (abc News)
He had the bad luck to have met two hijackers, and that “set off a five-year legal ordeal that†began with being hauled in front of a grand jury and “ended last month with his acquittalâ€:
·       Man Acquitted in Sept. 11 Perjury Charges Wants to ‘Be Like Every Other American’ (abcNews)
Talk about unintended consequences:
·       Christmas under siege: Baghdad tree tradition dies (Middle East Online / Freedom’s Phoenix)
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