Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire are among those taken captive:
- Israeli Navy Commandeers Gaza Aid Boat (AP / Washington Post)
Despite security concerns, June 30th marks a symbolic day for the sovereignty of Iraq …
… as BP and China’s CNPC secure the lucrative contracts designed to “finance infrastructure projects across Iraq – schools, roads, airports, housing, hospitals”:
- BP Group Wins Iraq Oil Contract (Al Jazeera)
As expected, the limited recount confirms Ahmadinejad’s election and protesters are left with “few options.” With over 650 persons detained, one writer says, “There is no future here for independent-thinking, cultured people”:
- Iran’s Guardian Council Affirms Vote Result (Washington Post)
Taliban militants of North Waziristan will likely join the combat against the Pakistani military in South Waziristan:
- Pakistani Militants in North Waziristan Abandon Peace Deal (Christian Science Monitor)
“The group’s findings in Gaza suggest that ‘the weapon itself isn’t the problem…It’s the way it’s used that is’” -Marc Garlasco, the senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch:
- Report Criticizes Israeli Drone Strikes (NY Times)
Artists and entrepreneurs of Lahore buckle under pressure from Taliban extremists; a rock drummer is chided for NOT growing a beard:
- Winds of Islamism Make Pakistani Artists Shiver (Christian Science Monitor)
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