News and Analysis (1/29/07)

US State Department report: Israel ‘likely’ violated Geneva conventions summer war against Hezbollah:

• US: Israel Likely Violated Cluster Bomb Agreement During Hezbollah War (Voice of America)

Shiite Shrines become flashpoints for further sectarian-inspired violence:

• Samarra Mosque is Again a Catalyst (Los Angeles Times)
• Fighters for Shiite Messiah Clash with Najaf Security, 250 Dead
  Over 60 Dead in Baghdad, Kirkuk Violence (Informed Comment)

US Military using Muslim “yes man” to clean up image of Guantanamo:

• Guantanamo Muslim Adviser Treads Lightly (Associated Press)

Conservative British MP: Fear of Islam prevents solving the real problems within the Muslim community:

• Islam gets bad rap in Britain, David Cameron warns (AFP)

Alejandro

Alejandro Beutel is program assistant for the Minaret of Freedom Institute with expertise in religious freedom, democratization and security issues.