According to a “well-informed” source, Abbas was videotaped trying to persuade Barak to continue the war on Gaza:
- Abbas Pressured to Quit over Report, Threatened with a Video Tape?! (Al Jazeera Magazine)
“‘The problem is that the PSDs,’ an abbreviation … [for an] Iraqi slang … catchall term for contractors’ convoys,’ don’t understand that sovereignty is in the hands of Iraqis now;’ … [and] ‘consider themselves above the law’”:
An indication Obama is planning either a major troop surge or an LBJ redux of trying to please everyone?
Negotiations with Hamas must begin with reconciliation talks with Fatah, only a unified Palestinian movement can successfully negotiate for peace:
- What to Do With Hamas? Question Snarls Peace Bid (Washington Post)
“The sponsorship system … The way it is set up, it is bound to fail… You are attaching a person’s legal status, visa status and employment to one person as the employer and also the provider of housing, food and health care”:
- Gulf Labour Laws Fail to Halt Abuse (Al Jazeera)
The device, which allows women to fake being a virgin, has sparked questions of morality and gender equality across Egypt:
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