News and Analysis (3/10-11/07)

Investigation of whether a Saudi man was rendered disabled by an attempted hanging or by a beating by guards reopens accusations of Qur’an abuse: 

·        Episode at Guantanamo Leaves Family at a Loss (Washington Post) 

Iraq’s two most powerful allies have to decide is “my friend’s friend is my friend:” 

·        In Shift, U.S., Iran Meet On Iraq: Diplomats Air Grievances at Regional Summit (Washington Post) 

Maliki fears Iraq will be the battleground of a proxy war between regional powers: 

·        Dozens of Shiite Pilgrims Killed after Peace Talks (AFP) 

Israeli “new historians” Benny Morris and Ilan Pappe disagree as to whether “radical Islam” or “the Zionist project to create a Jewish state in the Arab Middle East for the lack of peace:” 

·        Israel Revisited (Washington Post) 

·        A Shared History, a Different Conclusion (Washington Post) 

The Afghan lawmakers are unwilling to go all the way towards truth and reconciliation: 

·        Afghans Modify Amnesty Bill To Allow War Crimes Trials (Washington Post) 

Officials at State and Iraqis charge the U.S. federal bureaucracy’s short-term policy proposals could lead to the demise of the nascent government: 

·        Agencies Tangle on Efforts to Help Iraq: Staffers Say Spats Displace Priorities (Washington Post) 

Bush seeks $3.2 billion more for a surge in the surge: 

·        President Agrees to Send 8,200 More to Iraq, Afghanistan (Washington Post) 

Israel and al-Qaida both oppose the Palestinian Unity government: 

·        Expectations Low as Abbas and Olmert Meet (AFP) 

·        Qaeda’s Zawahri Criticizes Hamas over Mecca Deal (Reuters) 

Nascent Muslim democracy is hailed “as a success story for Africa:” 

·        Mauritanians Vote in Democratic Handover by Junta 

U.S. to UAE: No Free Trade Without Labor Unions: 

·        US says no plans to resume UAE trade talks (AFP) 

Ahmadinijad says he will go to the Security Council 

·        Iran Wants to Brief U.N. on Nuclear Plans (Reuters)

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