Compromising over Kirkuk, the state is set for the second national elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein:
- Iraq Passes Crucial Election Law (NY Times)
As the investigation dwells on weak links to Al-Qaeda …
- Authorities Scrutinize Links Between Fort Hood Suspect, Imam Said to Back Al-Qaeda (Washington Post)
… American Muslims struggle to place the attack in context and press other Americans to examine it from an objective perspective:
- Fort Hood Tragedy, Islam, and America (The American Muslim)
A frustrated Abbas says, “[T]he Palestinian position on permanent-status peace seems much closer to the American view than Israel’s, [yet] the US persistently sides with the government it disagrees with”:
- Abbas’s Mixed Messages (Guardian)
The victory against the rebels will only be temporary as long as the Yemeni army continues to use the southern tip of Saudi Arabia for operations and its supply line:
- Saudis ‘Retake Captured Territory’ (Al Jazeera)
One of the few signs of progress in Afghanistan since 2001:
- Amid War Afghanistan Trains Thousands of New Midwives (Christian Science Monitor)
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