“We hope and we dream that the siege will be lifted with Shalit” but “Shalit is not the main reason for the blockade – Hamas is. So nothing will change†— unemployed Gazan:
- Israel-Hamas Deal on Gilad Shalit Won’t Include an End to Gaza Blockade (Christian Science Monitor)
Notwithstanding Pakistani denials, the unpopular drone attacks within their territory appear to be facilitated by the government:
Never criminally charged, an outspoken journalist hopes to make up time lost at Guantanamo, a place he describes as “ outside of lawâ€:
- From Guantánamo to Desk at Al Jazeera (NY Times)
Afghani Taliban say they don’t need them, but Pakistani militants counter Obama with their own version of a troop surge:
- Fighters ‘Sent to Afghan Taliban’ (Al Jazeera)
Iraq’s ineptitude at combating corruption is on display …
- Iraq Chases Many for Corruption, Catches Few (Reuters / Washington Post)
… but Christmas celebrations beyond the strictly religious are not for the Iraqi Christian population that has fallen 25% since the American invasion:
- A Quiet Christmas for Christians in Iraq (Washington Post)
- Bomb Targeting Historic Church in Iraq Kills 2 (Washington Post)
The veneer of democratic formalism over Iranian authoritarianism becomes thinner with every clash:
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