News and Analysis (3/31 – 4/1/07)

Accusations that the relocation plan is not really voluntary imply that it is a mirror imager of Saddam Hussein’s relocation policies:

• Arabs in Kirkuk Dismayed at Relocation Plan (Reuters)

Tribal elders call for truce as heavy fighting continues for fourth day:

• Fighting Rocks Somali Capital, Ugandan Peacekeeper Killed (AFP)

Officer says Iran, Syria and Hizbullah “could misinterpret various moves in the region:”

• Iran Fears U.S. Attack In Summer: Israeli General (Reuters)

Israel says recognizing Palestinian’s human rights would be “problematic” …

• Israel Under U.S., Egyptian Pressure over Arab Talks (Reuters)

… but M.J. Rosenthal says to go for talks anyway:

• Go For the Saudi Plan (Israel Policy Forum)

Released detainee calls for release of his business partners, adds: “The hopelessness you feel in Guantanamo can hardly be described. You are asked the same questions hundreds of times. Allegations are made against you that are laughably untrue, but you have no chance to prove them wrong:”

• Former Guantanamo Detainee Says Nightmare Is Over (Reuters)

They don’t know if she’s Sunni or Shi`a, they love her because she embraces Iraq:

• Iraqis Unite Behind Their Heroine on Arab ‘Idol’ (Washington Post)

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