Having offered $100,000 to each family of Iraqis who died and $30,000 to those wounded in an attempt to avoid a major loss in court …
… the contractor formerly known as Blackwater now has legal troubles for charges connected with Afghan operations …
- Two Defense Contractors Indicted in Shooting of Afghans (Washington Post)
After killing ten demonstrators during Ashura, the regime dares to accuse protesters of crimes against Islam and threatens the death penalty…
- Iran’s Judiciary Takes a Military Colour (Guardian)
… even as former presidential candidate Karroubi is attacked by a pro-government Iranian faction:
- ‘Gun Attack’ on Iranian Politician (Al Jazeera)
Despite strong political opposition, Zardari managed to maintain control of Pakistan and avoid being ousted by new elections:
- Pakistan President Zardari’s Nine Political Lives (Christian Science Monitor)
“The reaction from the street will be very strong… The list we are in now is very strong, and it might get the biggest bloc in the parliament. . . . They are afraid, and they will try to weaken us.”
Al-Shabab’s extortion demands provoke a humanitarian crisis:
- UN Suspends Food Aid to Southern Somalia (Christian Science Monitor)
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