News and Analysis (2/1/10)

Having accused the assassination victim of smuggling, Israel is now on guard against retaliation:

The Israeli investigation focused on one specific incident but could open the flood gates to confirming multiple stories from the Goldstone report:

Illiteracy is the biggest obstacle to training Afghan recruits, and the US seeks to get them to a third grade reading level:

US  believed “the man behind the suicide attack on a C.I.A. base in Afghanistan in December” was al-Qaeda’s pick to replace the man the US had killed in a previous drone attack:

The girl denies involvement throwing stones at police or being part of the demonstration but claimed she had stopped to watch the protest on her way to her aunt’s house and confessed after being beaten in custody:

After principal charges were dismissed, the Justice Department is investigating whether Blackwater attempted to bribe Iraqi officials after the shooting in Nisour Square:

“If there is any substance in the response from the Israeli side –- for example, if they accept the framework of a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders and an end to occupation, with timelines and mechanisms – then there will be progress,” -Abbas

Sectarian divisions continue to hinder economic development when it comes to Iraqi oil fields:

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant


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