As US officials continue to undermine the peace process by pampering the Israelis …
… Iran jumps at the opportunity to boost its regional influence and prevent hostile alliances from forming:
- Why Iran Smiles on Jerusalem Clashes (Christian Science Monitor)
“[O]pposition activists fear that Washington’s embrace will bring more harm than good. ‘Just leave us alone, please,’ one activist in Tehran pleaded”:
- U.S. Changing Focus of Iran Policy (LA Times)
Skipping the inconvenience of a truth and reconciliation process, Afghan officials have decided to issue a blanket immunity for war crimes committed before 2001:
- Afghanistan Says It Enacted Law to Pardon War Crimes (Reuters / NY Times)
“Western diplomats and United Nations officials have dismissed the fraud accusations as ‘irregularities’ and said they would not change the outcome of the elections”:
- Nouri al-Maliki Accuses Iraqi Election Panel of Manipulating Results (Washington Post)
Books with the theme “that Muslims are inherently violent, that Islam is a second-rate religion and that one should be wary of Muslims in any society… do not fulfill the mission of a school, which is to educate”:
Illustrating the level of corruption plaguing Pakistan, as many as 272 million gallons of water a day is siphoned away and resold at an inflated prices:
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