Signaling satisfaction with Pakistan as its partner in the war, US agrees to a $7.5 billion development package as well as nearly $1 billion in unresolved reimbursement for counterinsurgency operations:
- Pakistan Says it is ‘Satisfied’ with U.S. pledges on Aid Delivery (Washington Post)
Unsatisfied with their small margin of victory, members of al-Maliki’s Shiite coalition threaten to cut oil supplies to Baghdad and accuse US officials of rigging the vote:
- Bid for Iraq Vote Recount Intensifies (LA Times)
With only 25 Muslims in Quebec believed to actually wear face-coverings, some challenge the legislation as “a knee-jerk reaction to the opposition and vote-grabbing”:
- Quebec Passes Law Regarding Muslim Veil (AP / Washington Post)
While continuing to reaffirm the US commitment to Israel, Clinton’s objections to the “status quo” and continuing settlement construction seem empty without substantial policy change behind them …
- US: Settlements Hurt Peace Chances (Al Jazeera)
“I am very proud that I am able to restore not only Pharaonic, but also Islamic and Coptic and Jewish [sites], because all of these are a part of the Egyptian heritage,†— Zahi Hawass, the Supreme Council of Antiquities:
- Predominantly Muslim Egypt Renovates the Christian Faith’s Oldest Monastery (Christian Science Monitor)
Cooperating with the United States, Sawah and Slahi have earned a few luxuries at Guantanamo but are stuck in the Administration’s inability to fulfill its promise to close the prison:
In a war started by lies, General Odierno has the thankless job of carrying “out Mr. Obama’s order to “’responsibly withdraw from Iraq,’”focus:
- General Works to Salvage Legacy of Iraq War (NY Times)
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