Allegations of torture and rape emerge from a secret prison created under the jurisdiction of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s military office…
- Secret Prison for Sunnis Revealed in Baghdad (LA Times)
…However, Maliki publicly defends his position as a champion of sectarian reconciliation and leader of the Iraqi people:
“Israel must recognize that the world will not put up with decades more of Israeli rule over the Palestinian people, the country’s defense minister said in unusually frank remarks Monday”:
- Israeli Defense Minister Says Occupation Must End (AP / Washington Post)
“Palestinians are working to build the institutional, infrastructural, economic and administrative framework of their state in spite of the occupation… while continuing to insist on the right of self-determination”:
- A Peaceful Strategy for Palestinian Politics (Guardian)
Understanding the local culture of Afghanistan and its contribution to sustaining the Taliban…
… Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad speaks for Afganistan and Iraq claiming “regional states” should take care of their security interests:
- Iran Demands US Troop Withdrawal (Al Jazeera)
Controversy surrounds Gates’ assessment that the US is lacking an effective long-term strategy to Iran’s development of nuclear technology:
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