The Taliban, the former mujahideen commanders “and the Karzai government, and foreign troops … commit crimes against our people. When the foreign troops go, we will only have two left to deal with”:
Ahmadinejad says the subsidies “benefit Iran’s wealthy more than the poor,” but are the $20 per person handouts that will replace them a safety cushion or “a political tool to bolster his position?”
- Why Iran’s Ahmadinejad is Pushing to Cut Popular Government Subsidies (Christian Science Monitor)
As the US continues to pressure Israeli and Palestinian leadership into “indirect talks” later this month …
- Palestinian Leader Says to Meet Obama in Washington (Reuters / Washington Post)
… Members of the Arab League sign off on the process:
Claiming there is no other opportunity to make a living, an anonymous Pakistani discusses the process of smuggling bomb making materials into Afghanistan:
- Pakistani Smugglers Supplying Afghan Bombmakers (LA Times)
Supporting innovative writing, Merit Publishing has cornered the market on Egyptian writing talent:
With estimates of civilian deaths ranging “from fewer than 30 since 2008 to more than 700 just last year,” drones attacks elicit mixed responses in Pakistan:
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