Because Ali al-Sistani, the Iranian-born highest ranked Shi`a scholar would have final say in any dispute between the new coalition parties, the secular Iraqiya party claims Iran is behind them:
- Iraqiya: Shia Alliance Made in Iran (Al Jazeera)
A policy set under Bush continues broadens the targets from “top Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders into a large-scale campaign of airstrikes” selecting targets based “on what officials describe as ‘pattern of life’”:
- CIA Drones Have Broader List of Targets (LA Times)
Palestinian-Israeli Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi denounces the double standard by which an “Arab who shoots a Jew in Israel is a terrorist, but a Jew who shoots Arabs is insane”:
Leader of the Neturei Karta, orthodox Jews who never abandoned their Torah-based opposition to political Zionism:
The new IAEA chief continues to demand transparency in Iran’s pursuit of nuclear technology:
- IAEA chief Yukiya Amano Launches New Push for Answers from Iran (Washington Post)
While not providing military logistics, Mullah Baradar offers details into the Taliban’s negotiating perspective:
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