News and Analysis (5/7/2010)

Devastating civil liberties, the Terrorist Expatriation Act would allow US officials to remove citizenship for anyone suspected of allying themselves with a “terrorist organization”:

• Bill Targets Citizenship of Terrorists’ Allies (NY Times)

“[I]nvestigators are still struggling to come up with a cohesive account of how Shahzad evolved into a would-be terrorist but that they are increasingly convinced … that he was trained by the Pakistani Taliban”:

• Radicalization of Times Square Suspect was Gradual, Investigators Say (Washington Post)

Kashmir is the issue behind India’s opposition to Afghani peace talks:

• India and Pakistan’s Proxy War Puts Afghanistan Exit at Risk (Guardian)

Experts are concerned that if the illegal coercive Judaization of Jerusalem continues, “a two-state solution will not be possible” …

• Israeli Construction in East Jerusalem Adds to Difficulties Facing Negotiators (Washington Post)

… and even as “Israeli firefighters said it appears a fire in a West Bank mosque earlier this week was likely deliberately set” Abbas is preoccupied with accusations against his Hamas rivals:

• Palestinian President Warns of Hamas Arms Smuggling in West Bank (LA Times)

In “a rare meeting with the US and other United Nations security council diplomats“:

• Iran Steps up Diplomatic Offensive (Al Jazeera)

Part of the rebuilding process, cinema begins to once again reflect Iraqi culture:

• In a Baghdad Cinema, Celebrating a Return of Iraqi Culture (NY Times)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant