News and Analysis (5/26-7/07)

UK Experts and former US defense secretary warn against military on strike Iran, finding it ineffective and counterproductive: 

• Former U.S. Defense Chief: Israel Must Not Attack Iran (Haaretz) 

• UK Experts Wary of Preemptive Iran Hit (Jerusalem Post) 

Antiwar conservative academic reflects on his son’s death and the lack of political will to back out of “a profoundly misguided war”…: 

• I Lost My Son to a War I Oppose. We Were Both Doing Our Duty. (Washington Post) 

…meanwhile “sharply divergent views” from Iraqis and Americans emerge over the amount of bloodletting in Iraqi if the US military were to withdraw: 

• Strife Foreseen in Iraq Exit, but Experts Split on Degree (New York Times) 

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan makes public speech arguing for separation of powers, stating that, “centralisation of all power in one person or in one institution… is dangerous” 

• Veiled Warning on Musharraf Rule (BBC News)

Alejandro

Alejandro Beutel is program assistant for the Minaret of Freedom Institute with expertise in religious freedom, democratization and security issues.