“[L]iving conditions in Gaza are so bad that by some readings of international law, the legality of the flotilla attack is a moot point….” A legal expert says, “The real need is a focus on the legality of the conditions of people in Gaza” …
- Never Mind the ‘Freedom Flotilla.’ Is Israel’s Gaza Blockade Legal? (Christian Science Monitor)
… Meanwhile, critics point out that the list of newly approved items does not include cement, steel or other items desperately needed in the war devastated strip:
- Israel Allows Some Once-Banned Products into Gaza (AP / Washington Post)
With a new round of sanctions likely to pass in just a few hours…
- Iran to Face New UN Sanctions Vote (Al Jazeera)
… Ahmadinejad speaks frankly declaring UN sanction will officially any negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program:
“The prospect of a robust military push in Kandahar Province, … widely expected to begin this month, has evolved into a strategy that puts civilian reconstruction efforts first and relegates military action to a supportive role”:
By a different name in a difference country, would Obama’s request to continue using the Bagram prison be another Guantanamo?
- U.S. Hopes to Share Prison with Afghanistan (LA Times)
More than 5,000 arrests have been made and the Iranian government is implicated in cases of torture, beatings, rape and solitary confinement …
… in the meantime, in “dueling images,” a man (or men?) claiming to be Shaham Amiri makes and then retracts accusations of abduction and torture against the US government:
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