After its takeover of the Gaza strip, Hamas attempts to flex its law enforcement muscles by arresting a prominent member of the organization claiming to be holding BBC reporter Alan Johnston:
- Hamas Arrests Over BBC Reporter (BBC News)
“Some are more equal than others.” Scooter Libby gets prison sentence commuted by Bush, but will be barred from practicing law and has tarnished reputation:
- Bush Spares Libby From Prison Term (New York Times)
Violence erupts after government soldiers disburse members of Pro-Taliban mosque, in response to extremists’ ransacking of government buildings:
- Clashes Erupt at Pakistan Mosque (BBC News)
“The military has become a ruling class and has ceased to be an arbiter,” – Ayesha Siddiqa, independent analyst on Pakistani politics
- Pakistan Military’s Profits Draw Ire (Christian Science Monitor)
Iran launches state-sponsored television station that it professes would “offer an unbiased view†favoring neither the West nor the Taliban and Al-Qaida:
- Iran Launches English TV Channel (BBC News)
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