Former CIA officer Michael Scheuer explains why Syria and Iran are not threats to the United States, unless we decide to attack them:
- Syria and Iran: The Threats That Aren’t (Antiwar.com)
The latest arrests in Europe of “homegrown†extremists has authorities pursuing other bombing suspects, but also pursuing greater policing powers at the possible cost of privacy:
- ‘Massive’ Bombing Plot Puts Home-Grown Terror Under Europe’s Spotlight (Christian Science Monitor)
- German Authorities Search for Additional Bomb Plot Suspects (Washington Post)
Maverick Saudi prince tests the limits of reform in the Kingdom by calling for further changes to the political system:
- Senior Saudi Royal Demands Reform (BBC News)
Independent panel of military experts reveal more evidence of the occupation’s failure to spur important institutional reforms:
- Iraqi Army Unable To Take Over Within A Year, Report Says (Washington Post)
In the middle of the American Midwest, an Islamic oasis of intellectual and social dynamism is to be found at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo:
- A Mosque in America’s Heartland (Christian Science Monitor)
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