News and Analysis Updates (8/24/06)

Cleansing innocent Iraqi blood:

• He Shows Mercy to the Dead (LA Times)

Suspicious behavior forces plane to turn back: was it a legitimate fear of terrorism or simply passenger profiling?

• Dutch Gov’t: Incident Not Terror-Related (AP/Chicago Tribune)

Lack of publicity for journalist captured in Gaza raises question over American media bias:

• Mysterious Gaza Kidnapping Stirs Media Debate (Reuters/NY Times)

Former CIA official discusses the failures of the war on terror, saying, “In the long run, we’re not safer because we’re still operating on the assumption that we’re hated because of our freedoms, when in fact we’re hated because of our actions in the Islamic world.”

• Six Questions for Michael Scheuer on National Security (Harpers)

Is intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program as bad as intelligence on Iraqi WMDs?

• Congress Report Faults US Intelligence on Iran (Reuters)

US policy towards Muslim charities is more “black and white” than British views:

• Airplane Terrorism Case Prompts Questions About the Work of Islamic Charities in Britain (NY Times)

Gaza’s economy struggles to make use of old Israeli settlements:

• Hope Buried for Gaza’s Old Settlements (BBC News)

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