News and Analysis (1/18/08)

SecDef Gates begins seeking input from top military brass on the best way to exit Iraq:

• Gates Seeks Troop Estimates (New York Times)

DHS gets slammed for wasting $90m on a redundant and ineffective counterterrorism information-sharing network:

• DHS to Replace ‘Duplicative’ Anti-Terrorism Data Network (Washington Post)

Mistreatment of Gitmo detainees earns the US a spot on Canada’s torture watchlist:

• Canada Puts U.S., Israel on Torture Watchlist (Reuters/Wiredispatch)

UN rights group slams Saudi Arabia for legal male patriarchy hindering women from the right to work, travel, and equal access to police and health services:

• U.N. Watchdog Grills Saudi Arabia on Women’s Rights (Reuters)

Even though accustomed to harsh frontier life, the tough residents of Peshawar are cowed by the Taliban’s violence:

• Frontier Insurgency Spills Into a Pakistani City (New York Times)

Wearing the same uniform that stirred national controversy, Muslim track runner Juashaunna Kelly sets personal records at regional track meet:

• Runner Wears Uniform That Caused DQ (Washington Post)

Alejandro

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