Canada backtracks on its who’s who list of torturers after coming under pressure from the US and Israel:
- Canada FM Regrets ‘Torture List’ (BBC News)
Israeli blockade of Gaza may force its only power plant to shut down during a peak winter demand for electricity:
- Israeli Closure ‘Hits Gaza Power’ (BBC News)
Building projects like Petro Rabigh, Saudi Arabia races to diversify its economy against a huge youth demographic:
- The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia (New York Times)
Morocco has female imams, but Shareda Hosein struggles against U.S. Army regulations as well as cultural patriarchy in her bid to become the military’s first female Muslim chaplain:
- Soldier of Faith (Washington Post)
Seeking to tow an independent line, Pakistani Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani seeks to withdraw the military from politics:
- Analysis: Kayani is His Own Man (Al-Jazeera International)
Are we winning in Iraq? Only if winning means ensuring “that U.S. troops won’t be coming home anytime soon” says Prof. Andrew Bachevich:
- Surge to Nowhere: Don’t Buy the Hawks’ Hype (Washington Post)
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