The US gains its second Muslim Congressman with the election of Andre Carson:
- 2nd Muslim Elected to Congress From Ind. (Reuters/Washington Post)
Top US commander of military forces in the Middle East leaves his job due to publicized resistance to bombing Iran, while analysts posit Iran’s regional ascent and domestic strengthening of hardliners is largely the result of Bush’s imperial policies:
- Mideast Commander Retires After Rankling Bosses (New York Times)
- Iran’s Rise Owes Much To Bush’s Iraq, Afghan Wars (Reuters/Wiredispatch)
After stepping back from its incursion into northern Iraq, Ankara offers a set of political and economic policy reforms to ease and head off tensions with Turkish and Iraqi Kurds:
- Turkey Offers Reforms for Kurdish Minority (Christian Science Monitor)
Security experts and critical observers question whether the alleged Muslim terror plot was either State propaganda and/or over-vigilance to a false alarm:
- Critics Question China’s Handling Of Alleged Terror Plot (Christian Science Monitor)
Military statistics show Iraq’s violence has hit a lower, but persistent, plateau while US and Iraqi troops face a long and complicated battle for to bring stability to Mosul’s ethnic tinderbox:
- Iraq Attacks Lower, but Steady, New Figures Show (New York Times)
- U.S. Sees Long Fight To Oust Al Qaeda In Mosul (Christian Science Monitor)
International setbacks and double standards characterize the 2007 issue of world’s most comprehensive report on international human rights:
- US State Dept. Found Little to Cheer in 2007 (Antiwar.com)
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