“[A]pproval would have been required under the presidential order that Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said authorized the unusual assignment”:
- Top CIA Lawyer Never Approved NYPD Collaboration that Built Widespread Muslim Spying Programs (Washington Post)
Crisis of dissatisfaction with the NTC hits Benghazi:
- Protesters Attack NTC’s Benghazi Headquarters (AlJazeera)
- Libya Suspends Transitional Government Members (AP / abc News)
- Libya’s NTC Deputy Resigns amid Protests (AP / abc News)
Boko Haram escalates its carnage to new levels now claiming it now targets “anyone who opposes it, at present mainly police, the government and Christian groups”:
With Islamist victories in Egypt confirmed, Human Rights Watch warns that “Islamist parties are ‘genuinely popular’ in the Arab world” and that “ignoring that popularity would violate democratic principles” …
- Human Rights Watch Urges the West Accepts Islamists’ Ascendence to Power (Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
… but the regional changes that have given Hamas hope of an Islamic spring “have cast it adrift from its headquarters in Syria and prompted Meshal to suggest non-militarized confrontation with Israel, to the chagrin of some in the movement”:
- Buoyed by ‘Islamic Spring,’ Hamas Considers New Direction (Christian Science Monitor)
As the split over the Arab League mission becomes sharper, the Saudis pull out:
After “delivering a farewell speech in which he asked for forgiveness and said it was time to hand over power,” a spokesman for Saleh “said he would seek medical care in the United States, then return to Yemen before presidential elections next month to head his ruling party”:
- Yemen’s Saleh Leaves for US, Says He’ll Be Back (Christian Science Monitor)
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