Supported by the opinions of a growing list of political and security experts and 64 percent of the Israeli public, Jimmy Carter will head to the Middle East to talk to Hamas…
- Former President Carter to Meet With Hamas Chief (Washington Post)
…while Yemen continues to mediate negotiations over a new unity government between Hamas and Fatah, despite opposition from the US and Israel:
- Palestinian Moderates Push for Fatah, Hamas to Reconcile (Christian Science Monitor)
Civil liberties groups seek to slow down the Gitmo kangaroo courts through “a dizzying array of challengesâ€, as well as providing legal assistance to defendants, but the work of their further flawed Afghan counterparts remains unrestrained:
- New Roadblocks Delay Tribunals at Guantánamo (New York Times)
- Afghans Hold Secret Trials for Men That U.S. Detained (New York Times)
Contrary to the views of other security experts a year ago when Iraq was far less stable, Bush asserts Al-Qaeda in Iraq is as dangerous to the US as its main branch in Afghanistan/Pakistan:
- Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Afghanistan ‘Equally Dangerous’ (The Australian)
Inter-faith activist Eboo Patel analyzes the passionate reactions to inflammatory films like “Fitna.” arguing the real divide is not between Muslims and non-Muslim Westerners, but pluralists and extremists:
- We’ve Seen This Movie Before (Washington Post)
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