Caught between ongoing violence and economic deprivation, many of Iraq’s one million widows fight each day to survive and maintain their families, while Iraqi Christians struggle to maintain their presences within Iraq:
- Iraqi Women Take On Roles Of Dead or Missing Husbands (Washington Post)
- Iraqi Christians Struggle With Fear After Slayings (Washington Post)
Former extremists create an organization dedicated to reaching out Muslim youth vulnerable to radical organizations:
- British Ex-Jihadis Form Ranks for Tolerance (Christian Science Monitor)
Afghan TV stations remain steadfast in their refusal to ban certain soap operas—already heavily edited by the networks—despite orders from the government, egged on by religious hardliners:
- TV Stations Defy Afghan Government Ban On Indian Soap Operas (Associated Press/New York Times)
CATO military analyst David Isenberg debunks recent neo-con attempts to spin latest military report disproving linkages between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda:
- Spinning Saddam’s Linkages (Counterpunch)
Neo-con group uses fear-based ads to attack civil libertarian politicians for their firm opposition to Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program:
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