As Palestinians commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba through marches, flying black balloons and other events…
…Bin Laden seeks to exploit Palestinian suffering to benefit his criminal group…
- Bin Laden: Palestinian Cause Fuels War (Associated Press/Washington Post)
…but US Muslims and Jews are not taking the bait, instead making interfaith outreach to each other:
- New York Muslim Leader Forges Close Ties With City’s Jews (Reuters/Haaretz)
Lebanese factions involved in recent fighting head to talks in Qatar to bring the country back from the brink of civil war:
- Lebanon Leaders to Meet in Qatar (BBC News)
Military reporter Joe Galloway slams the Bush administration for “turn[ing] a propaganda machine loose on the American peopleâ€:
- Famed War Reporter Calls Pentagon/Media ‘Propaganda’ Program Illegal (Editor and Publisher)
Ahmedinejad continues to shoot himself in foot with more controversy over his mismanagement of Iran’s economy and 9th sacking of a cabinet member since taking office in 2005:
The US military is forced to scale back much of its new ambitious military command in Africa after facing strong resistance from African countries viewing the program as “a neocolonalist move to secure US oil interestsâ€:
- Pentagon Scales Back AFRICOM Ambitions (Christian Science Monitor)
