News and Analysis (9/9/08)

Iranians suffering energy shortage see India’s special treatment for nuclear trade as double standard:

• For Iran, Energy Woes Justify Nuclear Push (CS Monitor)

Stalled Iraqi legislation risks further delay of elections:

• Iraq Parliament Speaker Wants Poll Law Row Resolved (Reuters)

According to Tariq Ali’s new book The Duel, “virtually every institution of the U.S. foreign policy elite has been complicit in Pakistan’s problems”:

• Foreign Policy Past Its Expiration Date (Washington Post)

Bush couples promise of troop reduction in Iraq with planned increase in Afghanistan and an implied threat to Pakistan:

• Bush Announces Withdrawal of 8,000 Troops from Iraq (Guardian)

Accusations of police brutality against peaceful protesters continue to raise tensions in Kashmir:

• Twenty-Five Wounded in Indian Kashmir Violence (Reuters)

The minister “who has been telling Iraqis it is safe to come home after five years of war” is in an awkward position now that his bodyguards have killed a female auto passenger in a disputed altercation:

• Iraq Official’s Bodyguards Involved in Rush-Hour Shooting (LA Times)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant