How will the election of Barack Hussein Obama shape foreign policy in the Middle East:
- Obama Win Sparks Global Conversation on Iraq and Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)
Hamas retaliates after an Israeli air strike broke the truce agreed upon in June:
- Israeli Officials Report Rocket Barrage from Gaza (AP / Washington Post)
Organizers use the internet to plan a hunger strike in a “virtual” protest:
- Rare Saudi Arabia Protest Tests Limits of Political Speech (Christian Science Monitor)
Iraqi elections in 2009 will largely determine the status of the country as the US attempts to withdraw:
U.S. once again turns to the Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the opportunistic veteran commander who, as PM, bombed his own a capital:
- Afghan Rebel Positioned for Key Role (Washington Post)
At least 23 children dead in an attack on a wedding party in Kandahar:
- US Air Raid Kills Afghan Civilians (Al Jazeera)
Home Secretary requests “criminal proceedings against Americans allegedly responsible for the rendition and abuse” of a British citizen at Guantanamo:
- CIA Officers Could Face Trial in Britain over Torture Allegations (The Independent)
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