Sadrists opposing the security agreement, “demanded that a draft bill regulating the adoption of treaties with foreign nations be adopted ahead of the debate on the security agreement”:
- Iraqi Parliament’s Debate on US Pact Disrupted (AP Washington Post)
Previously ignored by US foreign policy, the residual Israeli occupation of Lebanon is an important factor in the May election:
- Who Will Evict Israel from Lebanon? (Counter Punch)
Shariah’s integration into Western society offers Muslims alternatives to government courts without undermining their authority:
“If you solve the Yemeni issue, you solve the Guantanamo issue.” – Mohammed Albasha, a spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington
- Guantanamo’s Yemeni Detainees Epitomize a U.S. Security Concern (Washington Post)
Pakistan remains unstable as US continues to orchestrate air strikes from Afghanistan:
- Pakistan General Shot Dead (Al Jazeera)
- ‘US Missiles’ Hit Pakistani Town (Al Jazeera)
Attacks on supply routes through Pakistani highlight the Achilles’ heel of maintaining foreign troops:
- U.S. Seeks New Supply Routes Into Afghanistan (Washington Post)
“[N]othing has changed since the days of the mujahideen: Afghanistan is still at war, and its pilots are in the thick of it. “:
- Afghan Air Force Takes Off, Slowly (Christian Science Monitor)
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