A judge who previously ruled against the detainees releases five and describes the government’s evidence as “skimpy” while questioning credibility of the government’s sources:
- 5 at Guantanamo Ordered Released (Washington Post)
- Wrenching Choices on Guantanamo (Washington Post)
In order to secure maritime trade in the Red Sea, “the international community must search for stability and economic and political development in Somalia”…
- Arab Countries Meet to Tackle Somali Pirate Threat (Christian Science Monitor)
…illustrating the complexity of such a task, militants take a break from overthrowing the government and seek to capture the abducted Saudi ship:
- Islamists on Trail of Somali Pirates (Reuters)
In a symbolic move, protesters “hanged an effigy of President Bush from the plinth that once supported the statue of Saddam Hussein”:
- Protests in Baghdad on U.S. Pact (NY Times)
An issue largely ignored by the Bush administration, the importance of resolving the issue of Kashmir is acknowledged by Obama:
- Is Kashmir Key to Afghan Peace? (Christian Science Monitor)
Gaza continues to suffer with 27 of the 47 bakeries closed, blackouts of up to 20 hours, and the suspension of welfare for 98,000 Gazans:
“The goal is to prepare a generation that has deep religious faith and is also close to Hezbollahâ€:
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