News and Analysis (12/03/08)

Interrogation reveals suspect is Pakistani trained in Pakistan, and linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba:

• Details Emerge From Sole Arrested Gunman (Washington Post)
• U.S. and India See Link to Militants in Pakistan (NY Times)

Approximately 60% of young Palestinians are not affiliated with any political faction:

• Palestinian Youth ‘Should be Heard’ (Al Jazeera)

Army doctor establishes “Hope.MD” to provide needy children with medical care:

• A Lifeline Abroad for Iraqi Children (Washington Post)

Notable countries not signing the treaty include, “US, China, Russia, India and Pakistan as well as Israel, which fired many cluster bombs during the 2006 Lebanon war”:

• Cluster Bomb Treaty: Signing Begins to Bring Ban on Production (Guardian)

Accused by the Iranian embassy of confusing salt for cocaine, the US military claims to have caught more than 30 suspects sponsored by Iran over the past four weeks:

• U.S. Forces in Iraq Detain, Kill Iran-Backed Suspects (Reuters)

Social commentary at its best in Simpsons episode dealing with Muslims in America:

• Mypods and Boomsticks (Fox)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant