Of the nearly 800 prisoners detained at Guantanamo, only 3 were ever put on trial and convicted:
- Judge Suspends Guantanamo Case at Obama’s Request (Washington Post)
In a move analysts believe to correspond with the inauguration of President Obama…
- Israel Completes Gaza Troop Withdrawal (Reuters)
…However, Israel might not avoid responsibility for the illegal tactics of assault on Gaza so easily:
Under pressure of expulsion from Maliki, MEK denies allegations they were planning an attack and believes they will be “executed or harshly treated if returned to Iran”:
- Iraq Accuses Iranian Exiles of Plotting Attack (Washington Post)
College students researching state-sanctioned texts discovered “disturbing” themes including “Pakistan is for Muslims alone, the world is collectively scheming against Pakistan and Islam, and Muslims are urged to fight Jihad against the infidels”
- Pakistan: Do School Texts Fuel Bias? (Christian Science Monitor)
… and speaking of bigotry in politics, Geert Wilders manages to be for incitement and against free speech, producing anti-Muslim propaganda films while seeking to ban the Qur’an:
- Dutch Court: Prosecute Anti-Islamic Lawmaker (AP / Washington Post)
Karzai submits a draft agreement which would give Afghans more control over NATO forces as
In the home of the largest Jewish and the largest Muslim communities in Western Europe,
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