{"id":172,"date":"2007-01-08T11:12:45","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=172"},"modified":"2007-01-17T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2007-01-17T15:54:36","slug":"news-and-analysis-1806","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (1\/8\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">War of words between two US regional allies strengthens the Taliban:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/today.reuters.com\/news\/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&#038;storyID=2007-01-08T141107Z_01_ISL169307_RTRUKOC_0_US-AFGHAN-PAKISTAN-UN.xml&#038;pageNumber=0&#038;imageid=&#038;cap=&#038;sz=13&#038;WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2\">Pakistan      needs to do more on Taliban, U.N. says<\/a> (Reuters)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">With Saddam dead, court finds no need to try him on charges of massacring Kurds:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/IraqCoverage\/wireStory?id=2777656&#038;page=1\">Court      Drops Kurd Charges Against Saddam<\/a> (ABC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Electoral protest in Bangladesh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fragile democracy turns violent:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory?id=2777660&#038;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312\">Bangladeshi      Police Clash With Protesters<\/a> (ABC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Iraqi Health Ministry contradicts earlier report \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 23,000, not 16,000:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/01\/07\/AR2007010701359.html?nav=rss_email\/components\">War&#8217;s      Toll on Iraqis Put at 22,950 in &#8217;06: Statistics From Health Ministry      Official Show Tripling of Civilian, Police Deaths<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Economic woes and lack of political freedom causes \u00e2\u20ac\u0153brain-drain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in Iran:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/6240287.stm\">Huge Cost of      Iranian Brain Drain<\/a> (BBC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Allegations of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153defaming Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u009d leads to controversy over press freedom in Morocco:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/6239825.stm\">Morocco Journalists      go on Trial<\/a> (BBC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Turkish writer uses his position as a guest editor of a popular Turkish daily to highlight the persecution of dissenting intellectuals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/6239295.stm\">Turkish Writer      Attacks Oppression<\/a> (BBC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Israeli settlements violate Palestinian property rights and Israeli law:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/6181119.stm\">Israel Doubts on      Settlements Legality<\/a> (BBC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War of words between two US regional allies strengthens the Taliban: Pakistan needs to do more on Taliban, U.N. says (Reuters) With Saddam dead, court finds no need to try him on charges of massacring Kurds: Court Drops Kurd Charges Against Saddam (ABC News) Electoral protest in Bangladesh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fragile democracy turns violent: Bangladeshi Police Clash 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