{"id":227,"date":"2007-02-27T14:44:39","date_gmt":"2007-02-27T19:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=227"},"modified":"2007-02-27T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2007-02-27T19:44:37","slug":"news-and-analysis-22707","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=227","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (2\/27\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">One member of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMideast Quartet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Russia has reversed its policy toward the Palestinian government: <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/featuresarticle\/2007\/02\/22af701a-b28b-4bcc-bc76-40357fb0f01b.html\"><font size=\"2\">Russia in Favor of Lifting Palestinian Aid Embargo<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (RadioFreeEurope\/RadioLiberty)  <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Shi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122as, Sunnis and Kurds all reach initial agreement that could affect the economic future of Iraq: <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theledger.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070227\/ZNYT03\/702270449\"><font size=\"2\">Iraqis Reach an Accord on Oil Revenues<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (New York Times)  <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Sectarian execution-style killings are down, <\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">but bomb and mortar attacks increase: <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realcities.com\/mld\/krwashington\/16789110.htm\"><font size=\"2\">Baghdad Sees Resurgence of Bomb, Mortar Attack Deaths<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (McClatchy Newspapers)  <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Former Sudanese minister and militia leader are accused of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153conspiracy to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcpersecute civilians they associated with rebels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/world\/AP-International-Court-Darfur.html?hp\"><font size=\"2\">International Court Names Darfur War Suspects<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Associated Press)  <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153[H]e was beaten, burned with an iron, held naked for a month and chained to the wall of his cell so tightly that he could not stand up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/02\/27\/AR2007022700056_pf.html\"><font size=\"2\">Terror Suspect Gives Account of Detention<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Associated Press)<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One member of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMideast Quartet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Russia has reversed its policy toward the Palestinian government: Russia in Favor of Lifting Palestinian Aid Embargo (RadioFreeEurope\/RadioLiberty) Shi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122as, Sunnis and Kurds all reach initial agreement that could affect the economic future of Iraq: Iraqis Reach an Accord on Oil Revenues (New York Times) Sectarian execution-style killings are down, 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