{"id":246,"date":"2007-03-19T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=246"},"modified":"2007-03-19T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2007-03-19T18:30:17","slug":"news-and-analysis-31907-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/19\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Americans now prefer stability over democracy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I will never trust them again.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c George Ishaq, Egyptian democracy activist\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/18\/AR2007031801196.html\"><font size=\"2\">Egypt Shuts Door on Dissent As U.S. Officials Back Away<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Washington Post)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">President Bush urges Americans to be patient and asks Congress throw more money at Iraq \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcwithout strings and without delay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/03\/19\/washington\/19cnd-prexy.html?hp\"><font size=\"2\">Bush Pleads for Patience in Iraq<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (New York Times)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but his pleas of patience seem to be met by Iraqis with growing frustration and worry from the perils of constant violence\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-na-iraq20mar20,0,4495828.story?coll=la-home-headlines\"><font size=\"2\">Iraqis Have America-Fatigue, Poll Shows<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Los Angeles Times)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/03\/19\/world\/middleeast\/19disappear.html\"><font size=\"2\">For Many Iraqis, Hunt for Missing Is Never-Ending<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (New York Times)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and his pleas for more money are met by members of Congress with accounting audits and measures to prevent further war-profiteering:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0319\/p01s02-usmi.html\"><font size=\"2\">Congress eyes lost billions sent to Iraq<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Meanwhile at home, members of Congress continue to probe further into possible politically motivated firings of Federal Attorneys, alleging one attorney was fired in order to prevent investigation of possible corruption by CIA official:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; 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