{"id":247,"date":"2007-03-20T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=247"},"modified":"2007-03-20T10:27:01","modified_gmt":"2007-03-20T15:27:01","slug":"news-and-analysis-32007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/20\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">The Middle East\u00c2\u00a0is facing a enormous problem of dealing with the massive influx of Iraqi refugees:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><\/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: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0320\/p06s01-woiq.htm\"><font size=\"2\">Foreign Refuge Often Eludes Young Iraqi Men<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Christian Science Monitor)\u00c2\u00a0 <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/6470425.stm\"><font size=\"2\">World \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIgnoring Iraqi Refugees\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (BBC News)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p \/><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Not being able to rely on the international security forces, villagers learn to speak softly and carry a big stick in order to persuade would-be Taliban attackers to let their children go to school:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><\/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: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0320\/p01s04-wosc.htm\"><font size=\"2\">Afghan Villagers Stand Guard to Protect Schools<\/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\">Columnist Helena Cobban provides a brief overview of the major secular and religious political trends within Arab countries:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><\/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: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2007\/0320\/p09s01-coop.htm\"><font size=\"2\">The Political Ideas Competing for Support in the Arab World<\/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\">President Musharraf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s popularity and power slide further as more judges quit to protest the sacking of Pakistan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chief Justice, but he will not declare a state of emergency or delay elections \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at least not yet:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><\/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: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-pakistan20mar20,0,7527750.story?coll=la-home-world\"><font size=\"2\">Seven Pakistani Judges Quit Over Chief Justice&#8217;s Suspension<\/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: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/03\/20\/AR2007032000463_pf.html\"><font size=\"2\">Pakistani Ruler Won&#8217;t Delay Elections<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (Associated Press)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p \/><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\">Meanwhile, Pakistan is not the only country dealing with troubles concerning the rule of law:\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/03\/20\/washington\/20documents.html?adxnnl=1&#038;adxnnlx=1174400790-V+3kkDklmwYPnsAkywu4GQ\"><font size=\"2\">New E-Mail Gives Details on Attorney Dismissals<\/font><\/a><font size=\"2\"> (New York Times)\u00c2\u00a0\n<p \/><\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; 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