{"id":292,"date":"2007-05-04T11:29:40","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T16:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=292"},"modified":"2007-05-04T11:29:40","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T16:29:40","slug":"news-and-analysis-5407","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/4\/07)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Grassroots engagement and successful economic policies that helped significantly lift Turkey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s economic welfare make the Islamic-oriented ruling party popular among many Turks: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/03\/AR2007050302052_pf.html\">Turks Find Much to Like In Ruling Party<\/a> (Washington Post)  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">At Iraq conference in Sharm El-Shaikh Rice discusses bilateral issues with Syrian, counterpart, Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Foreign Minister issues a strongly worded statement denouncing American-led occupation of Iraq: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-rice4may04,0,6430887.story?coll=la-home-world\">U.S. and Syria are Talking<\/a> (LA Times)  <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/6621821.stm\">Iran FM Attacks US Policy in Iraq<\/a> (BBC News)  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Sectarian warfare and government heavy-handedness earn Iraq a spot on the religious freedom violators \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Watch List\u00e2\u20ac\u009d: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/02\/AR2007050202445_pf.html\">Iraq on Watch List of Nations That Violate Religious Rights<\/a> (Washington Post)  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Pope Benedict XVI and discuss how dialogue \u00e2\u20ac\u0153very deep\u00e2\u20ac\u009d wounds can be healed between Christians and Muslims: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/04\/AR2007050400618.html?nav=hcmodule\">Christian-Muslim Wounds Still &#8220;Very Deep&#8221;: Khatami<\/a> (Reuters)  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">US pushes Kenyan government to pass big-brother legislation giving security minister powers to declare an individual or organization a terrorist: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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