{"id":679,"date":"2008-06-06T10:38:43","date_gmt":"2008-06-06T15:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=679"},"modified":"2008-06-06T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2008-06-06T15:38:43","slug":"news-and-analysis-6608","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/6\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investigative reporter Gareth Porter finds American negligence of Saddam&#8217;s old weapons stockpiles and poor accountability  of arms transfers to the Iraqi government are the real arms suppliers to Iraqi militants, not Iran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/feature\/2008\/06\/06\/grenade_launchers\/print.html\">Arming Our Own Enemies In Iraq<\/a> (Salon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Turkey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s economy loses billions in foreign investment due to fears of secularist attempts to undemocratically close down the Islamic-oriented AK Party:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/7439056.stm\">Turkish Leaders Face Tense Summer<\/a> (BBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former British PM John Major and the Church of England slam a Labour-led plan to extend detention without charges from 28 to 42 days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/politics\/article4076321.ece\">42-Day Law Will Help Terrorists, Says Sir John Major<\/a> (Times of London)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bipartisan Senate report slams the Bush administration for its falsely claimed link between Al-Qaeda and Saddam, but \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stops short of calling for any follow-up investigation or sanction\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-intel6-2008jun06,0,6745911,print.story\">Senate Intelligence Committee Rebukes Bush, Cheney On Prewar Claims<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Six years after being deported to Syria to for torture interrogation, DHS says Mahar Arar&#8217;s rights were violated, with Senators condemning the incident:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-canadian6-2008jun06,0,3013683.story\">U.S. to Reopen Canadian&#8217;s Torture Case<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leading presidential candidate John McCain reverses his position on security and liberty from 6 months ago, now saying that the President has unchecked domestic spying powers\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/opinion\/greenwald\/2008\/06\/03\/mccain\/index.html\">McCain, Spying And Executive Power: A Complete Reversal In 6 Months<\/a> (Salon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6while Obama backtracks on comments from a day earlier at the AIPAC conference which stated that Jerusalem is exclusively the capital of Israel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/politicsNews\/idUSN0547673120080606?feedType=RSS&#038;feedName=politicsNews\">Facing Criticism, Obama Modifies Jerusalem Stance<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya and President Mahmoud Abbas seek to restart to Yemeni initiative to former a unity government:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/articles\/2008\/06\/05\/51035.html\">Hamas Accepts Abbas Offer of Talks: Haniya<\/a> (AFP\/Al-Arabiya)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a part of its nationalistic drive for self-sufficiency, Iran aims high to dramatically increase it scientific output in the region and rest of the globe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/05\/AR2008060503904_pf.html\">Iran Makes the Sciences A Part of Its Revolution<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigative reporter Gareth Porter finds American negligence of Saddam&#8217;s old weapons stockpiles and poor accountability of arms transfers to the Iraqi government are the real arms suppliers to Iraqi militants, not Iran: Arming Our Own Enemies In Iraq (Salon) Turkey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s economy loses billions in foreign investment due to fears of secularist attempts to undemocratically close 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