{"id":682,"date":"2008-06-10T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T14:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=682"},"modified":"2008-06-10T09:58:51","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T14:58:51","slug":"news-and-analysis-61008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=682","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/10\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">In addition to banning the violent so-called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Islamic Defenders Front\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, Indonesia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s president caves into pressure from extremist groups and also bans the Ahmadiyah movement, an act the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Jakarta Post calls <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">a blatant breach of religious freedom, a violation of the constitution and could set a precedent for further state inference in religious affairs:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\" \/><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2008\/06\/10\/govt-calls-it-a-day-ahmadiyah.html\">Govt      Calls it a day for Ahmadiyah<\/a> (The Jakarta Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2008\/06\/10\/editorial-to-ban-or-not-ban.html\">Editorial:      To ban or Not to Ban<\/a> (The Jakarta Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Mideast analyst George Bisharat debunks the fallacy that Muslim movements and states like Iran are irrationally aggressive and therefore can only be militarily confronted:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fairuse.100webcustomers.com\/itsonlyfair\/latimes0333.html\">The      Fallacy of Islamic &#8216;National Suicide&#8217;<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Despite the signature of other opposition leaders, hardliner Hassan Aweys rejects a ceasefire between some Islamists and the government until Ethiopia fully withdraws:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/7445743.stm\">Somali Islamist      Rejects Ceasefire<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Information overload and bureaucratic mismanagement force delays in legal immigration and hinder the FBI from providing basic background checks to protect the country from terrorists\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/06\/10\/washington\/10fisa.html?partner=rssuserland&#038;emc=rss&#038;pagewanted=print\">Return      to Old Spy Rules Is Seen as Deadline Nears<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6yet Congress is content to compound the problem, goaded into passing further FISA \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reform\u00e2\u20ac\u009d legislation that is <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/\/?p=387\">invasive, ineffective and counterproductive<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-na-fbi10-2008jun10,0,4123168.story\">FBI      Background Checks For Immigrants Are Far Behind, Audit Says<\/a> (Los      Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to banning the violent so-called 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