{"id":686,"date":"2008-06-15T12:13:07","date_gmt":"2008-06-15T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=686"},"modified":"2008-06-15T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2008-06-15T17:13:07","slug":"news-and-analysis-614-1508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/14-15\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As negotiations for an extended US-led troop presence break down, PM Maliki says he may boot out foreign troops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/251\/story\/41047.html\">Maliki Raises Possibility that Iraq Might Ask U.S. to Leave<\/a> (McClatchy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New IAEA raises the possibility that former nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan may have sold Pakistan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nuclear secrets to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153foreign smugglers so that they could sell it for a profit\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/14\/AR2008061402032_pf.html\">Smugglers Had Design For Advanced Warhead<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif uses mob justice language to call for Musharraf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s removal from power\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/06\/15\/world\/asia\/15pstan.html?pagewanted=print\">Rival Turns Up the Heat on Musharraf<\/a> (New York Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6while Afghan president Hamid Karzai uses heated language of his own to describe his frustrations with fighting Taliban militants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7455267.stm\">Karzai Issues Warning to Pakistan<\/a> (BBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Supreme Court recent 5-4 decision on Gitmo detainees habeas rights reveals a major schism over the role of the judiciary in checking executive power, and will not end the contorted processes of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153military commissions\u00e2\u20ac\u009d trials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/14\/AR2008061401541_pf.html\">Habeas Ruling Lays Bare the Divide Among Justices<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/14\/AR2008061401540_pf.html\">Detainees May Be Denied Evidence for Defense<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Latest information on the warrantless wiretaps debate shows Congress may once more cave into the Bush administration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rawstory.com\/news\/2008\/Sources_Telecom_immunity_still_on_table_0614.html\">Sources: Telecom Immunity Still On The Table<\/a> (Raw Story)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DC-area Muslims and Jews come together to discuss sensitive issues of religious belief and politics in the Holy Land:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/13\/AR2008061303284_pf.html\">Seeking Common Ground in Faith<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bush administration hypocrisy toward Muslim countries continues in its silence over the 10,000 arrests that civil society organizations largely believe are politically motivated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/14\/AR2008061400380.html\">US is Low Key About Alleged Bangladeshi Crackdown<\/a> (Associated Press\/Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As negotiations for an extended US-led troop presence break down, PM Maliki says he may boot out foreign troops: Maliki Raises Possibility that Iraq Might Ask U.S. to Leave (McClatchy) New IAEA raises the possibility that former nuclear scientist A.Q. 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