{"id":687,"date":"2008-06-16T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2008-06-16T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=687"},"modified":"2008-06-16T09:36:29","modified_gmt":"2008-06-16T14:36:29","slug":"news-and-analysis-61608","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/16\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">European countries pursue new aggressive financial action against Iran:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/06\/16\/AR2008061600313_pf.html\">Britain,      E.U. Announce Iran Sanctions<\/a> (Washington Post) <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">In negotiations for a new security framework, Iraqis seek to maintain their sovereignty:<\/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\/16\/world\/middleeast\/16forces.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;ref=world&#038;pagewanted=print\">No      Rushing Talks on Pact With U.S., Iraqis Say<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">President of the Interfaith Alliance, Rev. Welton Gaddy argues that preservation of religious freedom is more important than presidential candidates\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 political maneuvers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/0616\/p09s01-coop.htm\">Candidates: Stop      Misusing Religion<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Former Egyptian cop is criminalized for simplifying human rights abuses in his new book:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/babylonbeyond\/2008\/06\/how-to-save-you.html\">Insider      How-To on Avoiding Police Abuse<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Studies describe how an overwhelming number of innocents and low-level detainees got to Guantanamo\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.mcclatchydc.com\/homepage\/story\/38769.html\">Studies Differ      On Threat From Guantanamo Detainees<\/a> (McClatchy)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and how a lack of habeas corpus unnecessarily kept many of them there:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/detainees\/story\/38773.html\">America&#8217;s      Prison for Terrorists Often Held the Wrong Men<\/a> (McClatchy)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Columnist Kabiru Mato highlights local government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s success where national government fails in Nigeria:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadershipnigeria.com\/product_info.php?products_id=29645\">Dividends      of Democracy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"> (Leadership      Nigeria)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Indonesian civil society organizations call for a new Attorney General after failure to tackle corruption and provide meaningful oversight:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2008\/06\/16\/pressure-mounts-ag-replacement.html\">Pressure      Mounts for AG Replacement<\/a> (Jakarta Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European countries pursue new aggressive financial action against Iran: Britain, E.U. Announce Iran Sanctions (Washington Post) In negotiations for a new security framework, Iraqis seek to maintain their sovereignty: No Rushing Talks on Pact With U.S., Iraqis Say (New York Times) President of the Interfaith Alliance, Rev. 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