{"id":693,"date":"2008-06-23T10:05:25","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=693"},"modified":"2008-06-23T10:05:25","modified_gmt":"2008-06-23T15:05:25","slug":"news-and-analysis-62308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/23\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have charges dropped and\/or are freed from jail under new sweeping amnesty law meant to promote reconciliation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiredispatch.com\/news\/?id=222699\">Iraq Courts Order      20,000 Freed Under Amnesty<\/a> (Reuters\/Wiredispatch)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Government-forced Arabization programs after years of French colonization leads to religious and social schizophrenia among Algeria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s youth:<\/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\/23\/world\/africa\/23algeria.html?_r=1&#038;hp=&#038;oref=slogin&#038;pagewanted=print\">In      Algeria, a Tug of War for Young Minds<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Competition offers better programming and reporting than American state-funded broadcasting:<\/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\/22\/AR2008062201228_pf.html\">U.S.      Network Falters in Mideast Mission<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Consumer taste and security costs account for decline in coverage of the Iraq occupation:<\/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\/23\/business\/media\/23logan.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;partner=rssuserland&#038;emc=rss&#038;pagewanted=print\">Reporters      Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Politics escalate religious tensions between China\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s minorities:<\/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-fg-muslims23-2008jun23,0,2564247,print.story\">Tensions      Rise Between Tibetans, Chinese Muslims<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Despite new unity government, politico-sectarian clashes continue in Lebanon:<\/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\/middle_east\/7252473.stm\">Clashes Rock      North Lebanon City<\/a> (BBC News) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Indonesian faith-based civil society steps up its youth programs to counter increase in religious violence:<\/span><\/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\/23\/interfaith-tour-seeks-promote-tolerance.html\">Interfaith      Tour Seeks to Promote Tolerance<\/a> (Jakarta Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have charges dropped and\/or are freed from jail under new sweeping amnesty law meant to promote reconciliation: Iraq Courts Order 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