{"id":695,"date":"2008-06-25T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T15:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=695"},"modified":"2008-06-25T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T15:51:51","slug":"news-and-analysis-62508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=695","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/25\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Concerned about an American electoral regime change, Israel urges Washington to strike Iran now, while the U.S. continues to keep Syria in pariah status, despite its recent efforts to break out of international isolation: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2008\/06\/24\/eveningnews\/printable4206201.shtml\">Israel      Prodding U.S. to Attack Iran<\/a> (CBS News)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/0625\/p04s01-wome.html\">Can Syria Avoid      Sanctions With A U.N. Nuclear Inspection?<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">U.S. military leadership\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s answer to more sophisticated attacks is to propose an increase in troops rather than a change in policy:<\/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-usafghan25-2008jun25,0,5493694.story\">Afghanistan      Attacks Up 40% in East, Pentagon Says<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Seeking to be hip and holy, glossy publications cater to a new generation of the faithful while providing non-Muslims a glimpse of Muslim-Americans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 lives:<\/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\/0624\/p04s01-usgn.htm\">Muslim-American      Magazines Explore Identity<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Musharraf-appointed court\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision on election disputes could strain the opposition\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s alliance: <\/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\/south_asia\/7472834.stm\">Court Delays Key      Pakistani Poll<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Underemployed Iraqi professionals sacrifice economic security for personal security following sensitive contract work with U.S. authorities abroad:<\/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\/24\/AR2008062401661.html?hpid=artslot\">Driving      Cabs Instead Of Building Bridges, Iraqis Languish in U.S.<\/a> (Washington      Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Insecurity and inaccessibility of Somalia hides horrible conditions following drought and civil war:<\/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\/7472109.stm\">Somali Catastrophe      &#8216;Largely Unnoticed&#8217; <\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Activists hoping to challenge Indonesian government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fuel price hike policy were met by police water cannons:<\/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\/25\/student-protests-turn-violent.html\">Student      Protests Turn Violent<\/a> (The Jakarta Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerned about an American electoral regime change, Israel urges Washington to strike Iran now, while the U.S. continues to keep Syria in pariah status, despite its recent efforts to break out of international isolation: Israel Prodding U.S. to Attack Iran (CBS News) Can Syria Avoid Sanctions With A U.N. 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