{"id":717,"date":"2008-07-16T10:05:53","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=717"},"modified":"2008-07-16T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2008-07-16T15:20:37","slug":"news-and-analysis-71608","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=717","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/16\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\" \/><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 10\" \/><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><meta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" \/><meta content=\"Word.Document\" name=\"ProgId\" \/><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 10\" name=\"Generator\" \/><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 10\" name=\"Originator\" \/>\n<link rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object  classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object> \n\n<style> st1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/  @font-face \t{font-family:Wingdings; 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font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/world\/asia\/article4342945.ece?print=yes&#038;randnum=1216215713631\">Malaysia      Braced for Riots After Sodomy Arrest of Anwar Ibrahim, Opposition Leader<\/a>      (Times Online)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Two years after the Second Lebanese War, Hezbollah sees a victory in the exchange of bodies and a UN-supported prisoner deal:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/articlePrint?articleId=USL16516924._CH_.2400\">Hezbollah,      Israel Swap Corpses on Lebanon Border<\/a> (Reuters)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Top diplomat will still call for Iranians to abandon their nuclear program, but upcoming discussion indicates a shift in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7509315.stm\">US Troops Abandon      Afghan Outpost<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6meanwhile the Afghan President\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s political maneuvers signify a failed national government:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/world\/international-afghan-election.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;pagewanted=print\">Karzai      Sacks Attorney &#8211; General After Presidency Bid<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Analysts believe Egyptian military has already hand-picked a successor in light of the current president\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s declining health:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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