{"id":718,"date":"2008-07-17T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=718"},"modified":"2008-07-17T11:13:19","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T16:13:19","slug":"news-and-analysis-71708","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/17\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\"> only understands force: <\/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.csmonitor.com\/2008\/0717\/p12s01-wome.html\">Despite Delays,      Prisoner Swap Leaves Hezbollah Emboldened<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">US<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> Secretary of Defense cites military performance of civilian tasks and lack of attention to economic and political growth as the chief reasons for failure in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Iraq<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Afghanistan<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">:<\/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:\/\/wiredispatch.com\/news\/print\/?id=253931\">Gates Warns of      Militarization of US Foreign Policy<\/a> (AP\/Wiredispatch)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Iranian investment in <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Afghanistan<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> creates industrial improvements, but US officials see it as a sort of proxy war maneuver:<\/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.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20670001&#038;refer=home&#038;sid=aNaIqaODpvrU\">Iran      Pours Cash Into Afghanistan, Seeking Leverage Against U.S<\/a>. (Bloomberg)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Disputes between urban politicians and tribal leaders demonstrate different interpretations of government:<\/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:\/\/wiredispatch.com\/news\/print\/?id=254522\">Iraq Sunni Arab      Dispute May Delay Anbar Handover<\/a> (Reuters North American News      Service\/Wiredispatch)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Saudi oil money is directed toward the construction of brand new cities to prepare for a post-petroleum economy and to attract science and research:<\/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.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/07\/16\/AR2008071602796_pf.html\">Saudis      Look Beyond Oil to New Economy in Desert<\/a> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Washington<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">Increasing debt burden and inflation in Pakistan parallels growing uncertainty on the political scene:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7511104.stm\">Protest Over      Pakistan Share Slump<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Released on bail, Anwar Ibrahim now demands a copy of the police report containing what looks to be politically conceived allegations against him:<\/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.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2008\/07\/17\/anwar-lashes-out-cops.html\">Anwar      Lashes Out at Cops<\/a> (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Jakarta<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"> Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Egyptian man in Spanish Al Qaeda-inspired group will not be convicted twice for the same involvement in a terrorist organization:<\/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:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/7511457.stm\">Four Madrid Bomb      Convicts Cleared<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Hizbullah supporters see it, the recent release of detainees proves that Israel only understands force: Despite Delays, Prisoner Swap Leaves Hezbollah Emboldened (Christian Science Monitor) US Secretary of Defense cites military performance of civilian tasks and lack of attention to economic and political growth as the chief reasons for failure in Iraq and Afghanistan: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}