{"id":725,"date":"2008-07-25T12:27:05","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T17:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=725"},"modified":"2008-07-25T12:27:05","modified_gmt":"2008-07-25T17:27:05","slug":"news-and-analysis-72508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=725","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/25\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Guantanamo detainee who provided information is now charged by the US in a court that does not recognize the right against self-incrimination: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><\/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.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-hamdan25-2008jul25,0,5236238,print.story\">Hamdan      Case is Built on His Own Words<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">As sectarian strife continues, new unity government in Lebanon tackles the issue of militia weapons:<\/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\/middle_east\/7525216.stm\">Fresh Clashes      Shake Lebanese City<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Iraqi President calls for inter-religious dialogue and encourages Christian refugees to return to Iraq to be part of the social framework:<\/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.nytimes.com\/reuters\/world\/international-pope-iraq.html?_r=1&#038;oref=slogin&#038;pagewanted=print\">Maliki      Invites Pope to Visit Iraq to Help Peace<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Fearing sectarian political interference, International Olympic Committee bars most Iraqi athletes from the games:<\/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\/24\/AR2008072401646_pf.html\">IOC      Says Iraq Won&#8217;t Be Allowed at Olympics<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Jordanian queen uses the Internet to engage with the West and promote moderate Islam:<\/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\/middle_east\/7524933.stm\">Queen Rania      Takes on Stereotypes<\/a> (BBC News)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Turning the tables in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Great Game\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tradition, insurgent groups may now be using attacks by foreign forces to eliminate their opponents:<\/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.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/taliban-factions-may-be-using-british-forces-to-assassinate-rival-commanders-876801.html?service=Print\">Taliban      Factions May Be Using British Forces to Assassinate Rival Commanders<\/a> (The      Independent)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Uncertainty surrounding the new coalition government, judicial crisis, and Taliban insurgency drives investors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fears:<\/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\/0725\/p06s02-wosc.html\">Inflation Adds      to Pakistan&#8217;s Troubles<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Despite \u00e2\u20ac\u0153restoration\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of diplomatic relations, the closing of a state-owned Iranian station is just one indication of lingering enmity:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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