{"id":82949,"date":"2020-08-06T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82949"},"modified":"2020-08-06T20:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T01:32:49","slug":"news-and-analaysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82949","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/6\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The investigation is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used in fertilizers, came to be stored at the facility for six years&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/4475998de078a93bbe91b7ac9d43ada2\">Negligence Probed in Deadly Beirut Blast amid Public Anger<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India&#8217;s feeble concession to journalists unable to do their jobs because of the Internet shutdown in Kashmir: 15 minutes at one of four computers in a Srinagar hotel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/04\/media\/kashmir-media-freedom-dst-hnk-intl\/index.html\">Journalists Have Died for Their Reporting in Indian-Administered Kashmir. But Since Last Year, Few Dare to Print the Truth<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sheldon Richman is &#8220;happy to hear that [Rogan] did not apologize for&#8221; saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my entire life\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/srichman\/2020\/08\/04\/regarding-seth-rogen-some-feelings-ought-to-be-hurt\/\">Regarding Seth Rogen: Some Feelings Ought To Be Hurt<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the year of oppression in Jammu and Kashmir &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/kashmir-year-misery-200803034110995.html\">In Kashmir, a Year of Misery<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; Pakistan has failed to get the U.N. or the OIC to address the problem, perhaps because its hostility to India goes well beyond that particular issue &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/spooked-by-rafales-pak-says-it-is-disturbing-that-india-continues-to-amass-military-capabilities-beyond-its-security-requirement\/videoshow\/77262476.cms\">Pakistan Fails in Another Attempt to Raise Kashmir at UNSC, Members Say It&#8217;s a Bilateral Matter<\/a> (Economic Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/discusses-kashmir-time-india-ended-autonomy-200806065413635.html\">UN Discusses Kashmir for Third Time Since India Ended Autonomy<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/oics-reluctance-to-convene-fms-meeting-on-kashmir-upsets-pakistan\/articleshow\/77395889.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\">OIC&#8217;s reluctance to convene FMs meeting on Kashmir Upsets Pakistan<\/a> (Economic Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and even n Pakistan, a demonstration in solidarity with Kashmir ends with dozens wounded by a grenade attack for which an ethnic Sindhi armed separatist group takes credit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/dozens-wounded-grenade-attack-pro-kashmir-karachi-rally-200805160700625.html\">Dozens Wounded in Grenade Attack at Pro-Kashmir Karachi Rally<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Zara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/north-africa-west-asia\/iran-how-kill-language\/\">Iran: How to Kill a Language<\/a> (Open Democracy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Denver police have opened a homicide investigation and said there is evidence of arson in the case&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/muslim-advocates-group-calls-for-hate-crime-investigation-in-suspected-arson-that-killed-family-of-5\/\">Muslim Advocates Group Calls for Hate Crime Investigation in Suspected Arson that Killed Family of 5<\/a> (KDVR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;He will be replaced in the special envoy role by Elliott Abrams, who currently serves as the Department&#8217;s special representative for Venezuela, Pompeo said. Abrams will maintain that role&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/06\/politics\/brian-hook-resigning\/index.html\">US Special Envoy for Iran Stepping Down<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A year without school because of the Indian aggression is extended by the Coronavirus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/more-lifestyle\/curfews-strikes-shutdowns-kashmir-schooling-now-more-challenging-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-in-the-valley\/story-kauVvSc8fUFasJILaHSJaI.html\">Curfews, Strikes, Shutdowns: Kashmir Schooling Now More Challenging as Coronavirus Cases Surge in the Valley<\/a> (Hindustan Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The investigation is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used in fertilizers, came to be stored at the facility for six years&#8221;: Negligence Probed in Deadly Beirut Blast amid Public Anger (AP) India&#8217;s feeble concession to journalists unable to do their jobs because of the Internet shutdown in Kashmir: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82949","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\/82949","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82949"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82963,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82949\/revisions\/82963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}