{"id":860,"date":"2008-12-09T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T17:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=860"},"modified":"2008-12-09T12:33:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T17:33:54","slug":"news-and-analysis-120908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=860","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 12\/09\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blame for the massacre in Baghdad should extend to the Blackwater organization and the Bush administration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/12\/08\/AR2008120803297.html\">A Whitewash for Blackwater?<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Targeting Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a charitable organization seen as the successor to Lashkar-e-Taiba could have drastic impact on support for the Pakistani government:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/1209\/p01s01-wosc.html\">Pakistan on Tightrope with Militant Raid<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The politics of &#8220;martyrdom&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/12\/08\/AR2008120801087.html\">Five 9\/11 Suspects Offer to Confess<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will the recent violence led by settlers shift the Israeli right to a more moderate or radical position:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2008\/1209\/p06s02-wome.html\">Does Hebron Clash Signal New Round of Settler Revolts?<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hackers target computers with oversight in Iraq and Afghanistan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-cyberattack28-2008nov28%2C0%2C6441140.story\">Cyber-Attack on Defense Department Computers Raises Concerns<\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Egypt plays grinch who stole Eid and prevents smugglers from bypassing the Israeli- blockade for celebrate of the sacrifice of Abraham:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/ap\/2008\/12\/06\/news\/ML-Egypt-Livestock-Smuggling.php\">Egypt Police Interdict Livestock Set for Gaza<\/a> (International Herald Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israel allows a limited amount of food and fuel into Gaza, not addressing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/12\/07\/AR2008120702657.html\">shortage in currency<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/middleeast\/2008\/12\/2008129113110983360.html\">Gaza Crossings Open &#8216;Temporarily&#8217;<\/a> (Al Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best strategy to curb Iran&#8217;s nuclear weapon development includes accepting their intentions to enrich uranium for powerplants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-irannukes9-2008dec09,0,738348.story\">Arms Expert Urges Moderate Approach on Iran<\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blame for the massacre in Baghdad should extend to the Blackwater organization and the Bush administration: A Whitewash for Blackwater? (Washington Post) Targeting Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a charitable organization seen as the successor to Lashkar-e-Taiba could have drastic impact on support for the Pakistani government: Pakistan on Tightrope with Militant Raid (Christian Science Monitor) The politics of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-860","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\/860","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}