{"id":9266,"date":"2013-06-02T14:11:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T19:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=9266"},"modified":"2013-06-02T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T19:11:17","slug":"news-and-analysis-6213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=9266","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/2\/13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>&#8220;The former soldier, who apologised at sentencing for his crimes, said he wasn&#8217;t seeking sympathy nor trying to justify his actions &#8211; killings prosecutors described at trial in 2009 as one of the worst crimes of the Iraq war&#8221; but that being sent to a war zone had driven him &#8220;crazy&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1340207\/I-didnt-think-Iraqis-humans-says-U-S-soldier-raped-14-year-old-girl-killing-her-family.html\">&#8216;I Didn&#8217;t Think of Iraqis as Humans,&#8217; Says U.S. Soldier Who Raped 14-year-old Girl Before Killing Her and Her Family<\/a> (Daily Mail)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The AKP repression of peaceful dissent is exhausting their political capital:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/05\/31\/us-turkey-protests-idUSBRE94U0J920130531\">Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas in Worst Protests in Years<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/todayszaman.com\/columnist-317071-the-istanbul-problem.html\">The \u00c4\u00b0stanbul Problem<\/a> (Today&#8217;s Zaman)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/blog\/lewrw\/archives\/138449.html\">Turkey&#8217;s Erdogan Gets Taste of His Own Medicine?<\/a> (LewRockwell.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/muftah.org\/why-the-gezi-park-protests-do-not-herald-a-turkish-spring-yet\/#.UapSYBYWbfI.twitter\">Why the Gezi Park Protests Do Not Herald a Turkish Spring &#8212; Yet<\/a> (Muftah)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/jun\/02\/turkish-protesters-control-istanbul-square\">Turkish Protesters Control Istanbul Square After Two Days of Clashes<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Analysts said Sunday&#8217;s ruling seemed likely to irritate both sides in\u00c2\u00a0<b>Egypt<\/b>&#8216;s political conflict: the Islamists would be angry that the chamber&#8217;s legitimacy had been rejected, and the opposition would be annoyed that the house was not dissolved&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Latest-News-Wires\/2013\/0602\/Egypt-s-supreme-court-rules-Brotherhood-led-upper-house-illegal?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+World%29\">Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Court Rules Brotherhood-led Upper House Illegal<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evidence mounts that the rebels possess the chemical weapons that may have been used in the Syrian conflict:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascertainthetruth.com\/att\/index.php\/al-islam-a-terrorism\/intl-qwar-on-terrorq\/128-uncategorised\/862-breaking-news-12-syrian-rebels-found-with-sarin-gas\">12 Syrian Rebels Found With 2kg of Sarin Gas!<\/a> (Russia Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Funny, they don&#8217;t look Jewish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wptv.com\/dpp\/news\/state\/muslim-inmates-join-lawsuit-demanding-kosher-meals-in-prison\">Muslim Inmates Join Lawsuit Demanding Kosher Meals in Prison<\/a> (WPTV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The disgraceful explanation \u00c2\u00a0why the Senate would vote 99-0 for a resolution to\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;impose secondary penalties on US allies&#8221;, lower the bar for war with Iran and interfere &#8220;with the attempt to reach a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear impasse at a delicate time&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationclearinghouse.info\/article35151.htm\">How AIPAC Rules<\/a> (World News Daily)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran drops even a pretense at free and fair elections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/iran-police-detain-aides-presidential-candidate-19308357#.UauXw0DVA1I\">Iran Police Deain Aides of Presidential Candidate<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/iran-court-bans-state-owned-newspaper-months-19307398#.UauX7kDVA1I\">Iran Court Bans State-Owned Newspaper for 6 Months<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Zaytuna both fills a gap in U.S. higher education and follows tradition. 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