“A secret police document shows that the NYPD recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Muslims and their mosques based solely on their religion”:

• Muslim Groups Plan Rally After NYPD Intel Report (AP / abc News)

As America gives a mixed response to Israel sabre-rattling …

• Iran Working on Missile that Could Reach the US, Warns Israel (Christian Science Monitor)
• U.S. Officials Concerned by Israel Statements on Iran Threat, Possible Strike (Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
• Israel’s Public Campaign Against Iran Has West on Edge (Christian Science Monitor)
• US Def. Sec’y Panetta Says Iran Must Not Have Nuclear Weapon, Urges Toughness in Nuke Dispute (AP / Washington Post with Foreign Policy)

… Khamenei dismisses military threats as evidence “that America has no way but using force and bloodshed to achieve its goals, which further harms America’s rulers, international and domestic credibility,” and adds that “sanctions will benefit us. … More imposed pressures mean more self-reliance for Iran“:

• Iran’s Top Ayatollah: We’re trumping the West, but Beware Infighting at Home (Christian Science Monitor)

“Photos of Brebesh’s body, seen by Human Rights Watch, show welts, cuts and the apparent removal of toenails, indicating that he was tortured prior to death” constituting the latest of numerous claims of mistreatment by detainees being held in jails across the country”:

• Libyan Diplomat Omar Brebesh Dies ‘Under Torture’ (BBC)

Suiniing the Quebec provincial police for $100,000, the “Muslim man alleges he’s become a terror suspect simply because of a workplace quip – he says all he did was tell his sales staff to “blow away” the competition at a trade show”:

• Muslim Alleges Pep Talk Led to Terrorism Suspicions (CBC News)

Has the Arab spring reached Kuwait? “Opposition secures 34 out of 50 seats in snap parliamentary elections held after anti-corruption protests in December’:

• Kuwaiti Islamist-led Opposition Wins Majority (AlJazeera)

Anger over the soccer fatalities “may provide an opportunity for civilian politicians to come to grips with the military”:

• Egypt Soccer Riot: Could it Hasten Military’s Exit from Politics? (Christian Science Monitor)