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                                                                              last site update: 7/2/09
News and Analysis

[posted 7/2/09]

Recently unclassified interviews with Hussein illustrate his obsession with a perceived Iranian threat:

“Much of the destruction was wanton and deliberate, and was carried out in a manner and circumstances which indicated that it could not be justified on grounds of military necessity.” – Amnesty International…

…Meanwhile, Israeli Court ordered a stronger indictment for a solider charged with “improper conduct” after shooting a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian:

“The government’s continued reliance on evidence gained by torture and other abuse violates centuries of U.S. law and suggests the current administration is not really serious about breaking with the past” – ACLU lawyer Jonathan Hafetz

Iranians describe the breakdown of rule of law and their punishment for expressing their political beliefs:

Entrenching themselves into the local community, US forces hope to develop a relationship with the Afghani citizens while promoting local governance  as an alternative to Taliban rule:

Prompted by the Dean’s unwillingness to address Muslim bigotry,

[posted 7/1/09]

US strategy in Afghanistan will focus on three underlining objectives, “security; economic development and reconstruction; and governance by the Afghans under the rule of law”:

With the help of his powerful allies, Ahmadinejad continues to crack down on the opposition:

Although the Pakistani government has a strong support from its citizens, “large majorities opposed all aspects of the U.S.-led war in neighboring Afghanistan”:

As Israel’s blockade slowly suffocates the Palestinian fishing industry, which once employed up to 45,000 and brought  in $10 million annually …

… Hamas is dismayed by the “international indifference” towards Israeli piracy:

“One thing remains clear, Palestinians will refuse to go down in history as those Muslims and those Arabs who sold out on Jerusalem…. [T]he conclusion is: no deal is better than a bad deal”:


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