Posted on November 18th, 2007 by mideast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100322.stm
Summary:
On Sunday, November 18, a senior United States envoy, John Negroponte, strongly urged Pakistani President Musharraf to lift the state of emergency rule, with the thought of the upcoming elections in January 2008. This has been notably the first western action taken against Musharraf and his actions placing Pakistan under the state of emergency. Negroponte [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 18th, 2007 by middleeaststudies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7088013.stm
Summery:
A Sunni group killed 18 Al Qaeda members and took 16 more captive in an assault on one of their secret strongholds last week. The group hopes to exchange the 16 prisoners with the insurgents. The Sunni Islamic Army of Iraq, the faction responsible for the attack, was until recently a key player in the [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 18th, 2007 by mideast
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/world/middleeast/16trial.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Summary:
The Prime Minister of Iraq, Al-Maliki approved the trial of two Shiite officers who have been accused of kidnapping and killing hundreds of Sunni’s. This was tough to get approved because Iraq’s law has never ha high-ranked officers that have been accused of such crimes. This is going to be a big measure on Iraq’s [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 16th, 2007 by mideast
Mehdi Army in ‘reign of terror’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7087500.stm
Summary:
Recently accusations have been made against the Mehdi Army in Iraq. The Mehdi army is a militia under the rule of Moqtada al-Sadr. Recently Iraqi police men spoke out against this organization that they believe is responsible for 670 deaths over the last four years, including 70 women and 60 [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 16th, 2007 by mideast
US accused of killing Iraq allies
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7096755.stm
Summary:
On November 13th, the U.S. encountered what they assumed to be Al-Qaeda militia while searching for Al-Qaeda leaders in central Iraq. Apparently, the U.S. soldiers had knowledge that Al-Qaeda was currently in the area. After calling in several air strikes, an inspection found insurgent weapons in the attack location. [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 15th, 2007 by mideast
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/15/iran.nuclear/index.html
In a recent report, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei said that Iran was restrictive of its atomic energy information. He said that as a result of this the U.N.’s understanding of the Iranian nuclear energy is diminishing. Jalili, Iran’s atomic negotiator, in response to this said that Iran [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 14th, 2007 by mideast
Title: American Security Guard Kills Iraqi Taxi Driver
News Source: BBC News
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7090931.stm
Summary: An American security officer from the firm DynCorp shot and killed and Iraqi taxi driver. This was due to a misunderstanding by the driver of the taxi, who pulled over to let the convoy of security pass him. Yet he then pulled [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 14th, 2007 by mideast
“The Iraq War Anniversary”
Artist: Bob Englehart
Date of Publication: March 21, 2006
Link: http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/872fa034-722d-4694-a8b1-7dd01677eefd.html
This political cartoon brings attention to the bare fact that as of right now, it does not look like America will be leaving Iraq or Afghanistan anytime soon. Personally, I agree with the artist of the cartoon in wondering how long it will be [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 14th, 2007 by mideast
“6 Palestinians Killed in Gaza at Fatah Rally”
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/world/middleeast/13mideast.html
Summary:
In Gaza on November 12 there was a Fatah rally in order to commemorate the death of Yasir Arafat, the starter of the Fatah party. The rally started out peaceful, but Fatah ended up clashing with Hamas; resulting in at least six deaths and one hundred [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on November 13th, 2007 by mideast
BBC News correspondant
13 November 2007
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7092053.stm
Summary:
The war fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing the United States almost double the amount that was originally estimated. A report put out by a Democratic Commitee in Washington states that the war could cost double the originally estimated amount becuase of the indirect hidden costs of the war. [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
