Current News July 9

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Highlights:
>7/9 FBI data management obsolete | 7/7 Allegations of massacre of 5000 Taliban prisoners | 7/4 The limits of American power l 7/2 Egyptian Al-Qaeda leader's saga highlights Al-Qaeda's disarray | 7/1 Al-Qaeda threat to US targets difficult to assess | 6/23 Citing rapes and attacks by Taliban, Afghan women appeal for extension of British troop presence | 6/24 New Afghan government a disappointment to many

>6/24 US base-building in Gulf | 6/16 Bush administration OKs CIA kidnapping, of Sadaam Hussein | Background on CIA plots | 6/15 Bush administration tensions build, Powell rumored to consider leaving after elections | More on tensions |

>7/1 Ha'aretz: Why the sudden world silence over Sharon's policies? | 6/26 Bush condemnation of Arafat seen as "speech written by Sharon" in Israeli press | 7/1 Israel begins dismantling 20 illegal settlements too costly to defend | 6/24 Israeli fence plans indicate bombings influencing national borders | 5/23 Israeli government approves more settlements |  5/16 Israeli human rights group reports illegal seizures by Israel of 42% of West Bank | US questions Arafat-bombing link; weakened Arafat cannot stop attacks | Fisk challenges Israeli report linking Arafat with bombings | 5/3 H uman Rights Watch accuses IDF of war crimes in Jenin, doubts massacre, urges investigation | Arafat criticized for turning over militants to gain his own release | US Congress backs Sharon

> Jews for Justice paper on history of conflict | Overview of current Israeli-Palestinian hostilities | NYReview of Books: Israel on the Road to Nowhere | Carter proposes cutting aid to Israel | Edward Said on Israel's offensive | US Poll shows support for Palestinian state growing | Tariq Ali: Letter to a Young Muslim | Saudis give Bush Mideast peace proposal

> Overview of problems faced by Afghan women

>5/1 Clashing with UN, Israel may face forced inquiry if UN Jenin panel cancelled |  4/28 Egyptians seek to join Palestinians |  4/21 Israeli government debates evacuating settlements | 4/22 Sharon refuses settlement pullback, government may fall |  Nablus withdrawal delayed by Israeli extremists |  4/19 Segment of US right argues Israel should not be restrained |  Al Qaeda claims Tunisia explosion 4/16 | 4/15 Wolfowitz booed at pro-Israel rally | 4/9 Ha'aretz editorial: Sharon's outdated ideas | 4/11 Sharon losing support in White House | 4/3 Bush, born again, much more sympathetic to Israel than father was | Arab regimes facing popular pressure to support Palestinians , another story on difficulties posed by popular protests for Arab regimes |

> Critical news source: Electronic Intifada | Jerusalem indymedia |  An assessment of press coverage and bias regarding Israel - Palestine

> Oil crisis/recession possible? 4/9

> Anthrax update 3/30

>4/8 British senior diplomat outlines doctrine of "Liberal Imperialism"

>Israeli army faces unprecedented internal protest against attacks on Palestinians |2/18 Retired Israeli generals urge pullout from Occupied Territories | 2/22 Threat of Middle East war increases | 2/22 Sharon promises buffer zones, attacks dissent | Fisk on US Mideast policy flaws | 3/1 IDF invades Palestinian camp, over 20 dead | Second female suicide bomber injures three IDF troops

> 4/28 Bush administration reportedly decided to delay Iraq invasion |   US moving toward unilateral war against Iraq | 2/14 plans for up to 200,000 US troops reported | 2/15 Some Iraqi opposition reject the "Afghan" approach to Sadaam | US troops active in the Phillipines | Britain offers conditional support for attacks on Iraq | 4/1 The NEXT WORLD ORDER? US unilateralism predicted

> 5/16 US, Iran face off in western Afghanistan |  2/15 Much larger international force seen necessary for Afghan stability, but support dwindles | Report that US targets non-Taliban warlords opposed to Kabul | 2/22 CIA warns of possible collapse into civil war | Karzai's influence limited, often illusory

>Attacks tax cut package seen as hypocritical | Part 2 of tax cuts | Arianna Huffington: Operation Enduring Avarice | War mobilization sets up Boeing bailout | 2/6 STIMULUS PACKAGE STOPPED IN SENATE

>List of 9/11 victims

>3/3 Current administration assessment of terrorist nuclear threat |  3/1 Concerned about possibility of nuclear attack on DC, Bush activates shadow government | >Concerns over terrorist acquisition of nuclear material: collection of articles |Guardian: Afghanistan was "awash" with uranium

> December raid in Kosovo nets aid workers | Algerian suspected of training pilots now free on bail

>2/16 Assassination of minister reveals severe splits in Karzai government | Iran and US bribing rival warlords | Iran funneling money to Dostum

>Defense contractors see Bush budget as "good news for the industry" | 2/12 Congress faces budget limits in meeting defense plans

>Afghan warlords clash over king's return | Battle leaves over 50 dead as local warlord challenges Kabul appointee

>Divisons within Fatah reflect growing belief Israel will not negotiate | 2/5 Israel assassinates five Palestinians | Latest suicide bombing injures 26

>Egypt's successful war against terror includes antipoverty effort 

>Donors worry Afghan aid will further factionalize the country, increase conflict

>An Israeli decries demolition of Palestinian homes by army

>Text of Mushareff speech promising crackdown on groups engaged in terrorism in Kashmir

>The limits of reform: Post-Taliban judge promises to use smaller stones

>Global Exchange brings American relatives of 9/11 victims to meet survivors of American bombing in Kabul

>Questions over purported contact between hijacker and Iraqi agent in Prague

>Israeli human rights group criticizes Israeli army shootings

>Deals allowed many Taliban to escape; in the south, some Taliban start new political party

>bin Laden tape released, transcript here | Article

>An Israeli paper raises questions concerning the recent suicide bombings in Israel

>Hezbollah and the anti-terrorist campaign

>Colin Powell on Israeli-Palestinian conflict: is it about suicidal Islamic fanaticism, or 50% unemployment?

>UN Human Rights Commissioner tells Israel to stop terrorizing the Palestinian population

>Analysis of Taliban-Al-Qaeda relationship

>Fighting Al Qaeda, CIA has relied on foreign agencies to torture suspects

>Oil as a factor in US policy decisions | Oil conspiracies?

>Washington Post: Hidden campaign of detentions

>Unintended consequences: Historical review of US policies in the region

>ACLU urges postponement of Florida intelligence database measure

>Analysis of the war, its goals and methods