Arab Liberals on the "Terrorist Doctors" Plot in the U.K.

The recent failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow provoked a great deal of commentary among liberals in the Middle East and North African media, in particular due to the alleged involvement of a number of doctors in the plot. Some writers dwelt on the paradox [...]

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In an article published in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa and in the English-language Kuwaiti daily Arab Times, the editor-in-chief of both papers, Ahmad Al-Jarallah, wrote that Iran was increasingly taking control of countries in the Middle East – including Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and the Gulf states – in order to strengthen its position in [...]

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Topics in this Week’s News Include:
1. Committee Leadership Changes: Congressman Vic Snyder (D-2nd/AR) stepped down as Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee for Military Personnel this past week to become the new Chairman of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. <<more>>
2. TRICARE Over-the Counter Drug Demonstration Project: The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act of [...]

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The Taliban have warned Australian SAS troops they will be treated as the enemy as soon as they begin their deployment in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Arab and other Asian foreign fighters have joined the Taliban insurgency, according to the top NATO military commander in Afghanistan.
The insurgents appear in their propaganda videos to be an ill [...]

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces have seized 200 explosive belts from a truck they say crossed into Iraq from Syria Wednesday.
That word comes from a spokesman for the Interior Ministry.
The driver of the truck is being held for questioning.
Iraq’s government and U.S. authorities have been accusing Syria of allowing foreign fighters to cross into Iraq. [...]

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At 19, Amanda Nelson should be going to the beach and preparing for college in the fall. Instead, she left for Iraq last Friday to fight with Rhode Island’s 169th Military Police Brigade, based in Warren. The youngest female in the brigade, she’s thrilled to go.
"I’m excited," she said. "No, no. I’m ecstatic."
She may not [...]

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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2007 – A senior police advisor to the Afghan government described a new more heavily armed and heavily armored Afghan police unit during [...]

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BAGHDAD U.S. and Iraqi forces have retaken a remote Iraqi village that was attacked by Sunni extremists Monday.
Lieutenant Colonel Fred Johnson says the militants attacked the village of Sherween after fleeing the U.S. offensive in Baqouba. Johnson said the U.S.-Iraqi forces killed 19 militants in the battle overnight. He did not comment on any casualties [...]

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Staff Sgts. Erika Lee, top, and Nicole Siegler made angels on the lawn at Volk Field near Tomah, Wis.They were among the first of 2,600 Minnesota National Guard soldiers coming home this month after nearly two years on active duty.
CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS. — Minnesota National Guard soldiers Christina Brinig and Cara Blazei marched off a [...]

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Report Points to Limited Progress
Struggling to defend its Iraq policy, the Bush administration in a 23-page classified report will point to limited progress being made by the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad. The primary argument will be that lawmakers should wait until September to judge the U.S. strategy in Iraq.
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Head of Marines [...]

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