Middle East
- On the anniversary of the War of 1967, Jonathan Cook takes a look at Shin Bet and Bizshara, and Saree Makdisi, Edward Said's nephew, eloquently makes the case for one secular state in Israel-Palestine.
- Nizar Latif interviews the elusive Moqtada al-Sadr, who, the article notes, has taken to wearing a white shroud in combination with his usual black turban, "a symbol of his willingness to be martyred, and his belief that death is close at hand."
The US
- Military judges in separate decisions throw out charges against Omar Ahmed Khadr of Canada and Salim Ahmed Hamdan of Yemen, (temporarily) thwarting the US government's system of trying Guantánamo detainees. Classified as "enemy combatants" instead of "unlawful enemy combatants," these men are sure to be charged on different grounds following a re-group on the part of the Pentagon.
- Mit Romney: poised for entry into the White House.
- And thanks to JL, again--No Empires kept meaning to include an article on Cindy Sheehan's disillusionment, and here it is.
- David Vest on the second Democratic debate and the "Democrats War." No Empires supports Dennis Kucinich as a rare politician with a spine in the US.
Europe
- Diana Johnstone explains why Sarko's appointment of "progressive"/opportunist Bernard Kouchner shouldn't surprise anyone.
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