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June 10, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Last day of campaigning in Iranian presidential elections.
- Palau agrees to resettle 17 Chinese Uighurs from Gitmo.
- Russia abandons WTO bid in favor of joint bid with Belarus, Kazakhstan.
- Major bombing in southern Iraq kills at least 28.
Top of the Agenda: Iran Elections
Iran entered its final day of campaigning before its presidential elections tomorrow. Al-Jazeera reports tens of thousands of people turned out in Tehran to hear incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad give a final appeal for reelection. http://m1e.net/
Several news outlets have noted that Ahmadinejad'
The Economist says the results of the vote could hinge primarily on voter turnout, with higher turnout benefiting the reformists. http://m1e.net/
Background:
A new Backgrounder from CFR explains the role of the Iranian presidency and how the power invested in the office has shifted over the years. The piece also profiles the candidates in tomorrow's election and explains how the vote will work. http://m1e.net/
Analysis:
EurasiaNet has an analysis arguing that Ahmadinejad may be trying to foment a "revolution within the Islamic Revolution" in hopes of establishing a "neoconservative dictatorship with the blessing of the country's spiritual leader." The problem, the article says, is that Ahmadinejad'
Foreign Policy has a new special report on the elections questioning whether a new revolution might be afoot. http://m1e.net/
MIDDLE EAST: Iraq Bombing
A major car bombing in Bathaa, in southern Iraq, killed at least twenty-eight people today (BBC). http://m1e.net/
ISRAEL: Haaretz reports U.S. envoy George Mitchell pressed Israeli officials to open up border crossings into the Gaza Strip and said the United States wouldn't sway in its position that Israel should cease settlement construction in the West Bank. http://m1e.net/
PACIFIC RIM: Palau-Gitmo Agreement
The BBC reports the Pacific island state of Palau has agreed to resettle seventeen Chinese Uighur muslims the United States has been holding at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. http://m1e.net/
CHINA: The Chinese news outlet Global Times reports some Chinese are questioning a government mandate that all personal computers sold in China starting in July contain software that filters some violent and sexual content. http://m1e.net/
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: Pakistan Blast
Investigators in Pakistan are sifting through the rubble of a Peshawar hotel following a blast yesterday that killed eleven people and injured dozens more (Dawn). http://m1e.net/
Meanwhile, the BBC reports over seventy militants have been killed in Pakistan since the country's army opened a major new offensive yesterday in the country's northwest. http://m1e.net/
AFGHANISTAN: Kabul's election commission removed three candidates for Afghanistan'
AFRICA: Interim President in Gabon
Gabon swore in the speaker of its senate, Rose Francine Rogombe, as interim president following the recent death of the country's longtime leader, Omar Bongo (BBC). http://m1e.net/
KENYA: The Daily Nation reports Kenya's new budget signals likely new taxes and higher consumer prices. http://m1e.net/
AMERICAS: U.S.-Cuba Spy Case
The Miami Herald reports the arrest of a couple accused of spying for Cuba in the United States could undermine the Obama administration'
BRAZIL: The News reports Brazil's government launched a major crackdown against militias taking refuge in Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns. The militias are paramilitary bands made up mainly of current and former policemen and firefighters, formed to illegally combat the encroachment of drug traffickers in Rio's slums.
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EUROPE: Britain-EU Bank Dispute
The Financial Times reports London won an important concession from the European Union, which said EU supervisors will not be given the power to force national governments to bail out banks. http://m1e.net/
WTO: Russia's sixteen-year effort to join the World Trade Organization took a turn today as Moscow announced it would abandon its unilateral bid and would pursue joint accession talks with Belarus and Kazakhstan (Moscow Times). http://m1e.net/
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