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May 29, 2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- High alert in Pakistan following Taliban warnings, NWFP bombings.
- Abu Ghraib again at issue following British media reports.
- North Korea issues warning to United Nations.
- Fiat pulls out of Opel-GM talks.
Top of the Agenda: Shifting Fight in Pakistan
Major cities in Pakistan went on high alert today after warnings from the Taliban and a series of attacks yesterday in the country's North West Frontier Province. Al-Jazeera reports heavy security has been deployed across the capital, Islamabad, after three bombings in Peshawar and one in Dera Ismail Khan. http://m1e.net/
Meanwhile, Pakistan's military continued its offensive against Taliban in the Swat Valley region. Dawn reports the military cleared a militant stronghold in Peochar yesterday, killing twenty-eight rebels. http://m1e.net/
Background:
Former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin, explains the advance of the Pakistani Taliban in this podcast. http://m1e.net/
A profile of the ISI, Pakistan's military intelligence agency which some experts say retains ties with militants. http://m1e.net/
An interactive map of Pakistan's turbulent tribal belt. http://m1e.net/
MIDDLE EAST: Iran Explosion
A suicide bombing at a mosque in the Iranian city of Zahedan, near the Afghanistan-
Al-Jazeera quotes the governor of the province, who says the attack appears to be an attempt to destabilize the region ahead of upcoming presidential elections. http://m1e.net/
ISRAEL-PALESTINE: Meeting yesterday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was confident Israel's new government would ultimately recognize that a two-state solution is in its best interests (BBC). http://m1e.net/
PACIFIC RIM: N.Korea Warning
Pyongyang warned today that it would take "stronger self-defense counter-measures" should the United Nations take action to punish its recent nuclear test (Yonhap). http://m1e.net/
S.KOREA: Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans gathered in Seoul today to pay their respects to South Korea's former president, Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide last weekend (Korea Times). http://m1e.net/
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: Afghan Elections
After security complaints from some candidates, and isolated attacks, Afghanistan'
INDIA: India reported economic growth of 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a decline from 2008 but still better growth than many analysts had expected (BBC). http://m1e.net/
AFRICA: Nigeria-U.S. Tensions
Members of Nigeria's ruling party accused Washington of working to destabilize Abuja's government and forging plots with opposition groups (This Day). http://m1e.net/
SUDAN: Sudan's military says it has seized a town near the Sudan-Chad border from rebels (BBC). http://m1e.net/
AMERICAS: Abu Ghraib Again At Issue
Five years after photos initially surfaced of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib detention center in Iraq, the photos taken at the camp are again at issue after a former U.S. army major general alleged to the British paper the Telegraph that additional, unreleased photos show U.S. soldiers raping inmates. Here is the Telegraph article. http://m1e.net/
The White House press secretary said the story got many details wrong. http://m1e.net/
President Obama has reversed his initial position that he would release all remaining photos, saying that the photos are graphic and would put U.S. and British troops in harm's way.
Philip Gourevitch, writing in the New York Times, argues that Obama's decision not to release the photos should be viewed differently from the Bush administration'
EUROPE: Fiat-Opel Talks
The Italian automaker Fiat pulled out of German-government led talks on the future of the Opel, the German automaker owned by the beleaguered U.S. firm General Motors. Fiat said any deal for Opel would expose it to "extravagant risks" (FT). http://m1e.net/
BANKING: The European Commission unveiled a plan for tough new rules governing finance (AFP). http://m1e.net/
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