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Somalia: How Colonial Powers drove a Country into Chaos : "Somalia had every reason to succeed: an advantageous geographical situation, oil, ores and only one religion and one language for the whole territory; a rare phenomenon in Africa. Somalia could have been a great power in the region. But the reality is completely different: famine, wars, lootings, piracy, bomb attacks. How did this country sink? Why has there been no Somali government for approximately twenty years? Which scandals stand behind those pirates who hijack our ships? In this new chapter of our series “Understanding the Muslim World”, Mohamed Hassan explains for us why and how imperialist forces have applied in Somalia a chaos theory."

Binyam Mohamed Torture Evidence Must be Revealed, Judges Rule : Information Clearing House - ICH : "February 10, 2010 'The Guardian' -- Three of Britain's most senior judges have ordered the government to reveal evidence of MI5 complicity in the torture of British resident Binyam Mohamed – unanimously dismissing objections by David Miliband, the foreign secretary. In a ruling that will cause deep anxiety among the security and intelligence agencies, they rejected Miliband's claims, backed by the US government, that disclosure of a seven-paragraph summary of classified CIA information showing what British agents knew of Mohamed's torture would threaten intelligence sharing between London and Washington, and therefore endanger Britain's national security."

FBI Wants To Follow You Around The Internet - The Consumerist : "FBI chief Robert Mueller wants ISPs to track everything their customers do on the Internet, and keep those records for two years. The government plan would give the FBI access to 'origin and destination information' for all users. Hey, at least they're not doing it in secret and lying about it. The FBI says it's not interested in actual content; they just want to know who you are, where you've been and what you did while you were there. Oh, goody."

Conservative Muslim village raided by Bosnian cops | Antiwar Newswire : "A remote Bosnian village that is home to highly conservative Wahhabi Muslims was raided Tuesday by hundreds of police who said they were searching for an unspecified security threat."

Israeli Defence Minister warns of apartheid state without peace (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics : "Tel Aviv - Israel risks becoming an 'apartheid' state if it does not guarantee voting rights to its Arab citizens and achieve peace with its neighbours, warned Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak Tuesday night. Speaking at a strategy session, Barak said that Israel needs to work as a democracy if it moves to establish peace with all its neighbours. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad joined Barak in calling for a continuation of the peace process. 'This region has suffered for far to long,' he said. The Palestinians urgently need a new 'political horizion.'"

Al Jazeera English - Europe - France denies citizenship over veil : "The French government is refusing to grant citizenship to a foreign man who forces his wife to wear the full Islamic veil, amid a fierce debate in the country about national identity. Francois Fillon, the French prime minister, said on Wednesday he would sign a decree barring the man from receiving French nationality, adding that he 'has no place in our country'. The decision comes just days after a parliamentary panel called for a law to ban the wearing of full Islamic veils in public institutions such as schools, hospitals and transport."

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Blast hits Pakistan school opening : "A roadside bomb has killed at least eight people, including three US military personnel and four school girls, near a girls' school in northwest Pakistan. Local police said that Wednesday's blast was caused by an improvised explosive device. The US embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, said the Americans were in the area to attend the opening ceremony of the girls' school when the bomb exploded."