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Will the US Bomb Pakistan?
As the US prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan, does it have bigger problems with Pakistan? Is the US threatening military action that could have unintended consequences?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs the US prepares to withdraw from Afghanistan, does it have bigger problems with Pakistan? Is the US threatening military action that could have unintended consequences? Also, Israel announces new homes in the West Bank, and a reality check on women's right in Saudi Arabia.
Banner image: Pakistani protesters torch a US flag as they shout slogans during a protest in Multan on September 26, 2011. Photo credit should read S.S. Mirza/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesIsrael Announces More New Homes in the West Bank
Israel today approved construction of 1100 new homes in East Jerusalem. One United Nations official called it " the wrong signal at [a] sensitive time ." The United States called it counter-productive to efforts at negotiations. The UN said the decision should be reversed. Joel Greenberg reports from Jerusalem for the Washington Post .
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On the verge of retirement, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed a Senate Committee last week, with Defense Secretary and former CIA Chief Leon Panetta by his side. Mullen testified that "Haqqani operatives planned and conducted" a recent truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our Kabul embassy.
Read the story36 minVoting, but Not Driving in Saudi Arabia
Two days ago, King Abdulla said Saudi Arabian women have the right to vote and participate in local elections, which the BBC hailed as "potentially the most important advance for women's rights in decades," underscoring Abdulla's stature as a reformist. Today came news that a woman's been sentenced to 10 lashes for driving a car.
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