Yet another major political protest, this time in Malaysia. The protest was aimed at the ruling party which has a near-monopoly control of political power. The protests follow recent very large protests in the Czech Republic (100,00 protesters) and Quebec (180,000 protesters). The Occupy movement continues its global march.
The former head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency has accused the Netanyahu government of misleading the public over the nuclear threat from Iran. This assessment follows a similar assessment in March by the former head of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. There appears to be a concerted effort within Israel to forestall the possibility of an attack on Iran.
Despite weeks of attacks between Sudan and South Sudan over border disputes, UN efforts at mediation have been rejected. The African Union has insisted upon its primacy in this dispute, a sign that the AU regards the UN with great suspicion. This step is a healthy one for the African Union; now, however, it has to prove that it can handle the job more effectively than the UN. Let us hope that it succeeds.
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