Tuesday, May 1, 2012

HuffPost Daily Brief: Bin Laden Anniversary.. Afghan Bodybuilders.. Blind Activist's Escape

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan -- One year since U.S. commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad has failed to answer tough questions over whether its security forces were protecting the world's most wanted terrorist.
Chinese Lawyer's Escape Breaks No Laws, But Shames Officials
Activists: Shells Rain Down On Syrian Farming Town
103 Bodies Found After Ferry Capsizes In India
Marine Le Pen Won't Endorse Sarkozy Or Hollande
At Afghanistan Bodybuilding Competition, Competitors Flex National Pride
BLOG POSTS
Adil E. Shamoo: Principled Intervention in Syria
Syria is in a civil war, and there is no unified popular uprising as there was in Tunisia and Egypt. Instead, a divided country is at war with itself. The opposition could suddenly seize power with the assistance of foreign military forces and a slaughter of civilians by both sides could ensue.
Tom Engelhardt: The Obama Contradiction
If Obama is the president of next to nothing on the domestic policy front (but fundraising for his second term), he has the powers previously associated with the gods when it comes to war-making abroad.
Ryan Gosling: Watch I Am Congo -- Because We're Not in It
After you learn a little about Fidel, there are other profiles of courageous Congolese living their lives and standing up for what they believe in. We hope you'll take the time to watch these profiles and get to know Congo and its people a little better.
Yoani Sanchez: Believers and Non-Believers, Sympathizers and Non-Sympathizers
May Day once again will be hijacked. The day will end without demands being made of this boss named "the State" to raise salaries, lower the cost of living, or improve working conditions. Instead, every individual who marches will be taken as a faithful "believer" in the Party.
Majid Rafizadeh: The Clerics and the Islamic Republic of Iran: Unique Narrative of the Arab Citizens Revolt
For most of the world, the Arab Spring has meant the Arab people's struggle for democracy, rule of law and freedom of expression as well as government transparency and accountability. Iranian leaders have explained the Arab uprisings with their own unique narrative.
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