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Top Shiite cleric in Iraq calls for unity

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76364727&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The leader of the Sunni-backed coalition that won the most seats in Iraq's March election said the country's most influential Shiite cleric assured him in a meeting Sunday that no group would be excluded from the new government.

Iran spy chief says 3 jailed Americans are spies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76363093&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's intelligence minister on Sunday signaled that Tehran might be open to a prisoner swap with the U.S. for three Americans jailed in Iran since last July.

Relatives: 3 Pakistanis innocent in Times Sq. case

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76361396&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Relatives of three Pakistanis detained for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing protested the men's innocence Sunday, saying their fervent religious beliefs do not mean they are Islamic extremists.

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76360162&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.

US has uphill struggle in key talks with China

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76360095&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. hasn't swayed China yet on the need to punish North Korea and Iran heading into high-level talks between American and Chinese officials on greater security and economic cooperation, a senior Obama administration official said Sunday.

Jihadis make their way to Pakistan training areas

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76358729&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The path to terrorist training in Pakistan is well worn — developed and maintained by established militant groups that have operated for decades. They are open to those — Americans included — with enough determination and savvy to navigate both the extremist networks and the dangerous borderlands.

Yemeni cleric advocates killing US civilians

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76357742&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An American-Yemeni cleric whose Internet sermons are believed to have helped inspire attacks on the U.S. has advocated the killing of American civilians in an al-Qaida video released Sunday.

US official: At odds with China over NKorea, Iran

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76355636&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The United States and China are still at odds about how to deal with North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship it has been blamed for, a senior U.S. official said Sunday. They also remain apart on the specifics on new U.N. sanctions to impose on Iran over its suspect [...]

With death sentences, Iran seeks to cow opposition

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76355367&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK It didn't take much for Iranian courts to sentence 10 people to death over the country's post-election turmoil. For one prisoner, the main evidence was that he allegedly sent videos of protests abroad.

Israeli nuclear whistleblower back in jail

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=76348817&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Israeli nuclear whistleblower who spent 18 years in prison went back to jail Sunday for violating the terms of his parole.