462. Moral Outrage?

Kabul, Afghanistan -- A large crowd swarmed a military base and numerous demonstrations turned deadly Friday in Afghanistan, the fourth day of fallout after NATO troops burned Qurans at a military base, officials said.

The developments came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama apologized for the incident at Bagram Airfield this week, calling it an unintentional error.
(tags:Foreign Policy, Political Series, Politics, Defense, Military, 9-11, Koran, Quran, War, Terrorism, Afghanistan)

459. Foreign Policy Dichotomy, or Conundrum?

World powers convening Friday in Tunisia are mapping out a plan to deliver humanitarian aid, call for a cease-fire and give political legitimacy to the Syrian opposition, while details emerged that Arab nations have begun supplying arms to Syrian rebels.

The diplomatic developments follow opposition claims that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces are now emulating elsewhere the shelling attacks against the besieged city of Homs that have left hundreds dead. (read more: http://alturl.com/3y6rg)

(tags: Political Series, Politics,  Foreign Policy, Libya, Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Bashar al-Assad, Syria)