News, Views, Studies and Entertainment on Core Topics, September 10, 2010

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Southeast Asia

Burma postings are covered daily in a Burma Monitor blog at http://burmamonitor.blogspot.com/

Philippines Leader Faults Police Over August Siege
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/world/asia/10phils.html?ref=todayspaper

SEAP e-newsletter (9/10/10)
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/files/SEAPenewsletter/SEAP%20e-newsletter%2009102010.pdf

Lawyers condemn pardoning of criminals in East Timor as an erosion of democracy and the rule of law
http://easttimorlegal.blogspot.com/2010/09/lawyers-condemn-pardoning-of-criminals.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EastTimorLawJusticeBulletin+%28East+Timor+Law+%26+Justice+Bulletin%29

Thailand Beefs Up Security in Capital Ahead of Coup Anniversary
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Thailand-Beefs-Up-Security-in-Capital-Ahead-of-Coup-Anniversary-102640469.html


The Muslim World

Nigeria on the Brink
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66746/john-campbell/nigeria-on-the-brink

Letter From Srinagar
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/letters-from/letter-from-srinagar

U.S. anti-graft effort appears to miscarry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090907124.html

U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/world/middleeast/10policy.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

A West Bank Enclave Is on Edge
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/world/middleeast/10ariel.html?ref=todayspaper

US soldiers charged with murdering civilians in Afghanistan war
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/0910/US-soldiers-charged-with-murdering-civilians-in-Afghanistan-war?sp_rid=NTkyNjc1NDA2MgS2&sp_mid=4563205

Serbia Drops Challenge to Kosovo's Independence at UN
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Serbia-Drops-Challenge-to-Kosovos-Independence-at-UN-102587754.html

Obama Urges Israel to Extend Settlement Moratorium
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/11/world/middleeast/11diplo.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa1

Afghan Protests Against Koran Burning Turn Violent
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/11/world/asia/11afghan.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=globasasa1


American Studies

Judge rules on military gay ban
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090907733.html

Federal stem cell funding wins temporary reprieve
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090906597.html

Pentagon Plan: Buying Books to Keep Secrets
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/us/10books.html?ref=todayspaper


Global Issues

Changing Course in Moscow
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66743/jeffrey-mankoff/changing-course-in-moscow

Reimagining Eurasia
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66542/samuel-charap-and-alexandros-petersen/reimagining-eurasia

Let's Make a Deal
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66532/gary-hufbauer-and-robert-lawrence/lets-make-a-deal

Release of Chinese activist brings security crackdown to village
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090906958.html

Governments Call for More Coordination to Fight Sex Trafficking
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/More-Co-ordination-Needed-to-Fight-Sex-Trafficking-102632129.html


Minority Groups

Pastor cancels Koran burning
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090907127.html

Immigration law unconstitutional, court rules
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090907024.html

Official's views on Muslim immigration divide Germany
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090906970.html


Internet Studies

Fly to...a whole new website for Google Earth
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/fly-toa-whole-new-website-for-google.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29

Google Earth 5 Download
http://www.google.com/earth/index.html