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MEMRI Daily: June 1, 2011 -
Jordan PM: Palestinians Have Right of Return; Pakistani Writers Examine Military Links with Al-Qaeda;
Fmr. U.S. Rep. Wants Qadhafi-Style Democracy for U.S.
The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project.
- Jordanian Prime Minister: The Right of Return is the Historic Right of the Palestinian People
- Pakistani Journalist's Report Examines the Presence of Al-Qaeda Cells Within the Pakistan Navy
- Pakistani Writers Examine Pakistani Military's Links with Al-Qaeda Militants
- Former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on Libyan TV: I Offered Qadhafi-Style Direct Democracy to Solve America's Problems
Special Dispatch No. 3882—Palestinians/Jordan
Jordanian Prime Minister: The Right of Return is the Historic Right of the Palestinian People
On May 3, 2011, Jordanian Prime Minister Ma'rouf Al-Bakhit declared that Jordan would not consent to the establishment of a Palestinian state that did not include a guarantee for the right of return. He added that it would act to thwart any "plots" or attempts by Israel to remove the Palestinian issue from the international agenda and would not allow any concessions at the expense of Jordan's supreme interests.
It should be noted that some in Jordan interpreted Al-Bakhit's speech as a harsh and unprecedented warning to the Palestinian Authority against making concessions regarding Jerusalem and the right of return – concessions which would come at the expense of Jordan's supreme interests and be to its detriment, as the host of a large number of Palestinian refugees.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5335.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3881—South Asia Studies Project/Pakistan/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor/Al-Qaeda
Pakistani Journalist's Report Examines the Presence of Al-Qaeda Cells Within the Pakistan Navy
On May 31, 2011, the body of renowned Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad was found in Sarai Alamgir, 200 kilometers from the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. He was allegedly picked up by Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after he wrote a report examining the presence of Al-Qaeda cells within the Pakistan Navy.
The report revealed Al-Qaeda's role in the May 22 attack on PNS Mehran, the headquarters of Pakistan Navy in Karachi. Syed Saleem Shahzad (pictured above) had recently published a book "Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban – Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11." He was picked up by suspected members of the ISI at 6:00pm of Sunday, May 29, two days after he wrote the report. Shahzad was Pakistan Bureau Chief of the Hong Kong-based website atimes.com.
According to another report in the Lahore-based Daily Times newspaper, Human Rights Watch (HRW) had learned that Shahzad was in the custody of ISI, HRW's Pakistan representative Ali Dayan Hasan said. Dayan remarked that the ISI remains a major human rights abuser in Pakistan and it frequently abuses and tortures journalists it disagreed with.
A few hours before Shahzad's body was found, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a non-governmental organization, had expressed "grave concern" at his disappearance.Tony Allison, the Editor of Asia Times Online, expressed his deep concern over the killing, adding: "We will bring the utmost pressure to bear on the authorities over this case. We at Asia Times Online express our deepest sympathies for Saleem's family."
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5334.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3880—South Asia Studies Project/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor/Al-Qaeda/Pakistan
Pakistani Writers Examine Pakistani Military's Links with Al-Qaeda Militants
In the wake of the May 22-23 terror attack on PNS Mehran, which is the Pakistani Navy's headquarters in Karachi, several Pakistani writers examined the Pakistani military's inability to effectively fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan.
In an article titled "Al-Qaeda and Pakistan Army," noted journalist Khaled Ahmed wondered if there could be desertions in the Pakistani military if it decided to effectively fight against Al-Qaeda. Ahmed examined how the Pakistan Army's focus on India prevents it from confronting pro-Al-Qaeda elements within the military.
In another report titled "The Spectre of Islamist Infiltration," Pakistani blogger Raza Rumi narrated cases of Pakistani military officers who have been arrested and dismissed from service over their links with terror groups in recent years. Rumi also cited several incidents of Al-Qaeda militants being arrested from Karachi in 2010.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5333.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3879—Libya/U.S. and the Arab & Muslim World
Former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on Libyan TV: I Offered Qadhafi-Style Direct Democracy to Solve America's Problems
Following are excerpts from an interview with former U.S. congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, which aired on Al-Jamahiriya TV on May 24, 2011.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2955.htm.
Interviewer: "The African Americans suffered from racial discrimination. When the rebels in East Libya caught some dark-skinned Libyans… In South Libya, there are people of various colors, reaching pitch black. God created people of different colors. The rebels treated them as mercenaries, tortured them, cut them to pieces, and killed them in ways unacceptable in any tradition or religion. Have you seen this and what is your comment?" […]
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5332.htm.
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