By: David Bibo
A roundup of the day’s national and international security news: Coalition government dissolved in Gaza, Hamas in charge, Gates says US will continue with plan for European missile defense – in Europe, Egypt cracking down on dissenters, Reid takes a swipe at outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman, DoJ investigates the Attorney General, and the surge is complete.
[NYT, Today's Zaman, WaPo] Hamas has taken control of Gaza, flushing out scores of Fatah officials. Abbas dissolves coalition government. Hamas grants amnesty to Fatah. White House ambivalent?
[NYT] Despite Russian protests, US won’t back away from European missile defense sites.
[NYT] Egypt cracking down anew on dissenters?
[NYT, WaPo] Reid questions Pace’s candor, calls him out of touch, and hints at a new forthcoming Congressional debate on Iraq.
[WaPo] Gonzalez under investigation by his own department.
[WaPo] The “surge” is officially complete, no drop in violence seen.
Tags: Congress, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, Gates, Gaza, Gonzalez, Hamas, Iraq, Missile Defense, Pace, Russia, Surge
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