-More than 50 percent of Afghans say their country is moving in the right direction but more than one-third of the population now says the U.S. led war in Afghanistan is headed in the wrong direction.
-U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters that he would raise American concerns about the unintended consequences of military action against Iran in a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
-Leaked documents reveal that a group of Americans — including a Washington terror expert, a veteran C.I.A. officer, a GOP operative, and a Kansas City lawyer — offered to assist Muammar Qaddafi and his family in negotiating an exit strategy from Libya in exchange for a $10 million retainer.
-The Commerce Department is investigating whether surveillance technology manufacturer Blue Coat Systems of Sunnyvale, CA, was aware that their products were used by the Syrian government to monitor dissidents.
-A leader of the burgeoning rebellion in Syria said that members of the army who’ve defected plan on defending civilians and “responding to escalation with escalation.”
-Even as a Turkish official denied that a buffer- or no-fly-zone was in serious consideration, a leader from the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood said the Syrian “people will accept Turkish intervention” — though not a Western one.
-After protesters stormed the parliament building, the Kuwaiti Emir hinted at a tough crackdown when he ordered that “all necessary measures” be taken to ensure national security.
-Despite a history fraught with conflict between the two nations, the U.S.-supported African Union is considering sending Ethiopian troops into Somalia to help stabilize the anarchic, war-torn nation.
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