Quick Scan #6

Libya is in a mess (especially for women). Paul Rogers is still worrying about the consequences of an attack on Iran by Israel. In a protest against the ongoing ‘War on Terror’ Afghanistan and Iraq veterans are planning to ceremoniously return their medals at the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20th. In the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne talks sense about the interface between religion and politics, and between religion and intellectual life; and at  AntiWar.com Philip Giraldi talks sense about Islamophobia. The International Criminal Court has refused a Palestinian request to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes during their Operation Cast Lead against Gaza.