Netanyahu: No apology, no compensation to Turkey over Gaza flotilla:
"Israel cannot apologize for our soldiers being forced to defend themselves against the mob that almost slaughtered them," Netanyahu said during an interview with Israel's Channel 1. Ref. Source 1
Pakistan: We're dying of hunger'
Surrounded by brown, fast-shifting water, the 40 or so families in the village-turned-island had received no food, no medicine and no news on when they might be rescued. Ref. Source 9
'Pakistan Will Always Support the Taliban
Newly Disclosed Documents Shed More Light on Early Taliban Offers, Pakistan Role
By Jeremy R. Hammond
The Taliban were "'looking for a way out' of the problem with bin Laden". The U.S. Was urged to "find a way to compromise with the Taliban", and possible "ways that the U.S. And the Taliban might use to break the impasse" were suggested, including "the possibility of a trial in a third (Muslim) country" Ref. Source 9
US general warns Pak of entering its land to stop terror:
A top US military commander has warned the Pakistan army that America could launch ground operations in the tribal areas, if Islamabad refused to dismantle the militant network in North Waziristan. The New York Times (NYT) reports the warning by General David H Petraeus Ref. Source 6
Pakistan furious over Nato cross-border Taliban raids:
Pakistan's foreign ministry condemned the incursions as a "clear violation and breach of the UN mandate under which Isaf operates", saying it had made a formal protest to Nato. "In the absence of immediate corrective measures, Pakistan will be constrained to consider response options," said Abdul Basit, the foreign ministry spokesman. Ref. Source 8