http://www.instablogs.com/ Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners New released report of Ha'aretz, one of the top three Israeli widely distributed newspapers, talks about an expectation of releasing Palestinian prisoners away from any expected deal that linked to Shalit release; the Israeli soldier who had been kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza 2 years ago. Buried in a report on the Sunday decision to release 250 Palestinian prisoners was information concerning the fate of dozens of members of Palestine's Legislative Council (PLC), abducted from Ramallah shortly after the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Obama war policy promises peace and stability There is general skepticism about President elect Barack Obama’s war policy as something effectively bringing peace and stability in the Pak-afghan region. Pakhtoon community residing in Pakistan and Pakistani people in general, are also concerned about safe return of Afghan refugees to their homeland. If President Obama reinforces America’s military presence in Afghanistan not only will these refugees lose hope of getting back to their homeland in peace but more war torn Afghans will arrive in Pakistan to seek shelter. An overburdened economy and poor law and order situation will aggravate making life harder for the people in both the countries. Pakhtoon communities in both the countries therefore expect Mr.Obama to revise his war policy and come up with a peace plan in the region. Mexican army to slow drug fight President Calderon recently promised in a human rights progress report to the United Nations, that the Mexican army would gradually be pulled from the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering, but would not give specifics in when or how. Many have criticized Calderon for deploying more than 40,000 soldiers across Mexico. The National Human Rights Commission says some of them have tortured, raped, and even killed civilians. Authorities argue the use of soldiers is imperative in the nationwide crackdown on the drug ...