Mosaic Intelligence Report

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: November 5, 2010) Al-Qaeda issues a threat against Christians. Dozens of Iraqi worshippers are killed in a church in Baghdad. Will the ethnic strife in Iraq expand to include Christians? And who is driving this wedge?

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 8, 2010) Pakistanis still suffer from the effects of devastating floods. Attacks by U.S. drones enrage civilians, and militants torch NATO tankers. Is Pakistan a failed state?

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: October 1, 2010) Direct talks between the Palestinians and Israel might collapse. Will Netanyahu agree to extend the settlement freeze? And, does the prospect for a Palestinian state remain viable?Read more on the Huffington Post

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: September 17, 2010) The U.N.'s top envoy for Somalia warns about the growing insurgent threat. Why is Western media failing to report on Somalia? And will al-Shabab overrun Mogadishu?

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: September 10, 2010) Burn a Koran Day gains momentum while drawing international scorn. Why did Reverend Jones become an overnight sensation? Is Islamophobia on the rise in America?Read more on the Huffington Post

The Listening Post looks at how the American media constructed the 'Ground Zero mosque' story as well as the impact social media is having on business today. If you are across the American media then we doubt you missed this story. Plans to build an Islamic community center near the site where the World Trade Center used to stand in New York has triggered a heated, often irrational and frequently inaccurate debate. The community center is constantly referred to as the 'Ground Zero mosque' by the media. From that phrase alone you can begin to understand why this story gained so much traction. Misleading the public into believing that a mosque -- not a community center -- is being built at the place where the U.S. was attacked by Islamic extremists -- albeit two blocks away -- will always get a reaction. Link TV's Jamal Dajani weighs in on the controversy.

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 27, 2010) Abbas and Netanyahu will finally sit face to face. Will Obama succeed in bringing the elusive peace to the Middle East? Or, will this be just another lost opportunity?Read more and share your thoughts on the Huffington Post.

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 20, 2010) Pakistan's flood crisis may require the largest aid effort in modern history. Yet, flood aid has been too slow and too little. Is donor fatigue to blame? And, will governments answer the plea?Read More on the Mosaic Blog.Learn how you can help.

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 13, 2010) Obama reconfirms his commitment to the Iraq drawdown. But a top Iraqi general says troops won't be ready till 2020. Will the US completely withdraw from Iraq? And what role will American contractors play?Read more on the Huffington Post

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: August 6, 2010) The year 2010 is far from over, yet the Middle East has witnessed a series of close encounters with major wars. What are Arabs afraid of? And why is Barack Obama's popularity sinking fast?Read more on the Huffington Post

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: July 2, 2010) Netanyahu says he will release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in return for Gilad Shalit. Why the sudden change of heart? And will Netanyahu survive?Read more on the Huffington Post.

The Listening Post takes a look at the on-air video wars following the Gaza flotilla attack. Mosaic Producer Jamal Dajani contributes to this report. When news editors woke up on the first day of June, the story that an aid ship on course for Gaza had been raided by Israeli forces would have already come down the wire. The ship was called the Mavi Marmara and had a Turkish crew, nine of which were killed in the raid. The vessel was also carrying a host of camera laden journalists, but strangely global news agencies only had two minutes of edited footage to broadcast. Why? Because all the journalists on board the Flotilla were incarcerated and their equipment confiscated, so the two minutes of footage that the world actually saw was carefully screened by the Israeli military. Considering the whole incident took place over a number of hours yet the footage released represented just a fraction of that time, there appears a very deliberate effort to conceal details of what actually occurred. And many media outlets around the world were guilty of uncritically buying the limited narrative fed to them - that Israeli soldiers killed hostile flotilla crew members in self-defense. However, as the captive journalists were steadily released, so was their side of the story, the other angle for the broadcasters to consider - one of an aggressive military raid that claimed nine lives.

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: June 17, 2010) The US imposes more sanctions on Iran. Iranian President Ahmadinejad remains defiant. Are sanctions enough to stop Iran's nuclear program? And who will pay the price?Read more on the Huffington Post

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: June 11, 2010) Turkey votes against UN sanctions on Iran. Erdogan is a hero in the Arab world. Did Turkey abandon its EU dreams? And why is it looking towards the East?Read more and share your thoughts on the Huffington Post

(Mosaic Intelligence Report: June 4, 2010) Nine activists are killed as a result of the Israeli attack on an aid flotilla heading to Gaza. Israel claims that the activists were armed. But thousands of outraged demonstrators pour into the streets of major cities across the globe to condemn Israel. Was the attack justified and was there a cover-up?Read more & share your thoughts at the Huffington PostTake a Poll