News and Analysis (11/17/06)

In the Netherlands freedom of expression is a one-way street:

• Dutch To Ban Wearing Of Muslim Burqa In Public (Washington Post)

But Israel has always refused “to negotiate with terrorists:”

• Islamic Jihad Offers ‘To Stop Attacks If Israel Stops’ (AFP)

A glimmer f Hope For An End To the violence that has claimed 200,000 lives:

• Sudan Still Disagrees on Detail of Darfur Force (Reuters)

The proponent of free markets was also an opponent of the military draft, an especially violent variation on slavery:

• Milton Friedman, RIP (antiwar.com)

“Killing soldiers is war; killing civilians is murder. This is not merely my opinion. It is an article of my faith:”

• Spying on the Terrorists (Washington Post)

Should Iran be concerned?

• Saudi Arabia Is Experimenting with Peaceful Nuclear Technology, Saudi Diplomat Says (International Herald Tribune / AP)

Leon Hadar on what to expect next from the people who brought you the War in Iraq:

• Rumors of a Neocon Death Are Highly Exaggerated (Right Web)

Michael Young thinks we are returning to the days of “reliable thugs:”

• Kiss Goodbye to a Liberal Middle East (Daily Star)

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