Month: November 2006
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News and Analysis (11/3/06)
Even the architects of the Iraqi invasion have to admit the effort has failed, but they do not blame themselves; they blame incompetence of the administration, the treachery of those who oppose them and the “depravity†of the Iraqis: Neo Culpa: Now the tell us (Vanity Fair) Scott Ritter visits Iran and finds no resemblance…
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Would Extremists Accept a “Hudna?”
Commenting that Ahmed Yousef’s suggestion in the NY Times for a “hudna” (more than a cease fire, less than a permanent peace treaty) between the Palestinians and the Israelis makes sense, Gordon Johnson asks whether the extremists would be willing to consider it. He quotes a remark by the deposed prime minister of Somalia implying…
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News and Analysis (11/02/06)
Too busy suppressing political dissent? Egyptian police neglect to protect girls from attacks by hundreds of young men in Cairo on Eid: Cairo Street Crowds Target Women (BBC News) Military claims no force is involved when strapping detainees to a chair and using “tubes inserted into their nostrils and down into their stomachs†to feed…
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News and Analysis (11/1/06)
Troubled, yes; just not enough to stop the aid. U.S. Troubled By Sentencing of Egyptian Politician Senior advisor to Palestinian Prime Minister calls for “more than a truce:†Pause for Peace (NY Times) After four years of death: Israel Opens Door to Saudi Proposal (Chicago Tribune) Olivier Roy says most Islamists are ready for engagement,…
