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 to the caricature in the American media:

• The Case for Engagement (The Nation)

Support our troops (as they demand an immediate end to the war):

• There’s Something Happening Here (salon.com)

The Republican lawyer who exposed corruption in the Iraqi adventure is being fired:

• Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office (NY Times)

But nothing can be done to bring back the 78 who died in army custody:

• Thailand Drops Cases Against 92 Muslim Protesters (Reuters)

Desperate effort to find justification for WMD charge backfires:

• U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer (NY Times)

Unarmed women attempt to shield the armed resistance against the Israeli incursion:

• Gunfire Leaves Veiled Woman Dead on a Gaza Street (Reuters)

A close look at how secularism’s failures and the Muslim Brotherhood’s acceptance of democracy account for changes in Egypt’s grass roots:

• The Children of the High Dam (Washington Post)

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