Aoun’s failure to bring Christian votes turns what was predicted to be a highly competitive election into a blow to Hezbollah and its allies:
- U.S.-Backed Alliance Wins in Lebanon (NY Times)
Details murky in a raid leaving an American contractor dead:
- Iraqi Security Forces Arrest Five American Civilians (Washington Post)
“The Americans have become paranoid about Pakistan… They are losing their objectivity, and I think they need a reality check.” Talat Masood, a retired Pakistani general
- Why the Taliban Won’t Take Over Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor)
Mass illiteracy, equipment loss, crime and corruption are among the difficulties of creating an effective Afghani army:
Will economic troubles force reconciliation between Palestinian factions:
- Palestinian PM Seeks Aid Money (Al Jazeera)
In a Q&A session, the only conservative candidate challenging Ahmadinejad finds “Islam without Muslims” in the West even as he faults it for “too much individualism:”
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