News and Analysis (7/20/07)

Amid the fight between religious extremism and military dictatorship, chalk one up for democracy and the rule of law:

• Pakistan Court Reinstates Top Judge in Blow to Musharraf (Agence France Press)

• Pakistan Supreme Court Reinstates Judge (Washington Post)

Despite Russian opposition,

• Kosovo Eyes November 28 Independence Declaration (Reuters)

Iraqis aren’t waiting to withdraw…

• Denmark airlifts 200 Iraqi translators and relatives (Reuters)
  

… but the Bush administration has been insisting that Congress wait until September to judge whether the surge has worked. Would you believe November?

• Iraq Report Boils Down to Competing Time Demands (Washington Post)

Politically motivated war makes for strange bedfellows:

• Deals in Iraq Make Friends of Enemies: In Tactical Shift for U.S., Informal Amnesties Win Some Insurgents’ Cooperation (Washington Post)

Iran may allow inspectors to takes inside photos to prove the peaceful purpose of the Natanz plant:

• More Iran Sanctions Not Before September: Diplomats (Reuters)

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