Zbignew Brzezinski and William Odom map out a better way to deal with Iran …
- A Sensible Path on Iran (Washington Post)
… as the credibility of the Bush administration continues to be strained by its shunning of Iran while engaging with a country it accuses of genocide …
- Bush Straddles His Hard Line in Engaging Sudan (Washington Post)
- U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Faults Iran’s Lack of Cooperation (Christian Science Monitor)
- Iran Withholds Key Nuclear Documents: Program Still Peaceful, U.N. Agency Says (Washington Post)
… while U.N. troops in Sudan and other conflict areas are accused of “rape, child prostitution, pornography, sexual assault, and the trading of food and mobile phones for sex”:
- Call for Watchdog to Monitor Peacekeeper Child Abuse (Guardian Unlimited)
- Peacekeepers ‘Abusing Children’ (BBC)
Afghani locals cheer Marines for relieving them from the Taliban’s oppressive taxes on opium production:
As Sadr’s popularity erodes, he seeks to further his studies and moderate his position in order to achieve the status that his father’s death had thrust upon him:
- Iraqis Losing Patience with Militiamen (LA Times)
- Sadr Pursues Image to Match His Power (Washington Post)
In Iran, the new parliament may mean problems for Ahmadinijad over economic mismanagement, such as the 215% inflation rate:
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”–2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:
Muslim community leaders and scholars demonstrate the flexibility of Islamic law in coping with variations of time and place:
- Muslims Try to Balance Traditions, U.S. Culture on Path to Marriage (Washington Post)
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