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“America’s Oldest and Best Friend in the World”
(AP) President Bush has travelled to Israel to celebrate the nation’s 60th anniversary. He met with both Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (abo…children
Central America’s Female Gang Culture
The gang world has always been viewed through a predominately male lens, however the gang culture is seems to be in the midst of a feminine revival. …africa
Different Countries, Different Directions
At The American: A Magazine of Ideas Marian L. Tupy has a perceptive piece on the stark differences between Botswana and Zimbabwe. Tupy’s conclu…middleeast
Some links
Readers of this blog know that, along with Yemen, Lebanon is a particular obsession here, for reasons both strategic and emotional. I’ll still…mideastmedia
Fearing ‘The State Within a State’ Legacy
In response to Hezbollah’s recent show of force against Lebanon’s ruling majority, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari made an in…humanrights
Mobile Murder
Pain carries along with it a burden, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden. You and I both understand this, we have all experienced it. And undoubtedly…warcrimes
June 5 date set for KSM trial
The chief judge for the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the naval detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, set a June 5 court date for the self-profess…religion
Religious Parties in Secular States
A classic example of the complex dynamics surrounding an “Islamic” party in a secular state is Turkey and the AKP (The Justice and Develop…mexico
The Other War of the Mexican Armed Forces
The Mexican armed forces are a pillar of the war against drugs. Indeed, thousands of regular troops are patrolling several municipalities and large ci…lebanon
Cold truce in Lebanon
There are many things to be said about the crisis Lebanon goes through. An update here. Sami Nader said back in 2007 that there are two competing vis…humanrights
Teaching - Taliban style
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is perfectly clear. Everyone has a right to an education. And yet after seven years of bruta…centralasia
Shake Down, Shake Up
Just a quick one today folks. If you haven’t checked it out yet, make sure to take a look at the post on May 11 ‘A Autocratic Dawn’…religion
Historical Reflections on the Meaning of Jihad
This is a Guest Blog written by Zharmukhamed Zardykhan, an Assistant Professor at KIMEP, the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strate…southafrica
The Alexandra Crisis
Chaos in Alexandra continued to escalate through the weekend, though people are doing the best they can to live their lives as normal and many claim n…africa
Zim: Delays and Destruction
With the caveat that news from Zimbabwe these days is increasingly sketchy, it is clear that things there continue to fester. Agustino Zacarias, the U…philanthropy
Invasion: Burma!
Anne Applebaum is a writer that I usually like a lot, and I usually try to maintain a more or less neutral stance on things, but this article in Slat…mideastmedia
Hezbollah Boasts of ‘Arab’ Support
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV boasted yesterday that various groups and individuals in the Arab world have pledged solidarity with the leading Lebanes…election
John McCain on Climate Change
Come on down to the FPA blog on Climate Change to see the post On the Campaign Trail with John McCain. …climatechange
On the Campaign Trail with John McCain
The big news came from John McCain on Monday. McCain Pledges To Combat Climate Change is the story from Reuters’ “Planet Ark” service. In an obvious…warcrimes