War links
Is the North Korean regime in a slow-motion state of collapse?
The power of one: an incensed academic and his campaign to do something about the suffering in Sudan (which, in a single province, in a single decade, is far, far worse than the entire 80 years of the Arab-Israeli dispute: but, hey, you can’t beat up on the US or the West, directly or by proxy, over it: worse, it might even imply the Israelis have a point).
Iraqis have just elected the only legitimate government between Istanbul and New Delhi. The prestige and moral force of popular representation cannot be denied, even by Washington. Who does the New York Times think wanted this election in the first place? They really can’t help themselves: their virtue is defined by the wickedness of others. (The rest of the piece is quite good.) As might be expected, the Washington Post is better. But funniest of all is Mark Steyn.
About the Iraqi economy: The senior U.S. official noted that the IMF estimates Iraq's economic growth for 2004 will surpass 50 percent, and he observed that Iraq enjoys low inflation, a stable currency and strong foreign exchange reserves.
A prominent conservative columnist denounces the use of torture: More than anyone, it is the war hawks who should be infuriated by it. It shouldn't have taken me this long to say so.
Probably the best foreign reporter in Iraq (a Brit who works for the New York Times), reports: But what was striking was how many people seemed puzzled, and at least mildly irritated, by being asked their ethnic and religious identities, and how, too, they gently rebuked reporters for making an issue of it. Even a suicide bomber failed to stop voters at one polling station.
The power of one: an incensed academic and his campaign to do something about the suffering in Sudan (which, in a single province, in a single decade, is far, far worse than the entire 80 years of the Arab-Israeli dispute: but, hey, you can’t beat up on the US or the West, directly or by proxy, over it: worse, it might even imply the Israelis have a point).
Iraqis have just elected the only legitimate government between Istanbul and New Delhi. The prestige and moral force of popular representation cannot be denied, even by Washington. Who does the New York Times think wanted this election in the first place? They really can’t help themselves: their virtue is defined by the wickedness of others. (The rest of the piece is quite good.) As might be expected, the Washington Post is better. But funniest of all is Mark Steyn.
About the Iraqi economy: The senior U.S. official noted that the IMF estimates Iraq's economic growth for 2004 will surpass 50 percent, and he observed that Iraq enjoys low inflation, a stable currency and strong foreign exchange reserves.
A prominent conservative columnist denounces the use of torture: More than anyone, it is the war hawks who should be infuriated by it. It shouldn't have taken me this long to say so.
Probably the best foreign reporter in Iraq (a Brit who works for the New York Times), reports: But what was striking was how many people seemed puzzled, and at least mildly irritated, by being asked their ethnic and religious identities, and how, too, they gently rebuked reporters for making an issue of it. Even a suicide bomber failed to stop voters at one polling station.