Tzipi Livni may face new challenges in forming a governing coalition thanks to Ehud Olmert's comments on the necessity of certain concessions on the part of Israel. Olmert's frank admission that Israel will probably have to withdraw from East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights pushed Kadima (Olmert and Livni's party) to the […]
The formation of a breakaway party of erstwhile African National Congress members comes ever closer to fruition. Former Defense Minister Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota, who resigned from his post after Mbeki's forced resignation, has “dropped a bombshell” and “served his divorce papers” to the ANC. Lekota seems determined not only to sever his ties with the ANC […]
For the second time in less than a month, China cut interest rates today, supporting efforts to strengthen domestic economic growth. The 0.27 percentage point cut brought the rate for one-year bank loans to 6.93 per cent and followed a reduction of the same size announced in mid-September. China's consumer price inflation has fallenfrom a […]
… according to Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte. Is this going to be like the provincial elections, where they agree to not agree yet about the hard things, and then sign off on the decisions that were reached months ago? Since the contested presence and status of military contractors is such a sensitive issue, for […]
Dr. Qanta Ahmed, an American Muslim who spent some time practicing medicine in Saudi Arabia, answers questions for VOA on her new book about Saudi Arabia, In The Land of Invisible Women. She objects to Wahhabiism and calls it a “bastardization” of Islam, enumerating the injustices done to women in particular under the Saudi regime […]
Pakistan's new spy chief briefed lawmakers Wednesday in an unusual private session focused on the fledgling government's fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants entrenched in the tribal belt along the Afghan border. The government called the special session of parliament as it sought political unity to stabilize this key U.S. ally in the war on […]
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/y4XqaIWchQE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]The 2nd Presidential Debate and the 2nd time each candidate failed to inform the American public of the fight ahead or layout a clear strategy for victory for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here is the transcript and video. Regarding military force and strikes in Pakisani territory, Obama emphasized this as a […]
Rami Khouri at the Daily Star enumerates the reasons why Arab countries should be concerned about the downturn.
Mohja Kahf has a piece in Sunday's Washington Post on the wonderful things about being a Muslim woman, including the egalitarian practice of signing marriage contracts, the provisions Islam makes for women acquiring property when they get married, and the generally egalitarian spirit of God as articulated in Islam. It's important to remember that Islam […]
One of the unquestionable triumphs of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe before things fell apart was his education policies. The envy of Africa, Zimbabwe's educational system was an area that Mugabe chose to emphasize to counteract the malign neglect of the Ian Smith years. Thus it is doubly tragic that the education system has for all intents and […]
From his love of Deep Purple to his penchant for Savile Row suits, Medvedev's a bit of a Brit at heart. And today, our Personable Putinist boldly followed his Cuddly Conservative soul-mate into the final frontier….the cyber-frontier! History was made as President Medvedev became the first head of state to have a Video Blog, […]
I meant to write about this right after the news came out but I got sidetracked with the election drama. In his newest book, “The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008,” Bob Woodward confirms the rumor that the US is spying on Nuri al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister, as well as other top Iraqi […]
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