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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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17 Dec 2006 07:14:42 AM |
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OT: How Iran's Leader Keeps the West Off Balance |
How Iran's Leader Keeps the West Off Balance
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17MacFARQUHAR.html?ref=weekinreview&pagewanted=all
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
For Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, being compared to Adolf Hitler is better than
being asked about civil liberties in Iran.
The Whispers and the Why Nots
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17cooper.html
By HELENE COOPER
The capital awaits a masterstroke on Iraq, and even a radical proposal
of Darwinian proportion is part of the buzz.
An Atheist Can Believe in Christmas
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17kennedy.html?ref=weekinreview
By RANDY KENNEDY
Mistletoe, yes. Sleigh bells, sure. Chestnuts, why not. God, no thanks.
The Vanishing
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/magazine/17wwln_lede.t.html?ref=magazine
By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL
Why hardly anyone mourns the collapse of George Bush's authority.
Books by John Yoo and Bruce Ackerman
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Zakaria.t.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all
Reviewed by FAREED ZAKARIA
Does the "war on terror" require completely new laws? Two books
examine the question.
'War Made New'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Bunting.t.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all
By MAX BOOT
Reviewed by JOSIAH BUNTING
From gunpowder to the computer, Max Boot traces military technology.
'Dangerous Nation'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Wheatcroft.t.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all
By ROBERT KAGAN
Reviewed by GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT
From the beginning, the United States was a player, often a ruthless
one, in the great game of nations, says Robert Kagan.
'Imperial Life in the Emerald City'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Goldfarb.t.html?ref=review
By RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN
Reviewed by MICHAEL GOLDFARB
Rajiv Chandrasekaran examines the Green Zone as both seat of power and
playground for Americans.
'Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Thomas.t.html?ref=review
By IAN W. TOLL
Reviewed by EVAN THOMAS
In tracing the origins of America's Navy, Ian Toll captures the zest
for action that seized young warriors.
'Khrushchev's Cold War'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Lawrence.t.html?ref=review
By ALEKSANDR FURSENKO and TIMOTHY NAFTALI
Reviewed by MARK ATWOOD LAWRENCE
The authors study the cold war's most dangerous years from the Soviet
side.
'A Shameful Act'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Bass.t.html?ref=review
By TANER AKCAM
Reviewed by GARY J. BASS
A historian digs into state records to explain the Armenian genocide.
'Into the West'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/books/review/Sullivan.t.html?ref=review
By JAMES M. McPHERSON
Reviewed by ROBERT SULLIVAN
James M. McPherson considers an era of American history that is as
important as it is overlooked.
Unfinished Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/opinion/17sun1.html
The departing Republican Congress has left the new Democratic majority
much urgent, unfinished business to restore due process, civil
liberties and the balance of powers.
If You Love Lebanon, Set It Free
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/opinion/17grenier.html?pagewanted=all
By ROBERT GRENIER
The best hope for American interests in the Middle East is not to
isolate and minimize Hezbollah, but to further integrate it
politically, socially and militarily into the Lebanese state.
As Nepal Shakes Up Ancient Order, All Is Up in the Air
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/world/asia/17nepal.html?ref=world
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The ground rules of nationhood are radically changing in Nepal after
King Gyanendra returned the government to an elected Parliament.
Policy on Morning-After Pill Upsets Chile
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/world/americas/17chile.html?ref=world
By LARRY ROHTER
A measure to make the morning-after pill available free at state-run
hospitals has generated complaints and challenges in the country.
King of Tiny Bhutan Steps Down Early to Make Way for Son
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/world/asia/17bhutan.html?ref=asia
By REUTERS
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan has abdicated to make way for his
26-year-old son to become monarch.
Gingrich, on a Mission, Has No Time to Campaign for '08
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/washington/17gingrich.html?ref=politics
By JOHN M. BRODER
Newt Gingrich has set his sights not on the presidency, but on the
restoration of God to a central place in American government and
culture.
Hearts, Minds and Schools
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR2006121501814_pf.html
By Lawrence E. Harrison
Sunday, December 17, 2006; B03
The war in Iraq has produced many casualties. One lesser-noticed one
may be the death of an idea -- the idea that the culture of a nation or
region can be transformed quickly by well-intentioned foreigners. The
recent report of the Iraq Study Group scarcely mentions the grand goals
of bringing democracy to Iraq, and instead contemplates a drawdown of
U.S. combat troops. It seems that the notion of transforming the
political culture of the Middle East has been drawn down as well.
"Are the people of the Middle East somehow beyond the reach of
liberty?" President Bush asked in 2003. "Are millions of men and women
and children condemned by history or culture to live in despotism? I,
for one, do not believe it." As his audience applauded, he went on to
criticize the "cultural condescension" of skeptics who believe that
Islam and democracy don't mix.
GOP Contenders on a Tightrope
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR2006121501638.html
By George F. Will
Sunday, December 17, 2006; Page B07
During the 1956 presidential campaign, comedian Mort Sahl said:
"Eisenhower stands for 'gradualism.' Stevenson stands for 'moderation.'
Between these two extremes, we the people must choose!" Half a century
later, war abroad and cultural flux at home make for more dramatic
choices. The campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination
has been roiled by a recent event and an occurrence 12 years ago.
The Iraq Study Group's report increased the likelihood that John McCain
soon might have to abandon either his current recommendation regarding
Iraq or the moral judgment that is the basis of that recommendation.
And his most formidable rival -- so far -- for the nomination,
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, must square his current courtship of
social conservatives with what he said in his courtship of gays and
lesbians during his unsuccessful campaign for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat
in 1994.
A Call to Hussein-Era Soldiers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/16/AR2006121600349_pf.html
Iraqi Premier Urges Members of Disbanded Army to Join New Force
By Nancy Trejos and K.I. Ibrahim
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, December 17, 2006; A33
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on
members of former President Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to join
Iraq's new security forces in an effort to restore peace to the
war-racked country.
Maliki's remarks came at the beginning of a two-day national
reconciliation conference intended to unite ethnic, religious and
political groups behind a strategy for ending the sectarian warfare
that kills scores of civilians each day.
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