Hamas Fighters Display Mix of Swagger and Fear

This shows one important fact aboutthe Gaza war.  Gaza is small and verycrowded and many Hamas fighters are civilians and it is almost impossible to fight without civilians being endangered.  This isone...

Live: England off to a cautious start

England skipper Kevin Pietersen won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the third one-day international on Thursday. The start was delayed by 45 minutes due to hazy conditions, reducing play to...

Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Talks begin on Zimbabwe power-sharing deal

Talks began today between the Zimbabwean government and opposition parties. These talks are aimed at bringing an end to the country's political crisis and constant violence.Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai...

VANOC seeks to influence school programming

More Olympic hijinks..."According to CP, VANOC is moving aggressively to provide "lesson plans" to teachers in grade schools, high schools and universities that focus on the Olympics. The organization has an...

US Papers Thu: New Cautious Optimism on Iraq

"distrust of virtually anything the Administration says about Iraq, real military progress is taking place and the U.S. team in Baghdad is actively seeking matching political and economic progress"...."What is critical to understand, however, is that while the surge strategy...

Flying Pig Moment

"This may be THE Flying Pig Moment of 2007. The New York Times has published an editorial by MICHAEL E. O’HANLON and KENNETH M. POLLACK that reflects much of the cautious optimism that we’ve seen since the...

Police issue letter bomb advice online

"POLICE are warning people to be extra vigilant after the recent spate of letter bomb attacks. There is no intelligence to suggest Hampshire is a target, but police are urging people to take extra care when handling mail. Officers are in contact with local companies and...

Ecuador's Correa claims victory

"Ecuador's presidential candidate Rafael Correa has claimed victory in Sunday's run-off election. Three exit polls and an unofficial quick count indicated Mr Correa had gained around 57% of the vote while Alvaro Noboa polled about 43%. Mr Noboa has said he won the election...

Police More Cautious of New Child Welfare Law

Police plan to use the case of a malnourished 5-year-old girl who was not immediately taken from the care of her mother's boyfriend to train officers on what is and is not allowed under state child welfare law.

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