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Khatami’s trip to the US, the first of such a high-ranking official since Washington cut ties with Iran in the aftermath of the 1979 hostage crisis, comes as the United States is seeking punitive action against Iran for failing to meet a United Nations deadline on suspending its uranium enrichment program...
...divides them at present, there's an additional peril: The more radical elements of Hamas and Fatah have traditionally responded to any movement toward rapprochement or renewed negotiations by launching new acts of violence aimed at provoking harsh Israeli retaliation and, as a result, sabotaging progress. And the political aftermath of Lebanon for the Israeli leader suggests it's unlikely that any such provocation will go unpunished. So, while the leaders do their best to look busy on the peace front, they are unlikely right now to transcend their more customary hostile relationships...
...immediate aftermath, along with the shock and the anger, there was a true feeling of coming together and solidarity: neighbors helping neighbors, friends helping friends, strangers helping strangers. All the dividing lines, none of that mattered. Our great challenge, I think, is to keep those positive aspects of civic unity alive. I do think people remember how we were able to come together when we needed to, and I think that resonates on this fifth anniversary. It reminds us of our goodness, our heroism, and our capacity for compassion...
...Maliki's credibility may also be a casualty of the battle, or at least its aftermath. The fight, in essence, put him and his government's claims to have a viable path to a national reconciliation plan to the test: either they are prepared to fight costly battles to defeat committed Shi'ite militiamen, or they are willing to cede control of neighborhoods and cities to the militias. In Diwaniya, it now seems, the government has chosen the path of least resistance, gaining a measure of calm in the city on Sadr's terms...
...fire superintendent for New Orleans, has seen the stress take its toll on his first responders as well. Over 40% lost their homes to Katrina; a third are still not able to live with their families. Yet, unlike the police force, not one left his job in the aftermath of Katrina. A majority saw someone die or suffer an injury during or after the storm, and 22% had to recover dead bodies. By June, all they were finding was bones in rubbish piles...