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...hardline-style Islam on Mogadishu. Because the city has been off limits to most reporters and diplomats, it is difficult to tell what plans Mogadishu's new mayors have for the capital or the country beyond. In the letter Sheikh Sherif dismisses concerns that they "intend to establish an anti-U.S. and Western government in Somalia. This is not true. Such an agenda is against our objectives and goals since this would contradict our wish for there to be a peaceful Somalia...
...that Chavez is a would-be dictator in the mold of Fidel Castro and a threat to hemispheric stability. But if Chavez can use his combination of financial clout and pan-Latin charisma to keep the Puerto Iguazu parties united, it would undoubtedly help raise his standing from an anti-U.S. firebrand to the sort of regional coalition-builder Latin America has never had. Alex Main, a former international relations advisor to Chavez, concurs: "This is the first time we've seen a real challenge to the unity of the new Latin American left, and to keep it together...
...more moderate, appealing image to regain some of the prestige he has lost in recent months. Clashes between al-Qaeda, which mainly comprises foreign fighters, and homegrown Iraqi insurgent groups have been interpreted as an indication that al-Zarqawi is no longer the all-powerful figure leading the anti-U.S. forces in Iraq. He has also attracted criticism for his group's deadly attacks on Iraqi Shi'ites...
...generally pro-American population and a vibrant civil society, and its clerical leaders are increasingly forced to accommodate to these realities. If Iran is reassured, it could be only a matter of time before a pro-U.S. stance is adopted, and the quest for a now-primarily anti-U.S. nuclear deterrent dropped. True, eroding an entrenched autocracy and dispelling nationalist predilections for a nuclear state are not simple tasks. Yet the solution lies in appealing to Iran’s strong interest in reconciling with the U.S. Bullying and demonizing only undermines both these objectives. Taro Tsuda...
...Especially in an election year, the continuing corruption scandal is a big embarassment to Lula, a man whose measured discourse and conservative fiscal policies marked him as Latin America's moderate alternative to radical, anti-U.S. leftists like Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. But amazingly, it has done little to affect his popularity with the general public, which has shown a steadfast refusal to believe Lula knew what was going on, accepting his claim that "no one in this country can lecture me on ethics...