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...part of Morales' stated intention to be the U.S.'s "worst nightmare." He flatters himself, given that Bolivia is, after Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. But the Bush Administration has reason to be spooked. Morales' win has helped build momentum for a resurgence of leftist and often anti-U.S. candidates around Latin America. At least nine presidential races are slated for the region this year, and leftists could win at least five--including those in the two most populous countries, Brazil and Mexico, as well as in coca producers like Peru and Ecuador. Leftists have toppled conservative...
...risen--not only in Latin America but also in some parts of U.S. cities like Boston and New York, where the Venezuelan government--owned company Citgo is providing low-income residents with cheap heating oil this winter. Chávez has surpassed his good friend Fidel Castro as the anti-U.S. idol of the Latin American masses--and as a model for other populist leaders in the region, although few have his petroleum resources to use as a cudgel...
...noted that Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority, which makes up most of the anti-U.S. insurgency, needs to join in its country's political process [Oct. 17]. But is it possible that the Sunni insurgents truly do not know what they are doing? Their unfortunate victims have left behind spouses, children and friends, and those survivors are the people with whom the insurgents will ultimately have to share a country. I doubt that the Shi'ites will ever associate with the Sunni killers as fellow citizens or do business with them. The Sunnis have engendered a legacy of hatred...
...Darkness on the Sunni Side You noted that Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority, who make up most of the anti-U.S. insurgency, need to join in their country's political process [Oct. 17]. But is it possible that the Sunni insurgents truly do not know what they are doing? It is evident that they are proficient in killing innocent people, but to what purpose? Their unfortunate victims have left behind spouses, children and friends, and those survivors are the people with whom the insurgents will ultimately have to share a country. I doubt that the Shi'ites will ever...
...Bush Administration would probably hail this kind of exchange as a sign that some of Iraq's Sunnis--who make up 20% of the population but the bulk of the anti-U.S. insurgency--are willing to participate in a political process they have until now largely rejected. But the Sunni dilemma reveals deep anxieties that cannot be resolved simply by holding elections. Whether or not Sunnis come out to vote in large numbers in Saturday's referendum, the underlying tensions that have pulled Iraq to the brink of civil war aren't likely to disappear. Few Sunnis have faith...