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...face; freedom of speech does not entail state subsidy of speech. But state subsidy of organizations that advocate particular causes can have the appearance of state support. This is exactly one of the problems the Mexico City Policy sought to avoid. The 1994 UN population conference at Cairo asserted the right of all states to determine their own abortion laws; non-intervention in the matter is then surely the safest course for America. But groups like IPPF are actively involved in agitating for changes in abortion laws across the globe. Indeed it even encourages affiliates to “bend?...

Author: By Roger G. Waite | Title: The Road Down from Mexico City | 2/8/2009 | See Source »

Bring a Friend. To celebrate Barack Obama's Inauguration, Ethiopian Airlines is offering a free companion ticket to any of its 32 destinations in Africa, including Nairobi, Cairo and Johannesburg, from Washington's Dulles Airport. Book Feb. 1 through March 30. 800-445-2733 (See 10 things to do in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valentine's Deals That You'll Love | 1/26/2009 | See Source »

...Negotiations in Cairo over terms for extending the current truce have reached an impasse: Israel is offering an 18-month cease-fire that would involve only a partial opening of the sealed border crossings into Gaza from Egypt and Israel, while Hamas is demanding a complete reopening of the crossings as part of a one-year truce. And that stalemate could bring more trouble for the tunnelers. Egyptian authorities evacuated the Rafah border crossing on Sunday, acting on reports of a possible Israeli air strike on tunnelers. And as Israeli planes streaked across the sky, the diggers scrambled away from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Truce Teeters, Gaza's Tunnelers Dig Undeterred | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

...mending lunch followed, but it didn't get very far. While Saudi supporters hailed the reconciliation bid as "historic," the Arab media noted that the atmosphere at the table between Assad of Syria and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt remained "cold," with the latter leaving early to return to Cairo. In a speech before the lunch, Mubarak had delivered a veiled jab at Syria's close ties to Iran, spelling out the suspicions of some Arab countries about the Persian state's influence in the Middle East. "It's regrettable that we allow the ambitions of foreign forces to impose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Wake of Gaza, Arab Hard-Liners Gain Upper Hand | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...tunnels from Gaza and fired at Israel. The Israelis want Egypt to police those tunnels under U.S. supervision. Egypt has been reluctant to take on the potential domestic political headache of having foreign troops policing the Gaza border on its soil and fears that Israel will seek to force Cairo to accept increasing responsibility for the territory - a role Cairo steadfastly refuses to play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Gaza War Could End: Three Scenarios | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

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