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...cinemas nationwide, I Saw the Sun, a controversial film about a Kurdish family whose two sons find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict, is No. 1 at the box office. And while using Kurdish spelling remains officially forbidden, people make a point of using their Kurdish names when they can. "Rojhat," says one bright-eyed 29-year-old lawyer, extending a hand when I meet him on a recent trip to the Kurdish region of Turkey. "Not Resat". (Unlike Turkish, Kurdish uses...
...hope, change, and various other inspiring motifs that the vast majority of young coastal dwellers and I happen to buy into wholeheartedly. For many of us, Obama is the first Democrat we could vote for and feel proud to call our president. That he is pro-choice does not conflict with our partisanship and political leanings the way it might for Catholic liberals who feel torn between the party’s commitment to social justice and its support of a woman’s right to choose...
...August 2008, he ordered Russian forces to invade Georgia in what he says was a "peacekeeping" effort. (See pictures of the aftermath of the Georgia conflict...
...strategic logic of Pakistan's support for the Taliban is grounded in seeing Afghanistan as inextricably linked to Pakistan's existential conflict with India. Many in Pakistan's security establishment see the government of President Hamid Karzai as first and foremost a close ally of India's, and therefore a rival to Pakistan's strategic interests. The Obama Administration's exit strategy is unlikely to change that outlook. As long as Pakistan remains in conflict with India, the country's military establishment will be reluctant to "put all its eggs in the American basket," as a Pakistani analyst...
...Rather than confront this conflict head-on, both the Obama Administration and European leaders have agreed to effectively dodge the issue for now by adopting language, in a draft communiqué, that pledges all nations to take "whatever action is necessary until growth is restored." At the same time, White House aides have been arguing in recent weeks that the glass is half full, and that the real test will come only if a second round of stimulus efforts is needed. "There's been an unprecedented coming together around stimulating the global economy," says Michael Froman, one of Obama...