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...with Israel, also placed thousands of new U.N. soldiers in southern Lebanon, which had been uncontested Hizballah territory since the group drove Israel out in 2000. "Both sides have decided that this is an existential struggle and that they are in it all the way," said a senior Western diplomat...
After noting that she embarked on a quest to piece together the mysterious past of her diplomat father Paul and his Ph.D. advisor Bartholomew Rossi, our historian eerily asserts: “we all found ourselves on one of the darkest pathways into history. It is the story of who survived that search and who did not, and why. As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claw...
...Monday morning Rudd defeated Kim Beazley by 49 votes to 39. Rudd promised his colleagues "a new leadership style, with fresh ideas, fresh vision and fresh energy." Opinion polls suggested that the relatively little-known former diplomat was seen as a better electoral prospect than Beazley, especially in closely contested seats. Beazley had lost general elections against Prime Minister John Howard in 1998 and 2001. After trying to wrest the leadership during his wilderness years, Beazley finally regained it in 2005. Despite a more vigorous and disciplined approach-he lost weight and spoke more directly-Beazley 2.0 was unable...
There are worrying signs, in fact, that Lebanon may be closer to a total meltdown than at any time since the 1975-90 civil war. An Arab diplomat told TIME that General Michael Suleiman, the commander in chief of the Lebanese Army, recently admitted that his troops would be able to contain a series of demonstrations "for only a few weeks." If Hizballah organizes protests around the country similar to those in Beirut last week, "We will not be able to cope," Suleiman reportedly said. His concern was that because many of his troops are Shi'ite, they would refuse...
...attractive a candidate for the party's moderate center-left wing as Ignatieff is to many former Martin supporters on the conservative side of the party. Ironically, Rae and Ignatieff have much in common in addition to their comparable intellectual abilities. Rae's father was also an eminent diplomat who had postings in Washington, Geneva, New York and the Hague. Rae, 58, and Ignatieff were roommates at the University of Toronto, but while Ignatieff went on to academia and writing, Rae dove into politics. As an NDP MP in Ottawa, he was instrumental in the defeat of Conservative prime minister...