Word: doubtfulness
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...role on the world stage: rather than seeing it as beneath them, China's leaders have avoided interfering in other countries' affairs for the simple reason that they don't want anyone having reason to interfere with their own. An empowered interventionist movement at a global level would no doubt focus on Xin?jiang, Tibet and other topics that Beijing sees as entirely domestic - and it doesn't want to give additional credence to U.S.-led efforts in this space. Rather than looking down on a historical pecking order of nations, China is simply leaving well enough alone. Barnaby Nelson...
...anyone's guess whether they were Emanuel's idea or something the President quietly asked his chief of staff to launch. Holder and his supporters continue to argue that military tribunals are slow and unreliable and send a repressive signal about American values overseas. They also doubt that Graham can deliver the votes needed to close Gitmo even if the talks are successful. Still, it is increasingly clear that everyone would like to find a way out of the stalemate. One compromise might involve trying KSM and other 9/11 conspirators in a tribunal, or even a new civilian terrorism court...
...During President Barack Obama's surprise visit to Kabul on Sunday, he was briefed by Karzai on his efforts to bring insurgents like Hekmatyar into truce talks. The White House says it favors "reintegration" of mid-level commanders but has expressed doubt over Karzai's offer to extend a peace accord to senior leaders of the insurgency...
...northern province of Baghlan found themselves on the losing end of a gunfight with the Taliban. Besieged, Hekmatyar's men opted to surrender to nearby government troops as a way to save themselves. That incident, however, underscores how abysmal Hekmatyar's relations are with the Taliban and casts doubt over his ability to deliver Taliban leaders to the negotiating table. No sooner was the new peace plan announced in Kabul than did the Taliban vigorously reject it. "What we want is the expulsion of foreign occupation forces unconditionally," a Taliban spokesman told the New York Times. (See pictures...
...Iraq braces for what could be weeks and weeks of political horse-trading, there's no doubt Allawi, 65, a physician, has momentum on his side. Such a comeback seemed highly unlikely just three years ago, when Allawi was regarded as a political has-been...