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...world's worst humanitarian crisis--or in totalitarian states like Burma? Doss insists there are limits to what he proposes. "We assist the national process. We do not replace it," he says. "We're not an army of occupation." But introducing a foreign combat force into Congo would cast doubt on whether such declarations are sincere...
...recent Rwandan invasion suggests that the Congolese and Rwandan governments, for their part, now doubt that the U.N. should have any role in the region. In December, the U.N. published a report alleging Rwandan support for Nkunda. Kigali shot back that the U.N. was among those that "have failed to resolve the conflict ... despite numerous bilateral, regional and international initiatives in the last 14 years." Conceivably, Rwanda is now showing that it is prepared to be serious about peacemaking and cut off allies like Nkunda if they behave badly. The message from Rwanda seems to be: You, the world...
...yoga was issued last year and is still in place, a move that many Malaysians worried would heighten religious tension in the country. "I think the fatwa was issued now because of their ties to clerics in Malaysia," suggests Hamid Basyaib of the Liberal Islam Network. Many doubt it will have much effect. "The council is trying to reassert its authority among Muslims as the guardians of Islamic belief," says Azyumardi Azra, director of graduate studies at the State Islamic University in Jakarta. "The fatwa is counterproductive because Muslims who do yoga do not feel it alters their fundamental belief...
...Finally, the most compelling argument for the continued production of the Raptor is the fact that the F-15 Eagle—the Raptor’s predecessor—is more than three decades old. While the Eagle is, without a doubt, one of the finest fighter jets currently flying, it has begun to show its age in recent years. Last November, an Air National Guard F-15 simply disintegrated in mid-air, prompting the Air Force to ground most of the F-15 fleet. When structural problems—not a pilot error or a freak accident?...
...political bloc pushed to the sidelines of the provincial elections on Jan. 31. A series of military defeats at the hands of toughened Iraqi security forces plus political missteps over the past year by al-Sadr and his followers have left the future of the mass movement in doubt. And without a solid showing of popular support in the coming vote, the Sadrists appear set to lose what remains of the enormous political power they once held. (See pictures of life returning to Iraq's streets...