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...fiasco at the gallows is that across the Sunni world, Saddam, once anathema even to most Sunnis, is rapidly being transformed into a martyr who courageously stood up to a vengeful Shiite majority. Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government, and particularly Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who fast-tracked and oversaw Saddam’s execution, is squarely to blame. Instead of unity, Saddam’s execution has come to symbolize a deep fragmentation. It is becoming increasingly clear that Iraq’s internecine violence runs so deep in the cultural and ethnic fabric of the country...
...three-pointer, the first long-range make of the game for either team. He then followed with a breathtaking move, slashing across the lane before putting in an up-and-under layup with his dominant left hand. On the next Dartmouth possession, Pattman found forward Alex Barnett on the fast break with a pretty no-look feed. Barnett’s conversion led to a display of emotion from Pattman and an energetic explosion from the vocal Big Green student section at Leede Arena.Down seven at that point, Dartmouth kept coming, and it was Pattman who finally put his team...
...roads and human habitation is immense and likely to keep growing. He also concedes that, except for ungulates like deer and antelopes, rehabilitation programs are notoriously unsuccessful, with the animals rarely able to shake their dependency on human handouts. Several long-term efforts to reintroduce orangutans into Indonesia's fast-disappearing forests have met with scant success, for example. Even Keiko the killer whale (the inspiration for the Free Willy movies) ended up hanging out in a Norwegian harbor looking for free food from fishermen and tourists instead of frolicking with his oceanic relatives...
...Ranch in the Negev is within striking distance of Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza. His friend and crony Moshe Katzav, the President of Israel, is under investigation for rape. Sharon would also learn that with Olmert's limp hand at the helm, the fortunes of his Kadima party are fast sinking; a poll last Thursday showed that 77% of Israelis disapprove of Olmert, whom they perceive as weak and shifty. Nor is America as obedient to Israel's demands as it was when Sharon was giving bear hugs at the White House. Sharon could be forgiven for thinking that without...
...Well, not so fast. It's true that no Americans were actually present at the gallows when it became a sectarian shop of horrors. Though there are serious questions about whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki abided by Iraq's own laws when he decided to speed up the execution, it's hard to argue that the U.S., even if it were so inclined, could have done anything to prevent the hanging at such a late hour. But it's disingenuous to argue that the Bush Administration bears no responsibility for the ugliness that transpired...