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...Iraqis, it seems morally obvious that we should look out for those employed by the U.S. government. Iraqis working for the U.S. face increased risk of attack according to Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. ambassador in Baghdad. He warned of the dangers Iraqi staff face, and of the likelihood that they would be forced to flee the country. His warnings echo truth, as nine Iraqis have died working for the U.S. Embassy in the last three years...
...immediacy to a long-standing, worsening problem,” he told the committee, alleging differences in the way students are treated in schoolrooms and courthouses according to their race. Ogletree said that black youths are suspended at far higher rates than their white counterparts, which increases their likelihood of dropping out, which in turn increases their chance of incarceration. Richard Cohen, the president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Ogletree was effective in pointing out the “schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline.” Cohen also testified before the committee. To address these racial disparities, Ogletree...
...brother Lech will stay on until 2010 as President, a post that carries considerable influence on foreign affairs. "We shall keep track of [the PO's] promises", the outgoing Prime Minister said. "I repeat, we shall account for everything that was said." Poland has new leaders and, in all likelihood, a more stable government. But as that veiled threat from the outgoing government suggested, the fireworks are far from over...
...Turkish analysts say the political atmosphere in Turkey increases the likelihood of some kind of incursion. Mehmet Ali Kislali, a veteran commentator with the Radikal newspaper who covers the Turkish military, told TIME that the most likely scenario now is Turkish air strikes against strongholds of the PKK in the Qandil mountains near the Iranian border, followed by mopping-up operations by special forces units from a base just inside the Iraq border, to be established after a "large-scale initial land offensive." He added that "as far as is possible, Turkish troops will not venture into heavily populated territory...
...Putin arrives in Iran at a moment when the U.S. and its key European allies are pushing for a new round of sanctions aimed at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment. But the likelihood of the U.N. Security Council approving new sanctions right now appears remote, given the veto power of China and Russia - both of whom differ substantially with the West on the nature of the problem with Iran, and on how to deal with...