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...police, who are reviled by the Muslims because they consider the cops corrupt and insensitive to Islamic customs. Widespread arrests and mysterious disappearances soon followed. One notorious case was the recent and still unsolved disappearance of Somchai Neelahphaijit, a Muslim lawyer who was defending four men accused of membership in JI. Four policemen have been detained as suspects in his disappearance, but no charges have been filed. In recent months, says Kraisak Choonhavan, head of the Senate committee on foreign affairs: "The police have arrested a lot of highly respected [Muslim] people in the community. That really feeds anger...
...announced the "most successful event" for Turkish diplomacy in 50 years; Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül declared the start of a "new era." Their joy springs from the fact that Turkey's real goal is not a reunited Cyprus (though that would have been fine) but its own membership of the E.U. And the Turkish Cypriots' hefty vote in favor of the U.N. plan could help them get there. In December, the E.U. will decide whether to open talks to admit Turkey to the club; once those talks begin, it will be difficult to deny Turkey its place - even...
...among Europeans worried that the country's admission will dilute the Union's common (read: Christian) values. In 2002 former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing declared that admitting Turkey meant "the end of the European Union." Nevertheless, a report on Turkey's progress in meeting E.U. membership criteria could be drafted as early as next month, and Turkey is in the final stages of reforms aimed at bringing the country's legislation in line with E.U. norms. "We have entered the critical period," Gül said. Until last week, Cyprus had been a major stumbling block...
...would be a mistake to focus exclusively on these errors, ignoring Annan’s unparalleled authority on international affairs and his exemplary devotion to public service. And while such absurdities as Libya’s membership in the Human Rights Commission call coalition building as an end in itself into question, the events of the past year have made abundantly clear the error in thinking that international coalitions are convenient but not essential. Indeed, the world stands to benefit tremendously from its future leaders recognizing the value of international cooperation—and Harvard, which has recently striven...
...aforementioned community, called the “Fuck You Crew,” hosts simultaneously the most obnoxious and the most insecure music geeks on LiveJournal. To obtain membership, you submit a list of your top 10-20 bands, which are held up for approval—or, far more frequently, complete scorn—by the elected members...