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...Tragedy of Sudan I have been haunted and sickened by the photos and news coming out of Sudan [Oct. 4]. Most of the world seems to ignore completely the genocide in the region of Darfur carried out by the government-backed Janjaweed Arab militia against non-Arab Muslims. Although I am wondering what I can do to help, world leaders appear to be waiting for the murder to come to an end magically. With all the wealth and power in this world, why aren't they jumping in to save the people in Darfur? Are Sudanese oil interests and political...
...future. But Sistani's moral stature and unyielding push for a new democratic order have made him America's best hope for preventing Iraq from spinning into anarchy. His intervention in Najaf paved the way for the deal cut last week, by which al-Sadr agreed to disarm his militia and enter the political arena. Here's the story of how Sistani became the country's supreme power and what he envisions for Iraq...
...seclusion turned into house arrest imposed by the regime. He endured it as a "religious duty to defend the Shi'ites' sacred center," says Tawfiq al-Yassery, a secular Shi'ite politician with close ties to the ayatullah. After Saddam fell, Sistani faced new threats from al-Sadr's militia, and now armed guards tightly control access to his house. He is still most comfortable operating behind closed doors; he hasn't conducted Friday prayers for years and even discourages the dissemination of posters bearing his image. He has refused to meet with U.S. officials and says he will...
...Tragedy of Sudan I have been haunted and sickened by the photos and news coming out of Sudan [Oct. 4]. Most of the world seems to completely ignore the genocide in the region of Darfur carried out by the government-backed Janjaweed Arab militia against non-Arab Muslims. Although I am wondering what I can do to help, world leaders appear to be waiting for the murder to magically come to an end. With all the wealth and power in this world, why aren't they jumping in to save the people in Darfur? Are Sudanese oil interests and political...
...candidate. That's going to take some finesse, given that he strikes fear in many Afghans in his northern stronghold of Shebarghan. Dostum's idea of campaigning is to sit on a thronelike chair in his rose garden and scowl at a line of deferential tribal elders, officials and militia commanders who will be expected to deliver votes from among the Uzbeks. Those who don't obey suffer--such as one Uzbek man whose wife was kidnapped when he refused to rejoin Dostum's forces...