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With national elections due next spring, Italy's opposition parties might be expected to focus on how to unseat Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. And the job shouldn't be too tough. Berlusconi's government has struggled with a stalled economy, bickering allies and a drubbing in April's regional elections, forcing the PM to resign temporarily and reshuffle his Cabinet. But it's the opposition coalition that's looking bruised and battered, and most of the injuries are self-inflicted. Fault lines among the half a dozen or so parties in the coalition, which include communists, socialists and even...
...Lower turnout matters in a system that cares about public opinion, but that has long stopped being a concern of the Islamic republic. The regime is cunning enough to dispense new social liberties carefully, with periodic perfunctory raids reminding young people that they are being given freedom and shouldn't confuse it with a right or an accomplishment. But young Iranians probably can't be bought off indefinitely. The hedonism and greed of the moment mask a profound frustration that could still boil over. The question is, Will anyone notice until it does...
Rafsanjani says he plans to reach out to disaffected young Iranians--"If they have views and opinions, they shouldn't have any problems expressing them," he says--but he's unlikely to risk his position by pushing for radical reform. "I certainly believe in democracy, but I believe we have to take this course step by step," he says. A senior White House official says that given Rafsanjani's conservative impulses, the U.S. will continue to "talk directly to the Iranian people" in hopes of strengthening popular opposition to the regime. Yet Rafsanjani's gradualist approach is finding a receptive...
...peace return to the disputed Gaza Strip. Having seen it all, he knows best. Sharon should be given some credit; it's little wonder President George W. Bush called him a "man of peace." I agree with Sharon 's dismissal of Abbas' efforts to rein in the militants. There shouldn't be any compromising of the safety of Israeli citizens. Sharon is dealing with not just the Palestinian Authority but also radical terrorist organizations. Ahunwa L. Kelechi Jos, Nigeria A Case for Press Freedom While the U.S. makes efforts to establish democracy and freedom throughout the world, American government officials...
RAFSANJANI We have to provide educational opportunities, think about their employment, provide them better conditions to marry if they'd like to. If they have views and opinions, they shouldn't have any problems expressing them...