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...Changing the Middle East Calling Max Boot's "Second Opinion" rebuttal of Ferguson's story an example of straw-man argumentation would be an insult to straw men everywhere [Sept. 11]. No credible analyst of the Middle East believes that democracy is not preferable to the tyranny of Islamic fundamentalism. The debate is over tactics. Perhaps the only human attribute more powerful than the yearning for democracy is the loathing of political change wrought at gunpoint. Boot's signal example of democracy's triumph over tyranny is the collapse of the Soviet Empire. But that victory was not achieved...
...trademark performance by the man who calls himself a "harmonizer" - quiet but effective. Now Ban, a Harvard-educated diplomat who has served his country for 36 years in New Delhi, Washington and at the United Nations, may face the ultimate diplomatic challenge. After winning Thursday's most recent straw U.N. Security Council straw poll, Ban has solidified his status as the front-runner in the race to replace Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is required to step down after completing his second term in the job at the end of 2006. If Ban wins - a big if, given the unpredictable...
...Mundo Insolito A cute shop in which the owner, Daisy, sells Indian dresses she designs herself. I particularly like the extra-flat straw sandals (11 Calle I. Macabich...
...children and teens to populate the fighting forces. Today residents at Anaka, although predominantly Christian, are skeptical that the cause of their roof fires could be anything but tangu - supernatural. While scientists might look for an explanation in the heat build-up from oxidation in the huts' thick straw thatch, camp residents claim other things have caught fire, too: articles of clothing, for example, and in some cases even children...
None of the candidates in a Security Council straw poll held in July--they hail from India, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand--are seen as real contenders. A straw poll expected later this month should feature new and prominent names. Says a senior U.N. official: "The most important countries don't seem to like the horses in the starting gate, so they'll have to roam the paddocks looking for better material." Insiders expect Prince Zeid al-Hussein, Jordan's U.N. envoy, to declare, though handicappers note that an Arab might be viewed as insufficiently impartial, given the turmoil...