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Fantasy Policy

President Bush will be asking Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malilki what his plan
is to end the sectarian violence in his traumatized land. When the president was
asked about the explosion in violence that has plagued his pet democracy project, he
pointed the finger at al Qaeda..
According to Bush, it is a simple case of al Qaeda [...]

Iraq Trap

First election in 46 years

The Democratic Republic of the Congo held its first multiparty elections in 46 years on Sunday. Approximately 23 million registered voters made their way to some 50,000 polling stations scattered across a nation the size of Western Europe. Over 9,000 candidates were competing to fill 500 seats in the new parliament, and [...]