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Friday 8 April 2005 (29 Safar 1426)

Editorial: Toward a Multiethnic Future

IT has taken a long time but the naming of a new Iraq prime minister and selection of a new president by the new Parliament represents a significant step on the country’s progress toward a new multiethnic... Full Story


Sharansky: A Study in Hypocrisy

I briefly met Natan Sharansky about five years ago. We were sitting together at NBC TV waiting for our respective interviews. I wanted to speak with him. In fact, I had wanted to speak with him since... Full Story


Jihadists Miss Bus in More Ways Than One

JEDDAH, 8 April 2005 — That peace is anathema to the people on the lunatic fringe was amply demonstrated by Wednesday’s attack on the sprawling tourist reception center in Srinagar — the very place... Full Story




If the UN Is to Win Back the Trust of World Community

There seems to be a general conviction that the world has lost faith in the United Nations and its ability to solve international disputes in an impartial manner. The world body is suspected of practicing... Full Story


John Paul the Modernizer

The death of Pope John Paul II was not unexpected, and his immense influence on the modern world will be judged and commented on by everybody who thinks that he has something to say. Before... Full Story


Rise of China Spurs US to Buy India’s Friendship

If proof were needed that the 21st century would be about the struggle to shape Asia’s destiny, then it arrived from the mouth of Condoleezza Rice last month. In New Delhi for the day during her trip... Full Story