AMMAN -- A former Lebanese general who had once fought a bloody "war of liberation" against Syria received a warm welcome in Damascus Wednesday as he embarked on a historic visit that may be instrumental in normalizing relations between the two neighboring countries.
JERUSALEM -- The head of Israels ruling Kadima Party and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called on incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign immediately as the indictment of the premier edges closer following allegations of fraud.
EDITORIAL
The appalling news from Mumbai last week should strike horror and disgust into the heart of every decent human being, regardless of their race, color and creed. But it also teaches sobering lessons that apply across our region.
OPINION
This mornings AP headline reads "Pakistan U-Turns on Sending Spy Chief to India." Three links down on the Google "news page," its collection of links is the Hollywood Today headline: "Mumbai Massacre Now Linked to Pakistan: War to Follow?" making it clear that those who generate current world problems are not merely the lawless and conscience-less villains at the extremes, but rather that our problems stem with near equal abundance from dysfunction, irresponsibility and dangerous blindness in the heart of the "mainstream."
BEIRUT -- One of the great weaknesses in the modern Middle East that explains much of the chronic violence and political thuggery of the past half century is the thin state of the rule of law in comparison with the rule of the gun.
