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From the cover story in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine: “War seldom creates democracy; according to a recent article in The Christian Science Monitor, of the 18 regime changes forced by the United States in the ...  (Read more)

President Bush believes that getting rid of Saddam Hussein will bring democracy to the Middle East. “A new regime in Iraq would serve as a dramatic and inspiring example of freedom for other nations in the region,” he ...  (Read more)

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP)–Lawmakers formally abolished Yugoslavia on Tuesday and replaced it with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro, marking the final demise of the troubled Balkan federation.

On an April day in London last year, Yosri Fouda’s cellphone rang, and a stranger introduced himself by saying, “I’m a viewer of your show.” He claimed to be in a position to “provide something top secret” and asked for Fouda’s fax number. Then he hung up.

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From The Los Angeles Times: “If past is precedent, argues Benjamin Works, executive director of the Strategic Issues Research Institute, a military think tank in Arlington, Va., the phases of the moon would ...  (Read more)

A year after the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl, The Wall Street Journal has published a lengthy article that provides new details, including the email exchanges between Pearl and his kidnappers in the days leading ...  (Read more)

During the Gulf and Afghan wars, the Pentagon had a clear policy about press access to U.S. troops—the less the better. That’s changing. Victoria Clarke, the Pentagon spokeswoman, outlined a new policy in a background meeting with Washington bureau chiefs this week, and the Pentagon helpfully ...  (Read more)