9 26 08 Whose Opening Advantage? By Mary Lyon I’m mixed. Who won? They both did. And didn’t. Here’s what strikes me about the opening round of presidential debate season: the one-liners, the facts (or not), the jabs, the international names and one mispronunciation, the energy, and the eye contact. Or in McCain’s case, the […]
Tears and Bookends
8 25 08 Tears and Bookends By Mary Lyon What a great opening night! And what an historic journey the Democratic National Convention highlighted in its kickoff. It was a night of Great Democratic Bookends. The evening began with America’s little girl, Caroline Kennedy, the embodiment of what many of us remember as the best […]
Maliki Bolstered by Basra Sweep
By Hiwa Osman (29-Apr-08) Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent crackdown on militias in Basra has opened a fresh chapter in Iraqi politics, given the army new impetus, and restored a degree of public confidence in the state’s ability to enforce the rule of law. But building on this success will depends greatly on his next […]
Maliki Bolstered by Basra Sweep
By Hiwa Osman Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent crackdown on militias in Basra has opened a fresh chapter in Iraqi politics, given the army new impetus, and restored a degree of public confidence in the state’s ability to enforce the rule of law. But building on this success will depends greatly on his next move, […]
Young People and Old People
The other day, in accompanied my mother to her bank so that she could withdraw her pension from the bank (a nationalized bank!) she had a hip fracture some months back and although the bank was is within walking distance, she has lost the self confidence to make it to the bank on her own. […]
Pakistan – before and after the election
The upcoming parliamentary elections in Pakistan scheduled for February 18 seems to be first ever bloodiest experience in the history of the nation as not only the nationalist party saw its supporters bathed in pools of blood but the country’s most popular and the largest political party leader Benazir Bhutto was also sent heaven after […]
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