Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 85
Malaise and decline under Ahmadinejad;
The challenge facing Obama;
Dulcet tones from the new president...;
...amoid hopeful signs of economic leverage
Malaise and decline under Ahmadinejad;
The challenge facing Obama;
Dulcet tones from the new president...;
...amoid hopeful signs of economic leverage
"
Serious operational glitches"
in Chinese satellite bound for Caracas;
Jobless factory workers return home, find corruption and abuse
A "
surge"
for Afghanistan;
The LTTE on the ropes?
What should the United States do about the war in Gaza? That's the question plaguing policy-makers in Washington these days as they watch the unfolding conflict between Israel and Hamas. The cause for the current fighting – and its morality – is exceedingly clear. Since its bloody ouster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party from the Gaza Strip 18 months ago, Hamas has established a virtual terrorist enclave there.