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Beyond that, U.S. officials say, Afghanistan can't be viewed in isolation. Like the carnival game of Whack-a-Mole - where furry creatures keep popping up out of holes you're not hammering - success in Afghanistan will solve only half of Washington's terrorism challenge. Victory there, officials insist, will...
(2 of 2) Yet Groundhog Day is perpetual. Last week, Blair was still asking Bush to get involved. Perhaps the rumors are true that James Baker (who orchestrated the 1991 Madrid conference that finally got the Israelis and Palestinians talking) will recommend another big confab, so Blair, who tried to...
Few people saw this coming. Nobody truly expected Benedict to be a mere caretaker Pope--his sometimes ferocious 24-year tenure as the Vatican's theological enforcer and John Paul's right hand suggested anything but passivity. But this same familiarity argued against surprises. The new Pontiff was expected to...
Still, many Catholics are rooting for him to come up with a way to engage without enraging. The widely read Catholic blogger Amy Welborn says, "I think there's a pretty widespread fed-up-ness with Islamic sensitivity. I agree that elements of Islam that either explicitly espouse violence or...
Nonetheless, the open letter was framed in respectful terms and was welcomed at the Vatican. It is noteworthy, however, that the Pope has not retreated from his challenge to Islam. Moreover, under his leadership, the Vatican has taken a much stronger line in insisting on "reciprocity" in relations with Islam...