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...enthusiasm for the ballot box, Hong Kong is firmly within today's Asian mainstream. This week sees the first chance that Indonesians?238 million of them?have had to elect their President directly, and they have taken to the opportunity with gusto. (In elections to the nation's federal, provincial and district assemblies in April, nearly 135 million votes were cast for some 165,000 candidates.) In May, about 350 million Indians cast votes in the parliamentary elections, leading to the peaceful transfer of power from one group of political parties to another. Those Asian nations that do not allow...
...Anyone turned off by the screaming, exploding in-your-face graphics of mainstream comicbook fare should seek the solace of Seth's "Clyde Fans Book One." Pull your rocker onto the back porch, or spread your blanket on the roof, turn on the fan and enjoy the quiet...
...sign that the young imam's stature has grown as a result of his battle with the Americans. Sadr's game plan has been to rally the Shi'ite street to confront the occupation, and thereby create pressure on Sistani to adopt stronger positions. While he shares the mainstream Shi'ite goal of ensuring that elections go ahead in January - and indications are that his party plans to participate - Moqtada hews more closely to the Khomeini doctrine of velayat-al-faqih (political rule by clerics), and hopes to eclipse more moderate Shi'ite parties at the polls...
...body politic, and he now appears to be consolidating that standing by proclaiming himself ready to work with the new government in pursuit of elections. His future depends on his ability to maintain and consolidate his support by acting as much as possible in concert with Sistani and the mainstream. But it's a safe bet that he'll be the first and loudest among the Shi'ites crying foul in the event of any changes to the election schedule...
...government off balance, forces it to continue to rely on U.S. forces and thereby potentially alienate Iraqis, and to prevent next year's elections being held and a Shi'ite majority will being expressed. Others may be more inclined to keep open the option of rejoining the mainstream if they perceive political options for defending and advancing their interests. That may be one reason the Interim Government is looking to move quickly to reassemble at least some elements of the old Iraqi military summarily dissolved by the U.S. last year...