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French Islam Wins Officially Recognized Voice

Elaine Sciolino April 14, 2003
As part of a national project to create what Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has called "an official Islam of France," delegates from mosques throughout the country voted for members of a new council that would officially represent France’s five million Muslims. Mr. Sarkozy said that organizing France's Muslims is the way to fight "the Islam of cellars and garages that has...

Humiliation and Rage Stalk the Arab World

Neil MacFarquahar April 13, 2003
The current Arab attitude toward the American occupation of Iraq is skeptical, at best. Many suspect that America fought the war for oil and "to castrate the one country that remained a potential threat to Israel." In contrast, only a small minority of Arabs believes America will actually create a better Iraq. While few would openly support Saddam Hussein, they see him as a much more...

The Watchword is Restraint

Howard W. French April 13, 2003
The success of the US-led war in Iraq has brought to the forefront the possibility of military conflict between the United States and North Korea. The Bush Administration has identified North Korea as part of the "axis of evil" but so far has resisted direct military action against the Communist nation. North Korea appears to be exercising restraint in developing its nuclear program,...

US Drops Censure of China on Human Rights

Edward Alden April 11, 2003
The US has decided not to offer a resolution condemning human rights violations in China for the first time in ten years. Two weeks earlier the annual State Department report said China’s record remained poor throughout the year, though it suggested a marginal improvement in some areas. One China expert claims that US is rewarding China for taking a backseat role in opposing the war in Iraq,...

Collateral Damage

Jeffrey E. Garten April 11, 2003
In the months leading up to the war in Iraq, and in the weeks since the coalition to remove the Saddam Hussein regime began military action, many analysts predicted a backlash against US foreign policy in other regions. But in this article for YaleGlobal, Jeffrey Garten suggests that American businesses may be the real losers. Garten writes that if current rhetoric of boycotting all things...

Iraqis Celebrations Help Justify the War

John Vinocur April 10, 2003
As Iraqis celebrate the toppling of Saddam’s regime, the US led coalition contemplates the fate of post-war Iraq

Iraq Descends into Violence and Chaos

The Financial Times reporters April 10, 2003
"A dangerous power vacuum opened in Iraq on Thursday as the triumphant overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime was quickly followed by violent chaos across much of the country".