Defense official ran private network of contractors, setting up assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Georgia panics after fake TV newscast says the Russians are coming. Brief profile of world's biggest bond investor: backs Obama, stiff on Greece. Guide to Dodd's financial overhaul bill to finally debut
Welcome to Trinidad: The world's newest narcostate. Op: I will never forgive the senile Soviet power for not allowing a single Western mega-rock-group into Moscow in the '70s. New law allows Berlusconi to evade corruption charges again. Must-read: José Saramago's incredible, vicious
Chechnya is a model for countries fighting Islamic rebels--ignore, though, the ongoing violence. Penn: Journalists who call Hugo Chávez a dictator should be jailed. Eight journalists kidnapped in Reynosa, Mexico, in the last two weeks. Mexico's Carlos Slim now ranked the world's wealthiest person. White
Plurality of Americans thinks the U.S. should "mind its own business internationally." U.S. government doesn't actually rank Taliban officials. Sudden acceleration is very often caused by drivers who press the gas pedal when they intend to press the brake. High-powered undergraduates do "
Greek unions to stage second strike and shut down all public services tomorrow. American "La Barbie" fighting for control of Mexico's Beltran Leyva cartel. Instapaper for the commute: The great Charles Bowden flees the biggest cartel of all--the Mexican Army. See also: Wells Tower and
Friedman: Democracy was never going to have a virgin birth in Iraq, which has never known such a thing. Some--but not too much--business takes place in locker-room showers, politicians say. Federalist Society bigwigs protest Liz Cheney's attacks on federal lawyers. Summaries of Uganda, Pakistan, and
Most active thing George W. Bush has done in his post-presidency period is to call on Ulster to accept a deal. Israel announces interest in developing nuclear power, having never admitted being a nuclear power. Big Pharma giants battle for control of Germany's Ratiopharm. Memos show the
Videos and investigative notes on the violence near Jos. Sachs's Millennium Villages are successfull--"islands of success in a sea of failure," say detractors. Togo experiences the latest seemingly fraudulent election followed by mass protest and government crackdown. Chart: How everyday life in Iraq has changed.
Mitchell says he's "pleased" that Israel and the Palestinians will talk once more. Mitchell and Biden probably not pleased about Israel authorizing more settlement building. Deeper look into the Falkland Islands, home to friendly people, beautiful landscapes--and the everlasting memory of war. Profile of Pandora,
Lunchtime long read: America's most trusted conservation groups have been corrupted by its worst polluters. News stories to anticipate this week. Gun owners conduct open-carry meet-ups. The right to cynically accuse someone of being a terrorist is protected under the Constitution. No matter the Iraqi election
