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King David - The Washington Independent - U.S. news and politics - washingtonindependent.com

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 8:32am
Spencer Ackerman inteviews Gen. David Petraeus. -BH

Excerpt from 'The Post-American World' - Newsweek

Sun, 05/04/2008 - 7:26pm
Fareed Zakaria's new book: "While we argue over why they hate us, "they" have moved on, and are now far more interested in other, more dynamic parts of the globe. The world has shifted from anti-Americanism to post-Americanism." - BH

How much did Rumsfeld know? - TIME

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 4:05pm
Ricardo Sanchez dishes the inside scoop on the postwar planning for Iraq. -BH

Camel demand soars in India - FT.com

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 7:43am
High oil prices make tractors too expensive for some folks, so these "ships of the desert" are making a comeback. -BH

Selling the War with Iran - Washington Note

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 7:19am
I'm not sure I buy all of this, but Nir Rosen does make some good points, such as, "Hizballah and Hamas are popular in the region, the U.S. and its occupation of Iraq are not popular." -BH

Israel’s Tactics Thwart Attacks, With Trade-Off - NYT

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 7:07am
"Suicide bombings in Israel have dropped off so significantly that the nation’s security officials now dare to speak openly of success. " -BH

David Brooks: The Cognitive Age - NYT

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 7:03am
Brooks says it's time to move past the "globalization paradigm," because the real struggle is between the thinks and the think-nots. -BH

Colorful Tory Beats Laborite to Become Mayor of London - NYT

Sat, 05/03/2008 - 6:53am
"Boris Johnson, the floppy-haired media celebrity and Conservative member of Parliament who transformed himself from a shambling, amusing-aphorism-uttering figure of fun into a plausible political force, was elected mayor of London on Friday." - BH

Cries of 'Duce! Duce!' salute Rome's new mayor - The Guardian

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:34pm
"On Monday night, the area around Rome's city hall rang to chants of 'Duce! Duce!,' the term adopted by Italy's dictator, Benito Mussolini, equivalent to the German 'Führer.' Supporters of the new mayor gave the fascist Roman straight-arm salutes." - BH

In Havana, A Page From McCain's Past - Washington Post

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 2:38pm
A fascinating interview with a Cuban man who interrogated John McCain as a POW in Vietnam. -BH

N. Korea Agrees to Blow Up Tower at Its Nuclear Facility - washingtonpost.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 1:13pm
Good news -- Glenn Kessler reports that the North Koreans are going to make a public show of it once the country is removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. -BH

Stores Hint at Change Under New Castro - NYT

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 8:01am
A nice review of Raul Castro's economic reforms. - BH

Dictator on the Brink - TNR.com

Thu, 05/01/2008 - 8:28am
TNR's editors say the United States could shove out Robert Mugabe if it wanted to. My sense is that this is already being tried. -BH

Pentagon's Accounting Mess - Portfolio

Wed, 04/30/2008 - 10:28pm
"Since 2004, the Pentagon has spent roughly $16 billion annually to maintain and modernize the military's business systems, but most are as unreliable as ever—even as the surge in defense spending is creating more room for error." -BH

Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer - NYT

Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:08pm
"Some kinds of fertilizer have nearly tripled in price in the last year, keeping farmers from buying all they need." -BH

PIMCO Investment Outlook for May 2008

Tue, 04/29/2008 - 8:04am
Bill Gross says it's time for the Fed to stop cutting interest rates. -BH

Amid High Oil Prices, Danger Signs in Production - NYT

Mon, 04/28/2008 - 10:04pm
Non-OPEC supplies have plateaued... OPEC isn't willing to increase production... demand from Asia is soaring. It's a perfect storm. -BH

Misha Glenny's McMafia. - By Moisés Naím - Slate Magazine

Mon, 04/28/2008 - 5:52pm
FP's editor in chief weighs in on a new book about global crime networks. -BH

Pomfret's China: Chinese Nationalism Threatens Beijing - PostGlobal at washingtonpost.com

Fri, 04/25/2008 - 5:44pm
Chinese nationalism is like blog commenters? -BH

'Jihadist' booted from government lexicon - AP

Thu, 04/24/2008 - 9:56pm
A move that is long overdue. -BH