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The colonel's critique
27 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
The recent scalding criticism of the Bush administration by Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson should be welcomed for its patriotic intent and its therapeutic value.

Loss in Iraq
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
"EACH LOSS of life is heartbreaking," President Bush said Tuesday, as the 2,000th death of an American soldier in Iraq was recorded. That is surely one thing about which everyone in an increasingly bitter and polarized debate regarding the war can agree. The sacrifice of American lives, and the debilitating injuries suffered by thousands of others, have devastated families and wounded the nation. That the totals are relatively small compared with those of previous U.S. wars, or the tens of thousands of Iraqis who have died, does not change that.

[TS] Driving Blind as the Deaths Pile Up
by BOB HERBERT
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Thousands upon thousands are suffering and dying in Iraq while, in Washington, incompetence continues its macabre marathon dance with incoherence.

We Don't Want a Hanoi Hilton
by Richard Cohen
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Five years ago I went to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain. We went to the so-called Hanoi Hilton, the jail where American POWs were kept and where McCain spent much of his 5 1/2 years in captivity, most of the time being brutalized, some of the time being tortured. It was a dark, fetid place where waves of claustrophobia washed over me, and I wanted to flee, as McCain could not have done. "Nice place, huh?" he said to me as we left. For the stoical McCain, that amounted to a primordial scream.

Grand Jurors Hear Counsel on Leak Case
by DAVID JOHNSTON and RICHARD W. STEVENSON
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Patrick J. Fitzgerald talked with the district judge in the case as the White House fretted in the expectation of possible indictments.

Grand Jury Hears Summary of Case On CIA Leak Probe
by Carol D. Leonnig and Jim VandeHei
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The prosecutor in the CIA leak investigation presented a summary of his case to a federal grand jury yesterday and is expected to announce a final decision on charges in the two-year-long probe tomorrow, according to people familiar with the case.

Buzz on CIA Leak Is Part of a D.C. Ritual
by Howard Kurtz
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Washington is abuzz with talk about what Karl Rove and "Scooter" Libby told a grand jury, who they told about Valerie Plame, who told them, whether they told the truth, and whether a prosecutor can prove that they did not tell the truth.

Ex-Head of F.D.A. or Wife Sold Stock in Regulated Area
by GARDINER HARRIS
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The sales may have played a role in Dr. Lester M. Crawford's sudden resignation from the agency last month after only two months as its leader.

Will Anyone Pay the Bills?
by David S. Broder
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
It is not hard these days to find intelligent critiques of the budget policy and fiscal record of the Bush administration. Conservative and liberal think tanks alike grind out fresh analyses of the risks in the chronic refusal of the Republicans who govern the country to pay the bills they are amassing here and overseas.

Bernanke's Learning Curve
by David Ignatius
26 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Alan Greenspan is too quirky to be replicated, and since he doesn't believe in rules, he can't bequeath any to his successor. But Ben Bernanke, who was nominated to succeed Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve, shares some of the Maestro's qualities: He is a smart, introverted intellectual -- a man who loves statistics, dislikes small talk and in a crowded room sometimes seems to be in a world of his own.

Bush Says 'Push the Envelope' on Cutbacks
by CARL HULSE
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The Bush administration also backtracked on a ruling covering storm reconstruction that had come under steady attack from unions, Democrats and some Republicans.

Tax Reform for Another Day
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The country needs a better tax system. But the president's insistence on making his tax cuts permanent has undermined his panel's efforts to address long-term needs.

3 Sunni Parties Form Bloc to Take Part in Iraq Vote
by DEXTER FILKINS
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The move was a sign that Iraq's embittered Sunni Arab minority might play a more active role in the democratic process.

The New Sunni Jihad: 'A Time for Politics'
by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
NORTH OF BAGHDAD -- For weeks before Iraq's constitutional referendum this month, Iraqi guerrilla Abu Theeb traveled the countryside just north of Baghdad, stopping at as many Sunni Arab houses and villages as he could. Each time, his message to the farmers and tradesmen he met was the same: Members...

U.N. to Detail Kickbacks Paid for Iraq's Oil
by WARREN HOGE
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
More than 4,500 companies took part in the oil-for-food program and more than half of them paid kickbacks to Saddam Hussein.

Kerry Urges U.S. to Start Withdrawal From Iraq
by Chris Cillizza and Josh White
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) yesterday called for the withdrawal of 20,000 troops from Iraq by year's end as the first step in a proposal that would significantly reduce U.S. military forces in the region over the next 15 months.

U.N. Reports Rising Flow of Arms From Syria Into Lebanon
by JOHN KIFNER
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Lebanon is facing an "increasing influx of weaponry and personnel from Syria" to Palestinian militia groups, a United Nations report said.

China, Russia, Algeria Object To Draft Resolution on Syria
by Colum Lynch and Robin Wright
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 26 -- Chinese, Russian and Algerian diplomats on Wednesday strongly opposed a U.S.-backed draft resolution threatening sanctions against Syria if it fails to provide extensive cooperation to U.N. investigators probing the slaying of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

Germans Back UN Resolution on Syria
27 Oct 2005 at 7:50am
German officials have welcomed a US-French draft resolution threatening sanctions if Syria does not fully cooperate with a UN investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

Opportunity Knocks In Syria's Unraveling
by Jim Hoagland
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The unraveling of Syria's Baathist dictatorship provides a lifeboat for the unlikely trio of Kofi Annan, George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac. They need to row together to finish the job of holding Damascus accountable and to surmount the difficult seas that each faces on other fronts.

Uncharitable Charity
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
RICH COUNTRIES should give more money to poor ones. But it's even more obvious that, when they do give money, they should do so in a helpful way. The United States, for example, should not promise food for famine victims half a world away, then allow those victims to starve because it insists that the food must be bought domestically and shipped across the ocean on American vessels. Yet this and other forms of "tied aid" are common. A Bush administration plan to untie part of U.S. food aid is being held up in Congress.

Miers's Autonomy Will Be at Issue
by Amy Goldstein and Charles Babington
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee warned Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers yesterday that he intends during confirmation hearings to probe her views of the Bush administration's detention of suspected terrorists in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making clear he remains...

That's Not Entertainment
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
AT HIS CONFIRMATION hearings, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. gave hope that he might be more open to letting television cameras into the Supreme Court chamber than was his predecessor. He did, however, say that he "would want to listen to the views of . . . my colleagues" on the subject. Unfortunately, some of his colleagues remain unalterably opposed. Justice David H. Souter declared in 1996 that "the day you see a camera come into our courtroom, it's going to roll over my dead body." More recently, in a rare interview this month, Justice Antonin Scalia was equally dismissive. "Not a chance," he told NBC, "because we don't want to become entertainment. . . . I think there's something sick about making entertainment out of real people's legal problems. I don't like it in the lower courts, and I don't particularly like it in the Supreme Court."

Hoarding Prompts Halt in Flu Drug Shipping
by ANDREW POLLACK
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Roche has temporarily halted shipments of Tamiflu in the U.S., saying it wants to ensure adequate supplies to treat conventional flu cases this winter.

Residents Vent Anger at Washington and Share Bad News
by ADAM NOSSITER
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Mayor C. Ray Nagin held his first large-scale town meeting since Hurricane Katrina, and he got a strong sense of the anger and frustration that still pervade the city.

Families Still Split Since Katrina
by Evelyn Nieves
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Eight weeks after Hurricane Katrina separated mothers from children and brothers from sisters, there are still more than 1,500 cases of "fractured families" that have not been reunited, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

U.S. to Use Religious Charity to Run Storm Relief Project
by ERIC LIPTON
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
FEMA intends to give a $66 million grant to a religious charity to expand services for 100,000 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Scientists Believe Arctic 'Past The Point Of No Return', Revkin

Global Warming 'Past The Point Of No Return', Connor

Cow Politics
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
The developed world could lift 140 million people out of poverty if it really reformed the way it managed agricultural trade.
Kosovo, Still Messy After All These Years
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Even with the best of intentions, an independent Kosovo will require international forces and strong oversight for a long time.
A Transit Transfusion
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Any voter in New York who has complained about bumpy commuting in recent years now has a decent option: to vote for Proposition 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The UN route for Syria
27 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
The Security Council should increase international pressure on Syria to cooperate more fully with the Rafik Hariri murder investigation.
[ts] Thomas L. Friedman: A cloud over China
by Thomas L. Friedman
27 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Other than political breakdown, the biggest threat to China's growth is now the environment.
[ts] Maureen Dowd: Cheney malarkey
by Maureen Dowd
27 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Because of Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation on Iraq, all sulfurous strands lead back to the man W. aptly nicknamed Vice.
>Mammograms Validated as Key in Cancer Fight
by GINA KOLATA
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
A new study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute found that the screening test contributed to a pronounced drop in the death rate from breast cancer.
Germans Convict 4 in Plot to Hit at Jewish Sites
by MARK LANDLER
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
A German court convicted three Middle Eastern men of belonging to a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda and of plotting to attack Jewish targets in Germany.
Hussein's Lawyers Refuse to Work With Iraqi Court
by JOHN F. BURNS
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein demanded 15 bodyguards each, a level of protection at least equal to the security provided to top Iraqi cabinet ministers.
Spy Agencies Told to 'Bolster the Growth of Democracy'
by DOUGLAS JEHL
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
A new strategy document issued by the Bush administration ranks efforts to "bolster the growth of democracy" among the three top missions for American intelligence agencies.
In Hurricane Tax Package, a Boon for Wealthy Donors
by STEPHANIE STROM
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
A provision in the federal tax relief package to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina is shaping up as a windfall for charity.
Investigation of Towers' Fall Is Criticized
by ERIC LIPTON
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Republicans and Democrats on the House Science Committee say that efforts to improve skyscraper safety after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack are moving far too slowly.

Bowing To Russia
by Natan Sharansky
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Two years ago this week, Russian law enforcement authorities, guns drawn, stormed Mikhail Khodorkovsky's plane. His arrest and imprisonment, and the insufficient response of the democratic world to his case, represent a great setback for the march of democracy in Russia.
Former Governor Of Ala. Indicted in Racketeering Case
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 26 -- A federal grand jury has indicted former governor Don Siegelman and three others in a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" that included bribery and extortion, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
NATION IN BRIEF
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
S PRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich defended the state's hiring practices Wednesday as a federal inquiry into the matter widened, and said he had nothing to hide.
Negroponte Unveils Intelligence Strategy
by Walter Pincus
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
Bolstering the growth of democracy in other countries has joined countering terrorism and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction as the top strategic missions for the nation's intelligence agencies, according to a document released yesterday by Director of National Intelligence John D....
Jury Rules Agency Was Negligent in 1993 Attack
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- A jury ruled Wednesday that the Port Authority was negligent in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 -- a long-awaited legal victory for victims of an attack that killed six people and wounded 1,000 eight years before terrorists brought down the buildings.
At Least 5 Killed in Bombing at Israeli Marketplace
by Scott wilson
27 Oct 2005 at 8:15am
Israel agrees to allow the crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to reopen with the deployment of foreign monitors, a step toward easing the strip's isolation.
Israel Agrees to Gaza-Egypt Reopening
by Scott Wilson
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
JERUSALEM, Oct. 26 -- Israel agreed Wednesday to allow the crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to reopen with the deployment of foreign monitors, a step toward easing the strip's isolation following the completion of the Israeli withdrawal last month.
Tropical Storm Alpha Kills 26 in Haiti, Dominican Republic
by Post
27 Oct 2005 at 12:00am
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 26 -- Tropical Storm Alpha brought torrential rains that killed 26 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week, days after Hurricane Wilma also caused death and destruction in the countries, officials said Wednesday.

DW-WORLD.DE Top Stories

Germany, Poland Split on Expellee Center
27 Oct 2005 at 11:43am
A proposed Berlin center against war-time expulsions remains a hot-button issue between Germans and Poles: While Warsaw rejects the plan, Germany's likely next government is split on the issue.
End-of-Life Care Neglected in Germany
27 Oct 2005 at 9:50am
A raging debate about assisted suicide in Germany has drawn attention to the generally poor care that the terminally ill receive.
Symbolic Start for HDTV in Germany
27 Oct 2005 at 12:37pm
As the first major TV channel group in Europe, Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 has begun transmitting its programs in the new high definition TV (HDTV) format. However, few will already able to watch it.
Urging Germany to Speak Up on Human Rights
27 Oct 2005 at 9:05am
US-based international civil rights organization Human Rights Watch has urged any new German government to become more active in raising human rights issues in Russia and China in particular.
EU Leaders to Grapple With Globalization at Summit
26 Oct 2005 at 5:09pm
European Union leaders gather Thursday in the splendor of a 16th-century English palace for a free-wheeling debate on how to spur growth and create jobs in a 21st century defined by globalization.
Germany to Pledge More Aid for Quake Victims
27 Oct 2005 at 10:57am
Germany wants to dramatically raise its financial aid in a bid to help overwhelmed emergency services and exhausted funding operations in the quake devastated areas of Pakistan and India.
Making Life Easier for the Dying
27 Oct 2005 at 6:37am
In Germany, hospices aim to make terminally ill patients' last days comfortable.

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