Monday, July 31 06

The election in D.R. Congo in pictures. Enduring Freedom begins to end, as NATO takes control in southern Afghanistan. NATO troops will be tasked for full combat , not handcuffed by a 'peacekeeping' role, and Canada is digging in for a long haul. A complicated proposal for a way out of the Lebanon crisis with cease-fire by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Failed states and emerging states present different kinds of international challenges. Hagel takes on Bush on mid-east intervention. What was the phrase former U.S. Sectretary of State Colin Powell had for the challenges of post-intervention occupation?