Saturday, October 28 06

This story gives a picture of the security situation inside the failed state of Iraq. Should the coalition give up attempts to re-build a unified state? The E.U. remains active as Justice Commissioner Frattini looks into police actions during Hungary's recent street battles. Uncertainty captures Bangladesh as health concerns prevent former Supreme Court Justice Hasan from assuming expected 'caretaker' role in advance of January's elections. In Saturday's Globe and Mail, Doug Saunders suggests that Afghanistan failures stem from the military's overarching commitment to traditional aims of war and it's failure to appreciate the complexities of nation-building. A 21st-century principle of just war: the good guys are the ones who recognize that civilian lives are not expendable.