Saturday, November 25 06 (2)

Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich is released by police after apparently flimsy arrest. Uzbekistan reacts against U.S. political interventions as diplomatic row continues. Bahrain is determining its future by finding a balance of internal factions. Former Chilean President Pinochet accepts 'political responsibility' for human rights abuses. Somalia security situation illustrates deadly combination of state failure and uninformed foreign interference. Russia's military presence inside Georgia diminishing on schedule. This discussion of American all-volunteer military dynamics paints a picture of success.