November 2009

Rory Stewart: A new kind of Tory

by Paul Woodward 11.01.2009

Rory Stewart: A new kind of Tory By Anna van Praagh, The Telegraph, November 1, 2009 Britain doesn’t make men like Rory Stewart any more. The former diplomat has trekked 6,000 miles across Asia; at 28, wrote a best-selling book, The Places in Between, about the walk; was governor of a province in Iraq at [...]

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An ugly peace in Iraq

by Paul Woodward 11.01.2009

An ugly peace By Nir Rosen, Boston Review, November/December, 2009 In December 2008 I flew Royal Jordanian from Amman to Iraq’s southern city of Basra. Because of the Muslim holiday of Eid, embassies were closed; a contact in the British military promised to obtain visas for me and a colleague upon arrival. The Iraqi customs [...]

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Iran’s Sunni militants carve secretive path

by Paul Woodward 11.01.2009

Iran’s Sunni militants carve secretive path AP, October 31, 2009 Seven years ago, a little-known group called Jundallah emerged in Iran with claims to fight for the rights of minority Sunnis in the unruly tribal areas near the border with Pakistan. But just last week, Iranian leaders say, this shadowy group with reported connections to [...]

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1,600 are suggested daily for FBI’s list

by Paul Woodward 11.01.2009

1,600 are suggested daily for FBI’s list By Walter Pincus, Washington Post, November 1, 2009 Newly released FBI data offer evidence of the broad scope and complexity of the nation’s terrorist watch list, documenting a daily flood of names nominated for inclusion to the controversial list. During a 12-month period ended in March this year, [...]

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