On the Left Hand, There Are No Easy Answers (Published 2011)
Humans are asymmetric animals. Early in our embryonic development, the heart turns to the left. The liver develops on the right. The left and right lungs have distinct structure. There are certain rare syndromes in which the usual asymmetry of organs is reversed — I remember how disconcerting it was the first time I examined a child with dextrocardia, a heart on the right side, and heard the heart
Discord Fills Washington on Possible Libya Intervention (Published 2011)
President Obama meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia in the Oval Office on Monday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON � Nearly three weeks after Libya erupted in what may now turn into a protracted civil war, the politics of military intervention to speed the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi grow more complicated by the day � for both the White House and Republican
Qaddafi Said to seek deal as Rebels Repel pro-Qaddafi Forces at Misrata, Ras Lanuf
The inability of pro-Qaddafi forces on Monday to retake Misrata and Ras Lanuf appears to have impelled Muammar Qaddafi to begin back-channel talks with the provisional government in Benghazi about circumstances under which he might step down. Reuters said that he is seeking immunity from prosecution for himself and his family. The National Libyan Council is said to have rejected this demand initia
The SAS and the farmers
Mr Hague called the disaster a 'misunderstanding'... clearly he was trying to put the best face on it – as in the politician's motto, 'Who Dares Spins' I arrived for William Hague's statement on the Libyan debacle, just in time to see the home secretary leave. She was wearing a startling sand-coloured trouser suit. Heavens, I thought, they're not sending Theresa out there? Not that she could have
Iran's Rafsanjani loses post as chair of state body
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani had chaired Iran's Assembly of Experts since 2007 Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has lost his position as head of a powerful clerical body, reports say. Mr Rafsanjani had chaired the Assembly of Experts, which selects the supreme leader and supervises his activities, for the past four years.
Palestinian diplomatic status in the UK upgraded
William Hague said that Britain had upgraded the status of Palestinian diplomats in the UK, in a largely symbolic move aimed at encouraging progress in peace talks with Israel. The foreign secretary told parliament that the current Palestinian delegation in London would become a diplomatic mission. The announcement, effective immediately, brings Britain into line with several other European countr
Understanding Libya's Michael Corleone
As a longtime advisor to Saif al-Qaddafi, Benjamin Barber knows him just about as well as any Western intellectual. Barber — president of the CivWorld think tank, distinguished senior fellow at the Demos think tank, and author of Strong Democracy and Jihad vs. McWorld — was among a small group of democracy advocates and public intellectuals, including Joseph Nye, Anthony Giddens, Francis Fukuyama,
Gaza's fortunes in a changing Middle East
Last week, Israel closed its principal trade terminal with the 1.8 million people of the Gaza Strip. Karni’s closing hardly merited the attention of an international or indeed a Middle East audience captivated by the popular revolts now convulsing the Arab world. But thanks to this Arab awakening, Israel’s long-planned action poses an important test to the newfound power of Arab and particularly E
For Better or for Worse
Its attack on Israel is likely to set the group back and will prove especially devastating to ordinary Palestinians.
Tunisia interim leaders dissolve secret police agency
Some Tunisians are calling for protesters to return to work and let the country recover Tunisia's interior ministry has announced it is dissolving the country's secret police service. The agency had been widely accused of committing human rights abuses during the rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted on 14 January.
Facebook and Twitter are just places revolutionaries go | Evgeny Morozov
It's been extremely entertaining to watch cyber-utopians – adherents of the view that digital tools of social networking such as Facebook and Twitter can summon up social revolutions out of the ether – trip over one another in an effort to put another nail in the coffin of cyber-realism, the position I've recently advanced in my book The Net Delusion. In my book, I argue that these digital tools a
Second battle of Okinawa looms as China's naval ambition grows
Inside the bunker, imperial army troops pulled the pins of their grenades rather than surrender. One corner of the tunnel is peppered with shrapnel marks. The Japanese script on the wall still carries the defiant message: "American soldier Pigs! We will soon turn the battle around. Then we will reduce your numbers." It frequently gets lost in translation. "We cover it up when the Americans come ro
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