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Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Alberto Fujimori, Peru's president betkobe vi ween 1990-2000, went on trial at a special courtroom in Lima for the murder of 25 people killed by an army death-squad during his rule. He denies knowledge of the squad's operations. In a separate case, he was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally ordering the search of an apartment. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was sworn in as Argentina's president. MeanwhScarpe MBT ile, prosecutors in Florida charged four men they claimed were Venezuelan agents with plotting to manipulate Argentina's presidential election. See article In a session boycotted by the opposition, members of a constituent assembly loyal to Bolivia's socialist presi Polo Ralph Lauren ent, Evo Morales, approved a draft new constitution. Opposition leaders threatened to declare their regions autonomous. See article Seven South American governments founded the Bank of the South, a putative rival to t tory burch outlet e IMF and the World Bank. But they have yet to agree many of the details of how it might work. See article Cominlebron 8 round Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister of Pakistan, lifted his threat to boycott the co lebron james shoes ntry's general election, scheduled for January 8th. All but one of Pakistan's biggest political parties have now agreed to take part in the ballot. See article India's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party chose Lal Krishna Advani, its parliamentary leader, as its candidate for prime minister at the next general election. See article Christian Louboutin Outlet The third round of “strategic economic dialogue” between America and China produce Mbt Shoes d little except lectures from Chinese officials telling America to put its own house in order before criticising China. See article The first regular train service in more than half a century to link North and South Korea bTory Burch Reva gan operating, carrying freight across the border. Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, said he needed more help from NATO Rugby Ralph Lauren and others to build a 200,000-strong army. Meanwhile, Afghan and NATO troops finally recaptured the town of Musa Qala, in Helmand province, forcing out the Taliban, who had taken it in February. See article | ||
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Copyright © 2007 The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group. All rights reserved. Afghanistan and IraqIF YOU rub your eyes, take a deepShoes With Red Bottoms breath and look with an open mind at the numbers, the conclusion is unmistakable: things are going a lot better in Iraq. From Afghanistan, too, comes the occasional report of a significant success. This week, for example, American and British soldiers helped Afghan government troops wrest the symbolically important town of Musa Qala back from the Taliban. Is it possible that after four and six years respectively, the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at last beginnralph lauren outlet ing to come good? Our reports this week from the front-lines of both wars (see article and article) suggest that the answer to that question should be a guarded yes. In Iraq General David Petraeus's “surge” and a Sunni backlash against al-Qaeda have sharply reduced the killing. It is true that more than 20 civilians are still killed on an average day, but it was not uncommon a year ago to find as many as 100 corpses at dawn. In Afghanistan the yes is Mbt Shoes ore tentative. Violence is spreading and suicide-bombings, less frequent now in Iraq, are taking a rising toll. But as the winter snow begins to fall, American and NATO forces have reached the end of the fighting season without suffering the big reverses they feared at its beginning. As Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, boasted this week, it is NATO that took the offensive this year. And in some parts of the country, such as the region around Khost, m Tory Burch Revare Afghans seem ready to transfer their allegiance from the Taliban to the elected government. Stow that champagne It is important, however, to understand what “coming good” means. It does not mean that victory is near. The hope (once shared, we admit, by this newspaper) that the West's armies could return swiftly home and leave good order behind them was naive. Saddam Hussein and Tory Burch Flats the Taliban ran cruel dictatorships. But in uprooting them the West exposed deep tribal and sectarian schisms, unleashing violent forces that the dictators had kept in check and which could not be reconciled simply by installing democratic procedures. Although Afghans and Iraqis voted eagerly for democ Peep Toe Shoes atic constitutions and new governments, these governments are not working well. The losers have not accepted defeat; meanwhile, the winners, especially in Iraq, have been determined to take all. In such circumstances, “victory” for the West is not going in either place to entail a surrender ceremony and a parade. At best, coming good will consist of a tapering off of violence, and a crab-wi MBT Shoes Clearance movement towards a political accommodation between the governments elected under Western supervision and the militias now fighting them. At worst, of course, the West can be defeated. Even if America and its allies prevail in every battle, public opinion may tire of the fight and bring the boys home. Spain, Australia and others have already given up on Iraq. Even the faithful British are now pulling out—albeit under cover of the half-truth that their job in Red Bottom Shoes the south is done. Of these two wars Iraq is the harder to sell. Unlike the Taliban, Saddam Hussein was no Ralph Lauren Shirts an ally of al- Qaeda or complicit in the attacks on America. Those weapons of mass destruction still don't exist. The war in Iraq has taken a much greater toll of | ||
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Copyright © 2007 The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group. All rights reserved. Afghanistan and IraqIF YOU rub your eyes, take a deepShoes With Red Bottoms breath and look with an open mind at the numbers, the conclusion is unmistakable: things are going a lot better in Iraq. From Afghanistan, too, comes the occasional report of a significant success. This week, for example, American and British soldiers helped Afghan government troops wrest the symbolically important town of Musa Qala back from the Taliban. Is it possible that after four and six years respectively, the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at last beginnralph lauren outlet ing to come good? Our reports this week from the front-lines of both wars (see article and article) suggest that the answer to that question should be a guarded yes. In Iraq General David Petraeus's “surge” and a Sunni backlash against al-Qaeda have sharply reduced the killing. It is true that more than 20 civilians are still killed on an average day, but it was not uncommon a year ago to find as many as 100 corpses at dawn. In Afghanistan the yes is Mbt Shoes ore tentative. Violence is spreading and suicide-bombings, less frequent now in Iraq, are taking a rising toll. But as the winter snow begins to fall, American and NATO forces have reached the end of the fighting season without suffering the big reverses they feared at its beginning. As Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, boasted this week, it is NATO that took the offensive this year. And in some parts of the country, such as the region around Khost, m Tory Burch Revare Afghans seem ready to transfer their allegiance from the Taliban to the elected government. Stow that champagne It is important, however, to understand what “coming good” means. It does not mean that victory is near. The hope (once shared, we admit, by this newspaper) that the West's armies could return swiftly home and leave good order behind them was naive. Saddam Hussein and Tory Burch Flats the Taliban ran cruel dictatorships. But in uprooting them the West exposed deep tribal and sectarian schisms, unleashing violent forces that the dictators had kept in check and which could not be reconciled simply by installing democratic procedures. Although Afghans and Iraqis voted eagerly for democ Peep Toe Shoes atic constitutions and new governments, these governments are not working well. The losers have not accepted defeat; meanwhile, the winners, especially in Iraq, have been determined to take all. In such circumstances, “victory” for the West is not going in either place to entail a surrender ceremony and a parade. At best, coming good will consist of a tapering off of violence, and a crab-wi MBT Shoes Clearance movement towards a political accommodation between the governments elected under Western supervision and the militias now fighting them. At worst, of course, the West can be defeated. Even if America and its allies prevail in every battle, public opinion may tire of the fight and bring the boys home. Spain, Australia and others have already given up on Iraq. Even the faithful British are now pulling out—albeit under cover of the half-truth that their job in Red Bottom Shoes the south is done. Of these two wars Iraq is the harder to sell. Unlike the Taliban, Saddam Hussein was no Ralph Lauren Shirts an ally of al- Qaeda or complicit in the attacks on America. Those weapons of mass destruction still don't exist. The war in Iraq has taken a much greater toll of | ||
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Copyright © 2007 The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group. All rights reserved. Afghanistan and IraqIF YOU rub your eyes, take a deepShoes With Red Bottoms breath and look with an open mind at the numbers, the conclusion is unmistakable: things are going a lot better in Iraq. From Afghanistan, too, comes the occasional report of a significant success. This week, for example, American and British soldiers helped Afghan government troops wrest the symbolically important town of Musa Qala back from the Taliban. Is it possible that after four and six years respectively, the American-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at last beginnralph lauren outlet ing to come good? Our reports this week from the front-lines of both wars (see article and article) suggest that the answer to that question should be a guarded yes. In Iraq General David Petraeus's “surge” and a Sunni backlash against al-Qaeda have sharply reduced the killing. It is true that more than 20 civilians are still killed on an average day, but it was not uncommon a year ago to find as many as 100 corpses at dawn. In Afghanistan the yes is Mbt Shoes ore tentative. Violence is spreading and suicide-bombings, less frequent now in Iraq, are taking a rising toll. But as the winter snow begins to fall, American and NATO forces have reached the end of the fighting season without suffering the big reverses they feared at its beginning. As Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, boasted this week, it is NATO that took the offensive this year. And in some parts of the country, such as the region around Khost, m Tory Burch Revare Afghans seem ready to transfer their allegiance from the Taliban to the elected government. Stow that champagne It is important, however, to understand what “coming good” means. It does not mean that victory is near. The hope (once shared, we admit, by this newspaper) that the West's armies could return swiftly home and leave good order behind them was naive. Saddam Hussein and Tory Burch Flats the Taliban ran cruel dictatorships. But in uprooting them the West exposed deep tribal and sectarian schisms, unleashing violent forces that the dictators had kept in check and which could not be reconciled simply by installing democratic procedures. Although Afghans and Iraqis voted eagerly for democ Peep Toe Shoes atic constitutions and new governments, these governments are not working well. The losers have not accepted defeat; meanwhile, the winners, especially in Iraq, have been determined to take all. In such circumstances, “victory” for the West is not going in either place to entail a surrender ceremony and a parade. At best, coming good will consist of a tapering off of violence, and a crab-wi MBT Shoes Clearance movement towards a political accommodation between the governments elected under Western supervision and the militias now fighting them. At worst, of course, the West can be defeated. Even if America and its allies prevail in every battle, public opinion may tire of the fight and bring the boys home. Spain, Australia and others have already given up on Iraq. Even the faithful British are now pulling out—albeit under cover of the half-truth that their job in Red Bottom Shoes the south is done. Of these two wars Iraq is the harder to sell. Unlike the Taliban, Saddam Hussein was no Ralph Lauren Shirts an ally of al- Qaeda or complicit in the attacks on America. Those weapons of mass destruction still don't exist. The war in Iraq has taken a much greater toll of | ||
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In principle, this is a good thing. Democrats deserve a cDerrick Rose Shoes hoice. Even if Mrs Clinton prevails, it is better that she has been tested. But what about Mr Obama himself? His rise is partly due to that familiar part of any presidential race: the front-runner's wobble. ralph lauren outlet st, Mrs Clinton prevaricated during a debate; then she panicked—attacking Mr Obama personally, which has gone down very badly, and tacking abruptly to the left with a startling disavowal of the free-trade policies lebron 8 o effectively promoted by her husband. Meanwhile, though, Mr Obama has been picking up speed. The bad news for Mr Obama is that he will now fall under the same degree of scrutiny that Mrs Clinton has endured fMbt Shoes r ages. But there also seems to have been a change in mood. Two months ago, this newspaper hazarded that the quality Americans most wanted was competence, and this remains the point on which the formidably intelligent and hard-working Mrs Clinton remains ahead. (If she has much less experience than Mbt scarpe she claims, she still has more than Mr Obama.) But the campaign is starting to focus on softer issues. Weary of “Bush-Clinton” partis tory burch outlet politics, Americans may prefer someone who can bring their country, and the world, together. The audacity of hope—and its limitations This plays to Mr Obama's strength: he has always been the candidate of “hope”. As A Christian Louboutin Outlet erica's first black president, he would show a new face to the world. As someone who was educated in Indonesia and has an understanding of Islam that no other candidate shares, he could do much to bridge the deadly gulf between Christian and Muslim states. He admits, bluntly, that “the world has lost trust in our purposes and our principles”—though he still reserves the right to use unilateral force. At home, kobe vi e would put an end to America's depressing and vicious version of medieval England's dynastic Wars of the Roses. He appeals to Republican voters far more than any other Democrat, especially the detested Mrs Clinton.Tory Burch Sale This is not just spin. A President Obama would turn preconceptions upside down: indeed he might be able to achieve far more both at home and abroad than any other candidate. But hope does not b kobe bryant shoes e budgets, craft alliances or reform schools. It certainly does not prove that Mr Obama would be the best, or even a good, president. Mr Obama cannot change his experience deficit; but he can change his substance deficit. His economic policies (like those of the other Democrats, it must be said) are crowd-pleasing stuff. He is iffy about free trade. He wants health insurance for all—and expects the rich to pay for it. He wants schools to get better, but he panders to his leftist base by eschewing merit pay for teachers and independent charter schools. Ralph Lauren Rugbyn Iraq, he affects not to have noticed that the “surge” in and around Baghdad is producing palpable successes, and clings to the idea, beloved of his party base, that all troops should be withdrawn even before he putatively takes office. | ||
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In principle, this is a good thing. Democrats deserve a cDerrick Rose Shoes hoice. Even if Mrs Clinton prevails, it is better that she has been tested. But what about Mr Obama himself? His rise is partly due to that familiar part of any presidential race: the front-runner's wobble. ralph lauren outlet st, Mrs Clinton prevaricated during a debate; then she panicked—attacking Mr Obama personally, which has gone down very badly, and tacking abruptly to the left with a startling disavowal of the free-trade policies lebron 8 o effectively promoted by her husband. Meanwhile, though, Mr Obama has been picking up speed. The bad news for Mr Obama is that he will now fall under the same degree of scrutiny that Mrs Clinton has endured fMbt Shoes r ages. But there also seems to have been a change in mood. Two months ago, this newspaper hazarded that the quality Americans most wanted was competence, and this remains the point on which the formidably intelligent and hard-working Mrs Clinton remains ahead. (If she has much less experience than Mbt scarpe she claims, she still has more than Mr Obama.) But the campaign is starting to focus on softer issues. Weary of “Bush-Clinton” partis tory burch outlet politics, Americans may prefer someone who can bring their country, and the world, together. The audacity of hope—and its limitations This plays to Mr Obama's strength: he has always been the candidate of “hope”. As A Christian Louboutin Outlet erica's first black president, he would show a new face to the world. As someone who was educated in Indonesia and has an understanding of Islam that no other candidate shares, he could do much to bridge the deadly gulf between Christian and Muslim states. He admits, bluntly, that “the world has lost trust in our purposes and our principles”—though he still reserves the right to use unilateral force. At home, kobe vi e would put an end to America's depressing and vicious version of medieval England's dynastic Wars of the Roses. He appeals to Republican voters far more than any other Democrat, especially the detested Mrs Clinton.Tory Burch Sale This is not just spin. A President Obama would turn preconceptions upside down: indeed he might be able to achieve far more both at home and abroad than any other candidate. But hope does not b kobe bryant shoes e budgets, craft alliances or reform schools. It certainly does not prove that Mr Obama would be the best, or even a good, president. Mr Obama cannot change his experience deficit; but he can change his substance deficit. His economic policies (like those of the other Democrats, it must be said) are crowd-pleasing stuff. He is iffy about free trade. He wants health insurance for all—and expects the rich to pay for it. He wants schools to get better, but he panders to his leftist base by eschewing merit pay for teachers and independent charter schools. Ralph Lauren Rugbyn Iraq, he affects not to have noticed that the “surge” in and around Baghdad is producing palpable successes, and clings to the idea, beloved of his party base, that all troops should be withdrawn even before he putatively takes office. | ||
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In principle, this is a good thing. Democrats deserve a cDerrick Rose Shoes hoice. Even if Mrs Clinton prevails, it is better that she has been tested. But what about Mr Obama himself? His rise is partly due to that familiar part of any presidential race: the front-runner's wobble. ralph lauren outlet st, Mrs Clinton prevaricated during a debate; then she panicked—attacking Mr Obama personally, which has gone down very badly, and tacking abruptly to the left with a startling disavowal of the free-trade policies lebron 8 o effectively promoted by her husband. Meanwhile, though, Mr Obama has been picking up speed. The bad news for Mr Obama is that he will now fall under the same degree of scrutiny that Mrs Clinton has endured fMbt Shoes r ages. But there also seems to have been a change in mood. Two months ago, this newspaper hazarded that the quality Americans most wanted was competence, and this remains the point on which the formidably intelligent and hard-working Mrs Clinton remains ahead. (If she has much less experience than Mbt scarpe she claims, she still has more than Mr Obama.) But the campaign is starting to focus on softer issues. Weary of “Bush-Clinton” partis tory burch outlet politics, Americans may prefer someone who can bring their country, and the world, together. The audacity of hope—and its limitations This plays to Mr Obama's strength: he has always been the candidate of “hope”. As A Christian Louboutin Outlet erica's first black president, he would show a new face to the world. As someone who was educated in Indonesia and has an understanding of Islam that no other candidate shares, he could do much to bridge the deadly gulf between Christian and Muslim states. He admits, bluntly, that “the world has lost trust in our purposes and our principles”—though he still reserves the right to use unilateral force. At home, kobe vi e would put an end to America's depressing and vicious version of medieval England's dynastic Wars of the Roses. He appeals to Republican voters far more than any other Democrat, especially the detested Mrs Clinton.Tory Burch Sale This is not just spin. A President Obama would turn preconceptions upside down: indeed he might be able to achieve far more both at home and abroad than any other candidate. But hope does not b kobe bryant shoes e budgets, craft alliances or reform schools. It certainly does not prove that Mr Obama would be the best, or even a good, president. Mr Obama cannot change his experience deficit; but he can change his substance deficit. His economic policies (like those of the other Democrats, it must be said) are crowd-pleasing stuff. He is iffy about free trade. He wants health insurance for all—and expects the rich to pay for it. He wants schools to get better, but he panders to his leftist base by eschewing merit pay for teachers and independent charter schools. Ralph Lauren Rugbyn Iraq, he affects not to have noticed that the “surge” in and around Baghdad is producing palpable successes, and clings to the idea, beloved of his party base, that all troops should be withdrawn even before he putatively takes office. | ||
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In principle, this is a good thing. Democrats deserve a cDerrick Rose Shoes hoice. Even if Mrs Clinton prevails, it is better that she has been tested. But what about Mr Obama himself? His rise is partly due to that familiar part of any presidential race: the front-runner's wobble. ralph lauren outlet st, Mrs Clinton prevaricated during a debate; then she panicked—attacking Mr Obama personally, which has gone down very badly, and tacking abruptly to the left with a startling disavowal of the free-trade policies lebron 8 o effectively promoted by her husband. Meanwhile, though, Mr Obama has been picking up speed. The bad news for Mr Obama is that he will now fall under the same degree of scrutiny that Mrs Clinton has endured fMbt Shoes r ages. But there also seems to have been a change in mood. Two months ago, this newspaper hazarded that the quality Americans most wanted was competence, and this remains the point on which the formidably intelligent and hard-working Mrs Clinton remains ahead. (If she has much less experience than Mbt scarpe she claims, she still has more than Mr Obama.) But the campaign is starting to focus on softer issues. Weary of “Bush-Clinton” partis tory burch outlet politics, Americans may prefer someone who can bring their country, and the world, together. The audacity of hope—and its limitations This plays to Mr Obama's strength: he has always been the candidate of “hope”. As A Christian Louboutin Outlet erica's first black president, he would show a new face to the world. As someone who was educated in Indonesia and has an understanding of Islam that no other candidate shares, he could do much to bridge the deadly gulf between Christian and Muslim states. He admits, bluntly, that “the world has lost trust in our purposes and our principles”—though he still reserves the right to use unilateral force. At home, kobe vi e would put an end to America's depressing and vicious version of medieval England's dynastic Wars of the Roses. He appeals to Republican voters far more than any other Democrat, especially the detested Mrs Clinton.Tory Burch Sale This is not just spin. A President Obama would turn preconceptions upside down: indeed he might be able to achieve far more both at home and abroad than any other candidate. But hope does not b kobe bryant shoes e budgets, craft alliances or reform schools. It certainly does not prove that Mr Obama would be the best, or even a good, president. Mr Obama cannot change his experience deficit; but he can change his substance deficit. His economic policies (like those of the other Democrats, it must be said) are crowd-pleasing stuff. He is iffy about free trade. He wants health insurance for all—and expects the rich to pay for it. He wants schools to get better, but he panders to his leftist base by eschewing merit pay for teachers and independent charter schools. Ralph Lauren Rugbyn Iraq, he affects not to have noticed that the “surge” in and around Baghdad is producing palpable successes, and clings to the idea, beloved of his party base, that all troops should be withdrawn even before he putatively takes office. | ||
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