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 [Littlegreenfootballs.com] lgf: A Fork in the Road: There is evidence of large-scale disinvestment by wealthy Saudis from the U.S. economy in recent months, but the growing divide between Washington and Riyadh is also exactly what Osama bin Laden was working for. The Saudis must root out the terrorists in their midst, but President Bush needs to consider whether it is truly in U.S. interests to alienate Saudi Arabia now, when he is already in a deepening confrontation with Iraq and Iran. (Financial Times - UK)

[Kerim.oxus.net] Kerim's News Weblog: In much of the world, democracy is often the direct heir to authoritarian dictatorship and a substitute for good government. We are all familiar with the late, unlamented "people's democracies," but even in more genuine democracies the spurious legitimacy of public elections frequently obscures infirm and corrupt institutions. The source of Western success and the basis for both free markets and international peace, Zakaria suggests, had been the distinctive tradition of representative government, protected civil freedoms, and public law that originated in northwest Europe (specifically Britain), before migrating across the Atlantic.

[Howardowens.com] HowardOwens.com: Personal Site of Howard Owens: B) Saddam destroyed the weapons sometime between 1998 and April 2003. ... And maybe we have gotten such a hint, but that information is still classified. ...

[Jrants.com] JRants.com: The latest Jewish rants and raves from Jewish blogs ...: If you were to sell a product on your blog to jewish bloggers, ... We are starting to get a hint at how Saddam's lawyers might try to defend him in court. ...

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