| Saturday Profile: Hadi al-Mahdi, a Strident Political Voice on Iraqi Radio Hadi al-Mahdi’s radio talk show is arguably the most breathtaking exercise of free speech in a place where its limits are still being established. feeds.nytimes.com |
McChrystal Stands Among a New Breed of American Commanders General McChrystal demonstrated the perils of letting the public see too much of its commanders at war. nytimes.com |
Iraq's Troubling Ambiguities The worst horrors of war may have ended, but the country is crippled by a mind-numbing apathy. nytimes.com |
U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power The United States is pushing a power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but curb his authority. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: At Synod With Mideast Bishops, Pope Condemns Terror Ideologies Pope Benedict XVI opened a two-week synod of Catholic bishops from the Middle East by condemning terrorist ideologies carried out in “God’s name.” feeds.nytimes.com |