NYT: the situation in Somalia is dire, and getting worse on nearly every dimension. yet it escapes the attention of activists and states.
Weekly Standard: counterinsurgency and anthropologists in Afghanistan: the efficacy of Human Terrain Teams questioned
NYT: US Special Forces float plan to ally with Pakistani border tribes.
NYT: even though Musharraf claims that the crackdown is easing up and opposition members have been released from jail, it doesn't seem to be true.
WP: Bush still backs Musharraf anyhow, calling him a democrat who "hasn't crossed the line." Biden responds, "What exactly would it take for the president to conclude Musharraf has crossed the line? Suspend the constitution? Impose emergency law? Beat and jail his political opponents and human rights activists?...He's already done all that. If the president sees Musharraf as a democrat, he must be wearing the same glasses he had on when he looked in Vladimir Putin's soul."
WP: but Bhutto is a false prophet too, says an artist and activist
LAT: (and her niece)
LAT: Shiites are incorporated into Concerned Citizens patrols in Anbar, not far from Baghdad. The story bills it as local-level reconciliation between Sunnis and Shiites.
NYT: fighters from US allies join the insurgency in Iraq. (featuring a found dataset on individual characteristics of the recruits)
WP: meanwhile, Iraqis join the insurgency for cash
NYT: interviews with civilians suggest that at least some are enjoying improvements in security
WP: Congressional inquiry into Blackwater shootings looks like it'll be a more expansive investigation into contractors in Iraq
Slate: but once it does happen, it'll be just like a big party, where the Saudis will be the popular kids
BBC: Colombia ends Chávez-led mediation between the FARC and Colombian gov't, attempting to agree on a "humanitarian exchange" to release high-profile kidnapping victims, including 3 American contractors held by the FARC since 2003.
Slate: is the US army reforming itself? here's to hoping
Slate: the Supreme Court will ponder the 2nd amendment; here, a bit of background
Slate: for those who opt for lower-tech weaponry, here's how to clean the knife
WP: the turkeys have been pardoned by the president. (both the animals and his more-human buddies.)
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