MAX HASTINGS: Afghanistan is Operation Futility unless we talk to the TalibanWednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 8:05PMIn this disturbing frontline dispatch, distinguished war correspondent Max Hastings argues that, while our troops win every battle with the Taliban, victory in Afghanistan is simply impossible unless we talk to them.
After Bahar ic-Caghaq, who is next in line?Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 8:31AMThe enforcement action at Bahar ic-Caghaq has left scores of other squatters biting their nails and asking themselves: “Who is next?” The eviction of all caravans’ owners from Bahar ic-Caghaq threw the boathouses saga back into the spot light.
Emerging Market Investment: Safe Bet?Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 2:27AMBut before you start stuffing money under your mattress, consider going online to loan some of it to a strawberry farmer in Ecuador, a secondhand clothing store in Senegal or a health food store in Zapata, Texas.
The Browser: "The Mercy Rule"Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 10:21AMA weekly look at new releases.
Card game amidst crash chaosMonday, October 6, 2008 @ 8:03AMThree road crash victims in China were captured on camera playing cards in the midst of a chaotic accident scene.