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Bush’s Freedom Agenda: Alive but Not Kicking

Prior to President Bush’s trip to the Middle East last week, many pundits expected him to focus little, if at all, on his longstanding "freedom agenda."

The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood:

The production of a political platform by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is a sign that real developments—some encouraging, some worrying—are occurring in Egyptian politics.

Israel plans 10,000 new settlement units in eastern Jerusalem

Mayor of occupied Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski announced that he would push forward a plan for building 10,000 new settlement units in various districts of occupied eastern Jerusalem in order to

In Search of Moderate Muslims

There is no reason to doubt the sincerity of such pronouncements. But they also reflect a strategic imperative—namely, to prevent the jihadists from attracting wide support in the Muslim world.