US and the World

And from Russia . . .

. . . this interesting perspective.
Izvestia Editorial, Russia, December 15"Tony Blair is right to say that no longer does an evil shadow hang over Iraq ... However, it is unlikely that it will be easier [for the coalition], just as it didn't become easier for the Russians after the death of [the Chechen separatist leader] Dzhokar Dudayev ... Instead of nationalist slogans in Chechnya, more and more Islamic slogans appeared. Something similar is now happening in Iraq. Iraqi nationalism, most visible in the form of Saddam, has been conquered. But in the Arab world, nationalism is far from being the most dangerous opponent."

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