By David Ignatius Daily Star staff Saturday, November 15, 2008 Let’s try for a moment to read the mind of an Al-Qaeda operative in the remote mountains of Waziristan as he listens to the news on the radio. His worldview has been roiled recently by two events – one confounding his image of the West and the other confirming it. The upsetting news for our imaginary jihadist is the election... 

By Amanuel Biedemariam November 14, 2008 On October 23rd, the UNSC staged a hearing about a border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea. The hearing was conducted because on June 12, 2008, Djibouti alleged Eritrean forces seized her territories militarily. On June 13 2008, The Arab League demanded Eritrea withdraw immediately; and without examination or investigation, the US, France, EU,... 

  By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN   Published: November 14, 2008 NAIROBI, Kenya — Islamist militias in Somalia on Thursday continued their steady and surprisingly uncontested march toward the capital, Mogadishu, capturing a small town on the outskirts of the city. Several dozen Islamist fighters poured into Elasha Biyaha, which is 11 miles southwest of Mogadishu, after government-allied militias...