Uncommon Commentary from Agence Global October 26, 209

Palestinian Feuds and International Stalemate by Patrick Seale
The quarrel between Fatah and Hamas spreads poison across the Middle East and beyond. The Arab states are unable to pull their weight; Israel is relentless; the EU is preoccupied with its own problems, and Obama’s aroused expectations are evaporating.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2174


How To Get Out by Robert Dreyfuss (The Nation)
The elements of a responsible withdrawal from Afghanistan
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2175


After Nine Months by Rami G. Khouri
It has been exactly nine months since Obama took office with a pledge to personally work for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, and the scorecard of results on that pledge looks rather thin.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2173


In Afghanistan, the ‘Trivial Fate of Women’ by Ann Jones (The Nation)
Once, half the country's doctors, more than half the civil servants and three-quarters of the teachers were women, and a peaceful Afghanistan advanced slowly into the modern world. But the Obama administration has deserted Afghan women to a harsh inhumane fate.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2172


Paranoia over Pakistan by Manan Ahmed (The Nation)
Is Pakistan really in danger of falling into the hands of the Taliban?
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2171

Devil in the Old Dominion by Bob Moser (The Nation)
Everyone is looking to Virginia's off-year gubernatorial contest as a Middle American barometer for 2010.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2169


Finding an Exit from the Afghan Trap by Patrick Seale
The approaching winter is the ideal time to attempt to reach an Afghan political settlement. By putting a curb on war fighting, the bad weather will give all sides time to reflect on how to climb out of the Afghan trap with honour intact.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2168