--Deeply concerned about the prospect of failure in Afghanistan the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews of the entire mission... NYT 12-16-07, A1
--Iraq’s death squads have become more careful about hiding their victims’ bodies, making it hard to assess how much power they retain... WSJ, 12-17-07 B8
--Electric-shock techniques used by Chicago police in the 1970s and described in a report by the city echoed those used by US soldiers in Vietnam in the 1960s. Most of the alleged incidents implicated former commander Jon Burge, a decorated Vietnam war veteran. WSJ 12-17-07 B8
--His work here and elsewhere has a lot to do with internal and eternal and the space in between.—ART CRITICISM 101, YOU TOO CAN BE AN ART CRITIC (cliché #1)
--Policewomen in Iraq have been told to hand in their guns in the latest sign of cultural and religious conservatism... WSJ B12 Dec. 12, 2007 a republican, if not democratic, Iraq
--Alberto Gonzales named ABA’s Lawyer of the Year. The monthly magazine gave awards to lawyers who made the most news... “Think about Time magazine’s Person of the Year,” editor and publisher Adams said. “In years past they’ve named people like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin....” SBT A3 Dec. 13, 2007
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