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It's a relief that President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan resigned this week. The authoritarian leader -- widely unpopular in his country and facing impeachment -- had become more of a liability than an asset in the U.S.-led war against Islamic extremism.
My neighbor Manfred Menking is a quiet, self-effacing man. But he has a powerful story to tell. When Manfred was a boy in Nazi Germany in the waning months of World War II, he and his family went on the run to escape advancing Soviet troops. They made their way to Berlin, hoping to find relatives.
As we prepare to start another school year, all good parents hope it will be a successful one for their children. Those of us with teenagers may want them to make the team, ace algebra and meet new friends. But some of us may be bracing for the new school year because our kid doesn't like school and gets into trouble.
The subtext of Russia's strong-arm tactics against Georgia should, by this point in the 21st century, be well-understood. It's about energy, specifically Russian energy security and hegemony.