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NEWSWEEK PHOTO: The Sunni Civil War. 3 Dec 2007 21:13 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK: International Editions: Highlights and Exclusives, December 10, 2007 Issue COVER: Inside Putin's Circle. (Atlantic and Latin America editions). Moscow Bureau Chief Owen Matthews and Special Correspondent Anna Nemtsova report that Russia's real politics happens in and around the Kremlin, and it's a ruthless battle for money and influence. As Vladimir Putin prepares to step down (as he's constitutionally obliged to do), the clans that control the power of the Russian state are maneuvering frantically to protect their business empires-and, in some cases, their lives. Matthews and Nemtsova also report that the battle also involves ideological disagreements on economic and foreign policy, disagreements that will determine whether Russia emerges as a more or less autocratic, more or less open to free markets and Western influence. http://www.newsweek.com/id/73233 (Photo: http://www.newsco...

7 Nov 2007 00:04 Africa/Lagos Professor Raymond Tanter Op-Ed: 'Mr. Sarkozy, Convince Bush to Help the Iranian Opposition' WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prof. Raymond Tanter, President of the Iran Policy Committee, had an Op-Ed article published in Le Figaro on 6 November 2007: "Mr. Sarkozy, Convince Bush to Help the Iranian Opposition." Prof. Tanter commented on the upcoming visit to Washington by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the importance of developing a unified position regarding Iran. Prof. Tanter wrote: "To reinforce western diplomacy and forestall military action, President Sarkozy is in a position to develop a new European-American option -- an Iranian solution to the threat from Tehran." Prof. Tanter goes on to evaluate the options facing the United States and Europe in dealing with a radical regime intent on acquiring nuclear weapons: "The more Europe stresses a diplomatic option that is failing, the more it would...