Diamond's 'The CIA and the Culture of Failure' (San Francisco Chronicle)

7 September 2008, 12:17 am

The CIA and the Culture of Failure U.S. Intelligence From the End of the Cold War to the Invasion of Iraq By John Diamond Stanford University Press; 536 pages; $29.95 When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, the CIA lost the adversary that, for the previous...... read more

Libyan dream takes luxury to new heights in Khartoum (Gulf Times)

6 September 2008, 11:36 pm

KHARTOUM: With its panoramic views of the Nile but also of mud homes sinking into flooded swampland, Sudan’s flashest hotel brings the flair of Muammar Gaddafi and Italian luxury to a capital struggling to keep up.... read more

In Sudan tob trends, the 'Hummer' may be the new 'Ocampo' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

6 September 2008, 11:09 pm

Fashion-conscious women in Sudan anxious to look their best for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are scouring the capital in search of this season's must-have item -- which may not even exist.... read more

(Editor's Note: Hammond resident Erica Bartolina is in China to compete in the Summer Olympics. Here is her latest ... (Hammond Daily Star)

6 September 2008, 5:48 pm

- - - DALIAN, China - Just a quick email to let you know I am feeling a million times better than I was two days ago, physically and mentally.... read more

BRIEFS (Gulf Times)

6 September 2008, 3:31 pm

Emir phones Mubarak HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday to express his condolences on the loss of lives in the rockslide that occurred in Cairo.... read more

Up Close: Don Cheadle (Erie Times-News)

4 September 2008, 9:14 pm

Who: Don Cheadle, the Oscar-nominated star of "Hotel Rwanda" and "Crash" who plays a covert American operative who infiltrates terrorist organizations in "Traitor," now in theaters.... read more

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