Al-Ahram Weekly Online   30 September - 6 October 2010
Issue No. 1017
International
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Venezuela's déjà vu
This Sunday, Venezuela's rightist opposition lost yet another chance to claw back political clout, concludes Gamal Nkrumah
'Justice' American-style
Since 2001 the US government has consistently compromised the Cuban Five's right to a fair trial, writes Faiza Rady
New 'brilliant comrade'
"Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il's youngest son Kim Jong-Un is attracting international attention with his surprise appointment as general along with 38 others in North Korea...
Make or break
The United States faces an impasse with Iran, possible collapse in the Arab-Israeli peace process and the prospect of war in Sudan, writes Graham Usher in New York
Cleaning up Middle Eastern mess
The new Ottomans and the new Byzantines are poised for an intercept as the US stumbles in the current Great Game, reports Eric Walberg

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