Al-Ahram Weekly | International

25 February - 3 March 2010
Issue No. 987
International

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Niger's coup is wildly popular, but is it a harbinger of democracy and prosperity, asks Gamal Nkrumah

Histories of the common people in struggle contain more truth than ever can those written by or for victors and oppressors, writes Ramzy Baroud

So says McChr ystal as the US surge goes full steam ahead -- a new "gentler" war. Eric Walberg has heard this before