『世纪审判』:萨达姆令伊当局难缠

从2004年10月19日至今,伊拉克前总统萨达姆·侯赛因已在巴格达美军严格控制下的"绿区"--伊拉克特别法庭上多次受审.这一"世纪审判"受到国际媒体和公众舆论的深切关注.关于该法庭是否合法、萨达姆若被判有罪是否会被处死、萨案的了结将对伊拉克局势产生什么影响,众说纷纭,各执其词.     

萨达姆被捕:伊拉克路在何方

2003年12月13日晚8点30分,萨达姆·侯赛因,这位曾称雄一时、令美国总统布什父子恨得咬牙切齿的伊拉克前总统,终于被美军在他家乡提克里特的一个小小的洞穴中活捉,舆论一片哗然,伊拉克再次成为国际社会关注的焦点和人们谈论的热门话题.     

Why China Won't Follow Arab Revolt

Do China's mandarins have anything to fear from the winds of freedom that have blown away Arab autocrats? The short answer is no—for now. The Chinese government has performed for its people, lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty during the same length of time Hosni Mubarak reigned in Egypt. Though many in the West would like to think so, it is not likely that the rising middle class in China will one day also fill Tiananmen Square in protest. In the immediate future, the chaos and economic drift that will now engulf the liberated Middle East will remind them again that China was right not to go down the path of Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika in Russia. And it is not as if they will have a chance. The authorities are determined never to allow any two people who vent virtually on the Net to meet in the street. In this section, we discuss the impact of the Arab revolt—and lack of it—on China's system of governance.     

Without Effort to Overthrow Saddam, Bombing Strikes Are Counterproductive

Ahmad Chalabi is president of the executive council of the main Iraqi opposition coalition to Saddam's rule, the Iraqi National Congress. His comments here are adapted from a conversation with NPQ editor Nathan Gardels in London on December 17.     

解读布什对伊拉克的新战略

今年1月10日,美国总统布什向全国发表电视讲话,宣布美国对伊拉克的新战略.这是布什政府为美国在伊拉克的困境"解套"所采取的重大举措.解读美国对伊拉克的新战略,对帮助我们了解下一阶段美国在伊拉克的行动路线,以及美国对中东政策走向将是有益的.