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September 26, 2005 Issue

Splitting Islam
By James Kurth
Winning the Cold War required playing the Soviets off the Chinese. Now we need to divide the Sunnis and the Shi’ites.

Vietnam Generation
By Andrew J. Bacevich
Those who fought and those who protested learned the lessons of the ’60s. Members of the administration had “other priorities.”

From Minutemen to Mainstream
By Scott McConnell
If we’re serious about controlling the border, we must first police our own movement.

Casualties of Waugh
By R.J. Stove
The cantankerous English writer should be celebrated for his nonfiction as well as his novels.

Buying CAFTA
By W. James Antle III
CAFTA passage required generous helpings of pork.

What Soldiers Cannot Do
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Losing by winning

For Whom Ms. Bell Tolled
By Taki
Gertrude Bell started it all

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Big Pharma Colonizes Africa
By Steve Sailer
Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in “The Constant Gardener”

America’s Glorious Cause
By Roger D. McGrath
1776
by David McCullough

Strangers in a Strange Land
By Arthur Versluis
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy

Monks Who Made the Modern World
By David Cowan
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Fourteen Days: When Doves Camp; Continued Progress in Iraq; Running for President of Mexico—in L.A.

Feature: Enoch Powell’s prediction of Britain’s multicultural turmoil cost him his career, but history vindicates his foresight.

Deep Background: Chasing Osama—and Red Herrings; Crossing to Jordan; Making Botulinum Isn’t Easy

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