In triumph, a near crisis
WITH THE capture of Saddam Hussein, the men and women serving in Iraq earned themselves an early Christmas present. For some, it is the sense that a crucial component of the Iraq mission has been accomplished. - Dan Rather

Reaping from poor policy
LAST WEEK I wrote about the policy disjuncture of building highways at the expense of having a functioning commercial and passenger railway. - Peter Espeut

The blessings of giving
CHRISTMAS IS definitely the holy season, in which, inter alia, everyone focuses on giving gifts, getting together with family and friends, caring and sharing with the less fortunate and vulnerable, reaching out to others... - Delroy Chuck