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World: Mideast Today's Headlines  |  December 11, 2008

Iraq's modern-day Lawrence of Arabia By Tony Perry Respect-inducing Sheik Lawrence, whose great-grandfather rode beside the famed Englishman in World War I, is the real deal in Iraq's Anbar province. A family feud over the fate of Guantanamo By Carol J. Williams The Pentagon gives a platform to family members of Sept. 11 victims who support the prison and tribunal. Relatives who oppose them make their own statement. Second suspected Mumbai plotter in custody, Pakistan says By Henry Chu The arrest comes amid pressure to crack down on Lashkar-e-Taiba after the Mumbai attacks. But Pakistan backtracks on reports that the leader of another Kashmiri extremist group was detained. World Briefing Afghanistan: U.S., Afghan forces trade fire / Norway: Nobel winner urges peace talks / Britain: Assisted suicide shown / Britain: Diamond sells for $24 million / United Nations: U.S. asks to hunt Soma Freddy Rodriguez's homecomings By Susan King 'Nothing Like the Holidays' brings the actor to his old Chicago haunts for a look at family reunions and an Iraq veteran's return. U.S. sharpens focus on Lashkar-e-Taiba By Greg Miller Intelligence officials say the group blamed in the Mumbai attacks may be broadening its aims, perhaps even to succeed Al Qaeda should the terrorist network falter. Iraqis applaud charges against Blackwater guards By Tina Susman and Usama Redha The shooting that killed at least 17 in a Baghdad traffic circle last year resonates strongly among Iraqis, who believe it was unjustified and are eager for justice. Vote shifts Israel's Likud Party sharply right By Ashraf Khalil In a blow to party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, members select a slate of hard-liners for upcoming national elections. The move is a boost for Tzipi Livni's Kadima party. Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks By Henry Chu Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi was captured in a raid in the Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir, officials say. He is a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic militant group. World briefing Germany: Life term in bomb trial / Ukraine: Rivals form coalition / Argentina: Bones found in old detention center / Germany: Cruise passengers to skirt Somalia Chaos at Guantanamo tribunal By Carol J. Williams Five alleged Sept. 11 plotters offer to plead guilty, then three decline. One pledges loyalty to Bin Laden. EDITORIAL: Can Pakistan stop Lashkar-e-Taiba? President Zardari must stand by his vow to try suspects in the Mumbai attacks and punish terrorists. EDITORIAL: How to try terrorists A chaotic hearing for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other defendants at Guantanamo Bay puts the spotlight back on the value of military commissions. OPINION: When Obama should go to war What military conflicts should Obama expect to face as president? Under what circumstances should he get U.S. forces involved overseas? — David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lawrence J. Korb BLOG "A brash young Western leader, fresh off a traumatic national crisis, invades a Middle East country, ostensibly to spread democratic ideals. Instead he winds up violently resented by the locals and strengthening his rivals, who immediately exploit his weaknesses. No, we're not talking about George W. Bush and his post-Sept. 11 war against Iraq, but Napoleon Bonaparte, the French general whose forces invaded and briefly occupied Egypt nine years after a cataclysmic revolution." — Borzou Daragahi in Paris SPECIAL REPORT: JERUSALEM Struggle for the heart of a holy city The Los Angeles Times looks at Jerusalem 40 years after the 1967 war. FOREIGN BUREAUS Explore The Times' world From Baghdad to Buenos Aires, 30 foreign correspondents cover news for the Los Angeles Times from around the globe. SUBSCRIBE Click here to subscribe to World: Mideast, The Times' free daily e-mail newsletter on the Middle East.

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