Sunni Groups say Yes to Constitution

In some more encouraging news today.... New Republic Online is quotes the NYTs' Ed Wong: Certainly because we withdrew from the elections, that doesn't mean we won't be part of the drafting of the constitution," said Sheik Moayad Ibrahim al-Adhami, a senior member of the Muslim Scholars Association, which says it represents 3,000 mosques and …

Palestinians: Weapon Carrying Banned

Mahmoud Abbas has apparently banned all Palestinian citizens from carrying weapons in public. I'm really becoming more and more encouraged by what the new Palestinian leader is doing. He has beefed up security on his *own* borders, in an effort to stop terrorists from crossing. And now he has basically said that if you are …