Morning Brief, Friday, November 17

Iraq You think you know the insurgency? You don't. It's becoming muddier by the day. And one sign the sectarian violence will only get worse: The Iraqi government yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of one of the country's top Sunni clerics, accusing him of inciting terrorism. The cleric, Harith al-Dhari, called the move ...

Iraq

Iraq

You think you know the insurgency? You don't. It's becoming muddier by the day. And one sign the sectarian violence will only get worse: The Iraqi government yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of one of the country's top Sunni clerics, accusing him of inciting terrorism. The cleric, Harith al-Dhari, called the move politically motivated.

Bush's trip to Asia

In Hanoi, Bush says he draws lessons for Iraq from the Vietnam War, namely the need for patience. 

A day after Bush asked Asian countries for a tougher stand against a nuclear North Korea, South Korea answers the call

Hu Jintao tells other foreign leaders gathered for the APEC summit in Vietnam that China needs more foreign investment

Elsewhere

Segolene Royal is voted the Socialist candidate for the French presidency. 

In Congo, a country with no shortage of divisions, the losing candidate for president vows to challenge the election results – but peacefully. 

The U.S. Senate approves the U.S.-India nuclear deal, against the objections of nonproliferation experts. 

Carolyn O'Hara is a senior editor at Foreign Policy.

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