reports of the massacre that s gone on now. all right, that was mohammed reporting on the violence in syria. egyptian voters may have to wait another month to learn who their next president will be. two candidates seem likely to face off in a runoff next month. mohammed moracy on the left is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the other served before as prime minister under hosni mubarak. it s not an easy choice for egyptians starved for democracy. jimmy carter is in cairo where he s leading a delegation of observers. he said it s no surprise not everyone is happy with the results. with 13 candidates in the race, obviously, a lot of disappointed people here, but now, both sides are beginning to call in the others, inyoung people and other groups to try to induce their support in the future. both of the potential candidates are moved to the center and trying to consolidate support by asking the people who didn t support them in the past. overall, mr. carter said the la
finally, what the dickens was going on in the british government this week? i ll explain. first, here s my take. if you re trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist who s been writing trenchant essays in the nation s leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heartbeat of democracy. this author writes, noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today, the quality of our state does not match civil society s readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the author is scathing. the problem comes from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin. the architect, builder and chief enforcer of the system tha