BAGHDAD, Iraq — On the 10th anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein, violence and political crisis plague Iraq. The government blames its problems on regional interference, the unceasing threat of terrorism and the specter of Saddam Hussein’s Baathism. Implicit in their thinking is the idea that rights violations are justified by the state’s responsibility to prevent terrorism.

There is another, more sinister implication that those in authority sometimes suggest: some, but not all, who suffered in the past have rights in today’s Iraq.

OWLS HEAD, Maine — Next week will mark the 10th anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq, the low point of many in George W. Bush's failed presidency.

DENVER — This week’s scientific report on the “functional cure” of a HIV-infected infant has set the world’s media ablaze with discussion and speculation. Is this truly a “game-changer,” as media outlets like NPR have reported?

In the long run, perhaps. The researchers themselves pointed out that this was a “proof-of-concept” case and that we need to learn much more about why this baby’s virus appears to be eradicated before we generalize the results into medical or public policy.

LONDON — The Senate debate on the nomination of John O. Brennan to head the CIA focused attention on the use of unmanned warplanes to kill suspected “terrorists,” including US citizens, wherever they may be found.