Even if it does, for this law to catch on it will need to be backed up by complementary efforts from many branches of government, if 18m people are to coexist peacefully with a rainforest.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

The Bush who celebrated the shared values on which both the US and Israel are founded knew that those who seek Israel's destruction will also never peacefully coexist with the US. If that Bush is still around, the time has come for him to act on those understandings.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Will the real Bush finally stand up?