Check out Pakistan's Woman Warrior; Egyptian Cable Guys; Six Ideas; and Sarkozy's Unexpected Defender

The Daily Beast: What Were Egypt's Divers Up To With Underwater Cables? 30 March 2013
Internet service throughout the Middle East was disrupted this week when three men severed fiber-optic links. Was it just an accident, or a warning to the world about unprotected lifelines?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/30/what-were-egypt-s-divers-up-to-with-underwater-cables.html

Also, in case you missed them earlier in the week

Newsweek: Around the World in Six Ideas, 25 March 2013

From rat brains to losing our religion.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/25/around-the-world-in-six-ideas-from-rat-brains-to-losing-our-religion.html

Newsweek: Pakistan's Woman Warrior, 25 March 2013

Accused of blasphemy, Sherry Rehman fights back.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/25/pakistan-s-woman-warrior-ambassador-sherry-rehman.html

The Daily Beast: Sarkozy's Unexpected Defender, 25 March 2013

Georges Kiejman, a former minister of justice, has stood up for France's ex-president, as he's been sucked into the family feud over the fortune of L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/24/as-l-or-al-family-feud-engulfs-sarkozy-an-unlikely-ally-emerges.html

And....

France 24 Video: The World this Week, 22 March 2013
On Thursday, Turkey's prime minister gets an historic truce agreement from the jailed Kurdish rebel leader. On Friday, Recep Tayip Erdogan accepts Israel's apology of Israel over the 2010 sinking of a flotilla bound for Gaza. Two separate stories... but is there a common thread when it comes to Syria?http://www.france24.com/en/20130322-the-world-this-week-22-March

My latest: Jordan's King Flames Out; The FBI's Art Heist Flimflam; 6 Ideas; a cameo in our Iraq War anniversary piece; The 2 Faces of Pope Francis etc.

1. Jordan's King Flames Out

   by Christopher Dickey March 20, 2013 07:50 AM EDT
   Abdullah's American interview lands him in hot water. By Christopher Dickey.

2. The FBI's Flimflam

   by Christopher Dickey March 19, 2013 01:25 PM EDT
   Christopher Dickey on the supposed "new information" unearthed by the FBI in the Gardner Museum art theft.
3. NEWSWEEK

   Around the World in Six Ideas

   by Christopher Dickey March 19, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
4. NEWSWEEK

   The Iraq War Inside Newsweek

   by Daniel Klaidman March 19, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   ... bureau chief Christopher Dickey cast a skeptical eye from almost the moment Washington started saber rattling about Iraq in the days and weeks following 9/11. In an article called "The...

5. The Two Faces of Pope Francis

   by Christopher Dickey March 17, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   The new pontiff's past reputation is hard to square with his affable presence today. His actions in the weeks to come will tell us who he really is, writes ChristopherDickey.

6. The Pope's Dirty Past

   by Christopher Dickey March 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   Christopher Dickey on the new pontiff's role during Argentina's dictatorship.

Recap of Barbie Nadeau's Most Recent Papal Coverage

Barbie Latza Nadeau's witty an sharply reported stories on Italy and the Vatican appear almost constantly on The Daily Beast. These are some of her recent articles on the departure of Pope Benedict and the arrival of Pope Francis:

1. Conclave Conspiracies

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 14, 2013 12:39 PM EDT

   Backstabbing! Secret deals! Holy grudges! Rumors are flying about how Pope Francis really got elected.

2. Habemus Who?

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 13, 2013 06:17 PM EDT

   Who is this not-so-young, not-so-well-known new pope? Barbie Latza Nadeau reports.

3. The Goodfellas of God

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 13, 2013 04:45 AM EDT

   Barbie Latza Nadeau on the kingmaker Italian cardinals.
4. NEWSWEEK

   Pristine Sistine

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 11, 2013 04:45 AM EDT

   Visitors to Michelangelo’s masterpiece get a spiritual cleansing.

5. At Papal Conclave, Waiting for Smoke

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 10, 2013 04:45 AM EDT

   Many of the cardinals assembled to vote for a new pope are still learning each other’s names, reports Barbie Latza Nadeau from Vatican City.
6. INTERACTIVE

   Papal Attraction: Live Updates From Rome!

   March 09, 2013 10:36 AM EST

   Follow our reporters Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christopher Dickey in Rome as Pope Francis takes over. See tweets, photos, and videos.

7. Can the Cardinals Find a Clean Pope?

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 07, 2013 11:42 AM EST

   Victims of sexual abuse by priests have made their case against a “dirty dozen” of contenders for the job. By Barbie Latza Nadeau.

8. Inside the Vatican

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 06, 2013 12:51 PM EST

   Longtime Vatican reporter John Thavis’s new book is full of revelations about the last papal conclave and what happens on the pope’s jet. By Barbie Latza Nadeau.

9. Pope Fever Grips Rome

   by Barbie Latza Nadeau March 04, 2013 12:55 PM EST

   Barbie Latza Nadeau on the election of a new pope, a Super Bowl for the faithful.

10. Bye-bye, Benedict!

    by Barbie Latza Nadeau February 27, 2013 12:14 PM EST

    The pope’s last day was filled with Vatican pomp and circumstance—and with protests over the church’s abuse scandals. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports from Rome.

Recap of Christopher Dickey's Recent Vatican Coverage

It's been a busy seven days. If you aren't Poped out and want to catch up, here's a list of the stories filed from Rome. I will be back in Paris tonight, but Barbie Nadeau will keep up her fantastic coverage from the Eternal City.

(Note: This is a personal mailing list. If you want to be taken off, just hit reply and send me a note. It will come straight to me.)

• NEW: The Two Faces of Pope Francis
  by Christopher Dickey March 17, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
  The new pontiff's past reputation is hard to square with his affable presence today. His actions in the weeks to come will tell us who he really is, writes Christopher Dickey.
  
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• INTERACTIVEPapal Attraction: Live Updates From Rome!
  March 09, 2013 10:36 AM EST
  Follow our reporters Barbie Latza Nadeau and Christopher Dickey in Rome as Pope Francis takes over. See tweets, photos, and videos.
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• The Pope's Dirty Past
  by Christopher Dickey March 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
  Christopher Dickey on the new pontiff's role during Argentina's dictatorship.
  
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• What Did You Do in the Dirty War, Papa?
  by Christopher Dickey March 15, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
  Questions persist about how Pope Francis behaved during the violence of Argentina's Dirty War. Christopher Dickey digs into the evidence.
  
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• Watch Out, Vatican City
  by Christopher Dickey March 13, 2013 06:20 PM EDT
  Francis is warm, humble, and ready to shake things up.
  
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• Southern Discomfort
  by Christopher Dickey, Mac Margolis March 13, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
  Christopher Dickey and Mac Margolis on the election of an African or Latin American pope.
  
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• The Case for Padre Sean
  by Christopher Dickey March 12, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
  With a history of tirelessly helping the poor, Cardinal Sean O'Malley has shown just the kind of qualities the world needs in a new pope, argues Christopher Dickey.
  
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• America's Candidate for Pope?
  by Christopher Dickey March 10, 2013 07:33 AM EDT
  He fought for justice on behalf of the church's sex-abuse victims long before the Vatican did.

A Note on Vatican Weather

At the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005, heavy clouds suddenly parted and the sun shone. I was above St. Peter's Square atop the Bernini colonnade and the sensation was pretty spooky. Condoleezza Rice was among the dignitaries below and, as she wrote in her memoir, she noticed it, too. (Neither of us are Catholics, btw.)
The day Pope Benedict XVI announced he would resign, a huge thunderstorm rolled in over the Vatican and lightning hit the dome of St. Peter's several times....
The day the conclave met to choose a new pope, almost at the very minute the cardinals were convened, there was a hailstorm.
The night they made their decision all of us in the square were soaked. It had been pouring all day. But before the new pope, Francis, stepped out on the balcony, the rain stopped completely.
Today we'll be watching the weather closely for his first angelus before what's expected to be a huge crowd. ....

Check out coverage of the conclave, the papapabili and the new pope; plus Six Ideas x 2

For tweets, links, photos and video from in and around St. Peter's Square: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/09/conclave.html

The Daily Beast: What Did You Do in the Dirty War, Papa?, 15 March 2013
Questions persists about how newly named Pope Francis behaved in Argentina's civil war. Christopher Dickey digs into the
evidence.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/15/argentina-s-dirty-war-casts-a-pall-over-bergoglio.html

The Daily Beast: Watch Out, Vatican City, 13 March 2013
Francis is warm, humble, and ready to shake things up.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/13/watch-out-vatican-city-francis-is-here.html

The Daily Best: Southern Discomfort, 13 March 2013
Christopher Dickey and Mac Margolis on the election of an African or Latin American pope. (Ooops, missed Bergoglio)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/13/southern-discomfort-in-election-of-pope.html


The Daily Beast: The Case for Padre Sean, 12 March 2013
When I knew him as a young man, Cardinal Sean O'Malley showed just the kind of qualities the world needs in a new pope
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/12/the-case-for-cardinal-sean-o-malley.html

Newsweek: Around the World in Six Ideas, 12 March 2013
From Poachers to iDemocracy
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/11/around-the-world-in-six-ideas-from-poachers-to-idemocracy.html

The Daily Beast: America's Candidate for Pope?, 10 March 2013
Cardinal Wuerl fought for justice on behalf of the church's sex-abuse victims long before the Vatican did, or so they say
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/10/donald-wuerl-america-s-candidate-for-pope0.html

Newsweek: Around the World in Six Ideas, 5 March 2013
From Judge Drone to the Evolution of Lying
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/03/04/around-the-world-in-six-ideas-drone-court-lying-and-more.html

Check out "My Horsemeat Lunch"; a video panel about Mali, bankers, wankers, the pope etc; and the latest "Six Ideas"

The Daily Beast: My Horsemeat Lunch, 27 February 2013
The secret mixing of horsemeat into patties, lasagna, and meatballs has scandalized Europe. But the horse butchers of Paris are unperturbed.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/27/horsemeat-for-lunch-christopher-dickey-n-paris-s-horse-boucheries.html

France24: The World This Week, 1 March 2013
Topics included the pope, Italian politics, hostages in Africa, hybrid terrorists and more
http://www.france24.com/en/20130301-world-week-1-march-2013
[For the moment only the second section of the program is available but we expect that to be remedied shortly]

Newsweek: Around the World in Six Ideas, 25 February 2013
Rights for robots; the economics of love; America to the rescue; printing with stem cells; the global .00001 percent; a bright idea for back roads
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/02/25/around-the-world-in-six-ideas-robot-ethics-genocide-combat-units-printing-stem-cells-and-the-future-of-driving.html