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In Turkey, an angry public debate is under way over last month's military incursion against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq. One critic of the incursion is Bulent Ersoy, a transsexual singer who spoke out on Turkey's version of American Idol and could now face prosecution.

A Pentagon report concludes Saddam Hussein's regime carried out terrorist operations and provided sanctuary and aid to terrorist groups. But confiscated Iraqi documents show no direct link between the former Iraqi dictator and al-Qaida.

Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent now working for a private security firm, disappeared more than a year ago while tracking a case to the Iranian resort island of Kish. His wife, Christine, explains a long and agonizing effort to get some answers.

The Bush administration is negotiating with Iraqis about the future operations of U.S. soldiers and civilians in Iraq. The current agreement is set to expire at year end. Critics say any deal made without congressional consent will unnecessarily bind future administrations to a costly campaign. Steve Inskeep talks with one of the negotiators, Ambassador David Satterfield.

The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East is resigning. Adm. William Fallon's decision to step down follows an Esquire magazine article suggesting he opposes President Bush's policy on Iran. Falon has also differed with the administration by calling for more troops in Afghanistan and pulling some forces out of Iraq.

Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador have ended their diplomatic standoff after Colombian troops crossed into Ecuador to hunt down anti-Colombian rebels. Now Venezuelans are taking stock of the dispute that produced the worst tension in the region in years. Many of them say the latest calm is just a brief interlude before tensions rise again.

Tensions are easing in Latin America after the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela agreed to end a border dispute after Colombian forces crossed into Ecuador to hunt down members of the FARC. One of the diplomats who negotiated an end to the confrontation, Osmar Chohfi, talks with Jacki Lyden.

As tension builds between Venezuela and Columbia over battling terrorism, Chris Kraul of the L.A. Times looks at conflicts across South America.

As the United Nations' former under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Jan Egeland has tracked down violent guerrilla leaders, confronted warlords and addressed humanitarian crises around the world. His new memoir is A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has ordered tanks and thousands of troops to the Colombian border. He is accusing Colombia of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader in a cross-border raid into Ecuador. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Juan Forero.