Nationwide poll: Talk to Iran, Syria
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN)–With the administration of President George Bush under mounting pressure to alter U.S. strategy in Iraq and the Middle East, a new public opinion survey quietly released, found strong popular support for pursuing new diplomatic avenues as proposed by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG). The poll, which was conducted at the end of November–before the release of...
Bush pushes to limit lawyers’ access to Guantanamo
A march towards martial law? (FCN, 11-06-2006) Bush Administration rejected as Supreme Court rules Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal' (BBC, 06-29-2006) Farrakhan calls for delegation to be sent to Guantanamo (FCN, 05-25-2005) Neo-con extermists push internment for American Muslims (FCN, 02-18-2005) Pentagon's Guantanamo tribunals are ruled illegal (FCN, 02-14-2005) NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - As the impending new...
African Union warns militias in Darfur
Qadhafi: Oil behind Darfur crisis (FCN, 12-08-2006)On the politics of Darfur negotiations (Sudan Tribune, 11-30-2006)Darfur, Sudan: Seeking the Truth (WEBCAST: Minister Louis Farrakhan, 05-07-2006)Sudan needs help, not sanctions - A report from Darfur (FCN, 09-23-2004) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission, Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare, recently warned of serious consequences if the militias should attack...
Somalia: U.S.-backed UN resolution risks wider war
JIM.LOBE Annan: U.S. wrong to support warlords in Somalia (FCN, 06-29-2006)Bush Hawks Down in Somalia (FCN, 06-21-2006) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Fearful that Islamist forces are transforming Somalia into a safe haven for al Qaeda, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is pushing a new UN Security Council resolution that some experts here believe could spark a wider war...
Once again, world tells U.S. to end Cuban embargo
Why does the U.S. government hate Cuba? (FCN, 04-10-2006)Bush’s new ‘axis of evil’–Castro and Chavez (FCN, 04-12-2005)Black journalists get close-up view of Cuba (FCN, 06-11-2002) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - For the 15th consecutive year, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the United States to lift unilateral sanctions against Cuba. Since 1962, the U.S. has maintained an economic, commercial...
With Rumsfeld gone, a chance for big changes
JIM.LOBE The anti-war movement has failed (Voltaire, 02-23-2006)Active-duty troops say it’s time to get out of Iraq (FCN, 11-14-2006)New consensus emerges on Iraq–we were wrong (FCN, 11-07-2006) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The abrupt replacement of Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld by former Central Intelligence Agency director Robert Gates, combined with the Democratic sweep in the recent mid-term elections, appears to signal major...
African experts consult on HIV vaccine production
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - A two-day AIDS experts meeting opened Oct. 25 with an African Union (AU) official stressing that Africa, more than any other continent, was in urgent need of an HIV vaccine to protect populations and attain its development goals. AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas told the scientists and experts involved in the search...
New consensus emerges on Iraq’ we were wrong
JIM.LOBE US military newspapers demand Rumsfeld's resignation (Middle East Online, 11-04-2006)Minister Louis Farrakhan's letter to President George W. Bush Re: Iraq (NOI.org, 12-01-2001) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - While Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's continued tenure in office has recently been the subject of a surge of speculation, it may be George W. Bush's continued reign–at least over Iraq policy–that appears most endangered...
Violence against women a global phenomenon
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - A new study by the United Nations on all forms of violence against women, under the auspices of Secretary-General Kofi Annan finds that, in all nations of the world, violence against women persists as a pervasive scourge, endangering women's lives and violating their rights. The study says that such violence also impoverishes families and communities,...
War on terror returning to its cradle
JIM.LOBE Afghanistan: 'Taliban Taking Over' (FCN, 09-06-2006)A Timeline of Oil and Violence in AfghanistanThe "War on Terror" Exposed (FCN Webcast) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Five years after the CIA was putting the final touches on a brilliant campaign plan to oust the Taliban and its al-Qaeda allies from power, Afghanistan is back in the headlines here, and the news isn't good. An...