Greece calls on EU allies to impose arms embargo on Turkey
Greece has called on several fellow European Union (EU) members to impose an arms embargo on Turkey, amid a growing dispute between the two neighbors over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. In letters to his German, Spanish, and Italian counterparts on Oct. 20 Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias pointed to “recent provocative actions” by Turkey and called for...
Scandal in Puerto Rico
GINNEWS A highly regarded Reseacher accused of injecting patients with cancerNEW YORK (GIN)–The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has commissioned an independent investigation into charges that an esteemed researcher for the Rockefeller Institute caused the deaths of eight Puerto Ricans more than 70 years ago by injecting them with cancerous cells. Meanwhile, the association has suspended its annual award in...
Latin America wary of U.S. military expansion
WASHINGTON (IPS)–While much of the world’s attention has been focused on Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel-Palestine, Washington has quietly boosted its military presence in Colombia, supposedly to search for contractors kidnapped by leftist insurgents. But observers call the stepped-up militarization part of a strategy to tighten U.S. control of the country, and the region. Published figures show that...
UN tells Israel once again: ‘Get rid of fence’
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - One day after Israel vowed to speed up construction of its controversial West Bank security fence, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared the building of the wall as "deeply counterproductive" at a time Israel and the Palestinians were being asked to follow the international "road map" peace plan. In a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel...
Bush’s new ‘axis of evil’Castro and Chavez
JIM.LOBE Telesur, satellite TV channel aims to be Latin American voice (The Peninsula, 04-14-2005)Cuba demands U.S. Government response on harboring anti-Castro terrorist (04-12-2005, Gramma) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - While President George Bush played nice with Mexican President Vicente Fox at the North American Summit in Texas, U.S. media attention was focused more on Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld's efforts to sound the...
Bush sticks to neo-conservative course on Israel
JIM.LOBE Are Israel's Interests In Americas' Interests? (CounterCurrents.org, 03-29-2006) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - If the medium is the message, then President George Bush's choice of forum to launch a new public campaign to defend his beleaguered Iraq policy should be troubling to those hoping his administration was moving toward a more even-handed stance in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The staunchly neo-conservative Foundation...
White house probably longs for a ‘do-over’ on 2006
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - For those who believed that the precise and overwhelming demonstration of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iraq would “shock and awe” the rest of the world–and particularly Washington's foes and aspiring rivals–into accepting its benevolent influence, 2006 was not a good year. Not only has Washington become ever more bogged down–at the current rate of...
Sudan agrees to AU/UN peacekeeping force
AU chief wants African Darfur force (Al Jazeera, 08-13-2007)Darfur, Uganda and the U.S. campaign to destabilize Sudan (FCN, 01-01-2007) Darfur, Sudan: Seeking the Truth (FCN Webcast, 05-07-2006) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The United Nations Security Council on July 31, unanimously approved the “hybrid force” of 26,000 troops expected to be made up mostly of peacekeepers from Africa and Asia....
Report calls for U.S.-China cooperation in Africa
JIM.LOBE China gets foothold in Africa by staying out of politics ((FCN, 06-12-2006) China And Africa Seek A Win-Win (BlackElectorate.com, 04-2006) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The U.S. and Chinese governments should coordinate their policies toward Africa in order to enhance the effectiveness of their economic aid and investment, to further political stability and to ensure the success of peacekeeping operations...
Helping Haiti may turn on ‘affirmative engagement’
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Forty-speakers addressed the 15-member UN Security on April 6 concerning the commitment of member states to help the people of Haiti move forward with sustainable development. The discussion is partly-driven by what some see as a need for “affirmative engagement,” a more proactive effort to assist Haiti and proposed economic development strategies that advocates say would help...