Most Iraqis doubt U.S. will ever leave
JIM.LOBE ‘Why do they hate us?'–A new view surfaces (FCN, 07-27-2005) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - Large majorities of Iraqis believe that the United States has no intention of ever withdrawing all its military forces from their country, and that Washington's reconstruction efforts have been incompetent at best, according to a new survey released January 31. At the same time, however, only 35...
Congo Brazzaville president elected African Union Chairman
President Denis Sassou Nguesso succeeds Obasanjo as AU chairman African Union opens with plea for peace, economic development (FCN, 01-23-2006) Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - African leaders Tuesday elected President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo Brazzaville as the next African Union (AU) chairman, to succeed Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who led the Union for 18 months. Nguesso's election on the second day of...
African Union opens with plea for peace, economic development
AU ministers to chart role of Diaspora in Africa's growth (FCN, 05-28-2003)Birth of the African Union (FCN, 07-14-2002)The Birth of the African Union (Min. Louis Farrakhan, 07-24-2001) Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The sixth ordinary session of the African Union (AU) summit opened in Khartoum on Monday, with African leaders expressing resolve to foster peace and economic development in the...
PAKISTAN: ‘US Missile Strikes Will Affect War on Terror’
Purported Osama Bin Laden tape offers Americans truce (Al Jazeera, 01-19-2006)Bush, Neocons and The Truth about the "War on Terrorism" KARACHI , Jan 18 (IPS) - Missile strikes carried out by the United States on Damadola village near the Afghan border, killing 18 people, can fuel religious fanaticism in this country and seriously complicate President George W. Bush's...
U.S. brings backroom dealings to the UN
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The United Nations General Assembly adopted a $3.79 billion budget for 2006-2007 for its operating expenses, which generally isn't news–but because of the way the negotiations were handled, it has become a major story around the globe. “Negotiation over the biennial UN budget has been so severe that the Secretary-General's trip to Japan was cancelled,”...
New guidelines don’t stop IMF shakedown of poor nations
WASHINGTON (IPS)–Three months ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had adopted a new set of lending guidelines that would permit borrowing countries to take control of their economies like never before. But in early December, the fund flexed its muscles over two of the world's poorest countries and imposed conditions that critics predict will be disastrous...
Minister Farrakhan addresses Muslim leaders from 87 nations
The World Islamic People's Leadership 2nd International Islamic Conference (NOI.org, Feb./2000) (FinalCall.com) - The World Islamic People's Leadership was organized in September 1989, in Benghazi, Tripoli, Libya by Muammar Gadhafi. The second year after it was established, Minister Louis Farrakhan was appointed the deputy. Every four years, they convene to look at the condition of the Muslim world. The...
U.S.-backed armed forces sinking into sectarian chaos
JIM.LOBE Iraq Under Occupation (Al Jazeera) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - While the Bush administration tries to persuade the public that an accelerated buildup of Iraqi security forces will permit substantial numbers of U.S. troops to begin returning home next year, recent reports from Iraq suggest that the security forces and their sectarian make-up are themselves contributing to the country's destabilization. A spate...
Strong earthquake hits East Africa
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Monday (1225 GMT). Hundreds of people evacuated office buildings and shopping malls in mainly medium rising buildings in the city center, and were largely seen assembled in open spaces waiting for further information. Meteorological reports said a magnitude of 6.8 also hit...
UN issues annual call for ending U.S. embargo against Cuba
Bush's new ‘axis of evil'–Castro and Chavez (FCN, 04-12-2005)Pope calls for lifting of U.S. embargo on Cuba (FCN, 01-26-2005)Cuba vows to fight against new U.S. sanctions (FCN, 05-23-2004)Cuba in the Cross-Hairs: A Near Half-Century of Terror (Trinicenter, 10-2003)Black journalists get close-up view of Cuba (FCN, 06-11-2002) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - For the 14th year in a row, the United Nations General...