Does Iran Have Bush Over a Barrel?
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS) - If U.S. President George W. Bush wants to boost Republican chances of holding on to the White House and keeping Democratic gains in Congress to a minimum in the November elections, he might consider taking an attack on Iran before the end of his administration "off the table". Of course, that's probably the last thing Bush...
Prospect of Obama election buoys U.S. image
JIM.LOBE Historic Obama win ushers in hope for change (FCN, 06-13-2008) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - After a virtually relentless fall during the administration of President George W. Bush, Washington’s image abroad rebounded modestly in 2007, according to the latest edition of the annual Pew Global Attitudes Project. “For the first time we have some encouraging signs for the image of the United...
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...
Zimbabwean farm case moved to July 16
Zimbabwe Ambassador: Self-determination is at root of conflict (FCN, 04-22-2008)Activists: Fast track is right track in Zim land redistribution plan (FCN, 02-13-2003)Special Report on Zimbabwe land crisis (FCN, 10-13-2002) WINDHOEK, Namibia (PANA) - The South African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal has moved the hearing of Zimbabwe’s land case, in which 78 White commercial farmers are challenging the expropriation of...
Anger, condemnation follow South Africa violence
LAGOS, Nigeria (PANA) - Widespread and varying reactions have greeted the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with Africans and non-Africans alike pondering what could have led to African-on-African violence at a time the continent is pushing on with plans to form the United States of Africa. Though Zimbabweans, Malawians, Mozambicans and Nigerians have borne the brunt of the...
Kenya’s economy to pick up after unrest?
New cabinet faces tough road in Kenya (FCN, 05-05-2008)Economic inequality fuels Kenya’s violence (FCN, 02-15-2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economy is expected to accelerate its growth from the depressed focus rate of 4.6 percent upwards as the economy picks up activity months after violence erupted following the East African nation’s disputed presidential polls. Kenya’s Finance Minister Amos Kimunya said...
Min. Farrakhan delivers message in Virgin Islands
Minister Farrakhan delivers African Liberation Day message in Virgin Islands Farrakhan urges islanders to 'unite and pull together' (Virgin Islands Daily News, 05-23-2008) ST. THOMAS, V.I. (FinalCall.com) - St. Thomas celebrated African Liberation Day with a special visit by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan May 21 to the Senate legislature in their chambers where the Minister spoke before a...
Natural gas, oil fuel Myanmar’s military rulers
Cyclone kills over 22,000 people in Myanmar (FCN, 05-08-2008) UNITED NATIONS (Finalcall.com) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has called for a special summit to discuss measures that could be taken to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Cyclone Nargis ravaged southern towns of the Irrawaddy Delta May 3 and the United Nations estimates the death toll could reach 100,000, with...
War on terror is war on Islam, says advocate
Neo-con extremists push internment for American Muslims (FCN, 02-18-2005) The "War on Terror" Exposed (FCN/Minister Farrakhan, 05-03-2004) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The global war on terror has become a thinly veiled excuse to wage a global war on Islam with increased arrests of Muslims, calls for regime change in Muslim countries and racial profiling, according to a leader with a...
Hezbollah casts shadow over Bush Mideast tour
JIM.LOBE What is Hezbollah? (List of links to official websites and docs) Book Review: In The Path of Hizbullah (FCN, 09-14-2006) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The swift defeat of U.S.-backed forces by Hezbollah in Lebanon on May 9 has provided yet another vivid illustration of the rapid decline of Washington’s influence in the Middle East during the tenure of President George...