U.S. and Britain want tougher sanctions for Sudan
Darfur, Uganda and the U.S. campaign to destabilize Sudan (FCN, 01-01-2007)Qadhafi: Oil behind Darfur crisis (FCN, 12-08-2006)Darfur, Sudan: Seeking the Truth (WEBCAST: Minister Louis Farrakhan, 05-07-2006)On the politics of Darfur negotiations (Sudan Tribune, 11-30-2006)Sudan needs help, not sanctions - A report from Darfur (FCN, 09-23-2004)How the U.S. Government destabilized foreign governments (FCN, 07-22-1985) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon requested...
Arab summit rekindles talk of unity
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz's address to Summit .(FinalCall.com) - There was much anticipation surrounding the 19th Arab League Summit which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mar. 28-29, well attended by kings and heads of state from throughout the world. The evidence of the interest in the meeting was noted by a writer for the Washington Institute for...
Britain continues to pressure UN to censure Zimbabwe
Black activists speak on Zimbabwe crisis (Workers World, 04-12-2007)Zimbabwe: The Resistance to Colonialism (Trinicenter, 04-02-2007)The scavengers of Africa (FCN, 12-23-2003)Mugabe: Zimbabwe will not be a colony again (FCN, 10-18-2002)British, Brutal Masters Of Colonialism (CounterCurrents) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The United Kingdom is again demanding that the UN Security Council place Zimbabwe on its agenda. On Mar. 17, British Ambassador to...
Security Council: Efforts to secure peace in Afghanistan not working
War on terror returning to its cradle (FCN, 10-23-2006)Afghanistan: 'Taliban Taking Over' (FCN, 09-06-2006)Flash Back: Taleban in Texas for talks on gas pipeline (BBC, 12-004-1997)A Timeline of Oil and Violence in Afghanistan UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - It is year six of the UN-backed NATO occupation of Afghanistan and Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon admitted in a report to the United Nations...
America wants a military command in Africa
(FinalCall.com) - President George W. Bush announced in February his plans to create a new military command for Africa, which would be known as U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The president reportedly said the unit would be up and running by the end of September 2008, however, his administration has yet to say where the command would be located and...
U.S. seeks consensus on hard sanctions against Iran
Text of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush (05-09-2006)Iranian ambassador sets the record straight (FCN, 04-07-2006)Nuclear hypocrisy in Iran’s treatment (FCN, 03-12-2006)How America crushed democracies (FCN, 08-28-2003) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The United Nations Security Council was not able to reach agreement during their series of meetings held March 5-8 that attempted to draft a stronger resolution that would...
Pres. Bush’s Latin American trip: Too late in the game?
JIM.LOBE Support for U.S. wanes among Latin American elites (FCN, 01-25-2007)Hugo Chavez proposes African, Latin America, Carribean Alliance (FCN, 06-11-2006) WASHINGTON, USA (IPS/GIN) - ”Too little, too late” appears to be the consensus view among Latin America specialists about President George W. Bush’s six-day tour of the region, which began Mar. 8 when he boarded Air Force One bound for...
African governments accelerate anti-corruption drive
Anti-Corruption Forum Highlights Importance of Independent Bodies (allAfrica.com, 03-04-2007) Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Some 300 participants from all the regions of Africa gathered in Johannesburg on February 28 for the Africa Forum on Fighting Corruption intended to consolidate African anti-corruption initiatives. The three-day forum prepared a common African position for the Global Forum V on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding...
Somalia: The new front in the war on terror
/GIN US-UN Backed Invasion of Somalia-An International Crime (American Chronicle, 02-09-2007)Bush bombs Africa, no outcry! (FCN, 02-05-2007)Somalia: a clear case of ‘blood oil' in Africa (FCN, 02-05-2007)The Oil Factor In Somalia (LA Times, 01-18-1993) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (IPS/GIN) - Somalia has become the new front in the war on terror, joining the unpopular club of Afghanistan and Iraq. The only difference...
Imported chicken cripples economy in western Africa
/GIN US 'dumping unsold GM food on Africa' (UK Guardian, 10-07-2002)How Western Rubbish is Destroying Africa (Independent, 09-21-2006) BRUSSELS (IPS/GIN) - Europeans love chicken breast. What do they do with the chicken legs? The current answer: Freeze them and ship them to Africa where they sell at a price far cheaper than fresh local chicken. Television journalist Marcello Faraggi has...