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POLITICS: Hawks Setting U.S. Mideast Policy Despite Mixed Signals
The confusing signals from the office of President George W. Bush over the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict reflect the ongoing struggle between the radical hawks of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the Realpolitikers, led by Secretary of State Colin Powell.POLITICS-U.S.: Bad Week for the Hegemonies
It was a bad week for the aspiring global hegemonies around U.S. President George W. Bush.POLITICS-SUDAN: Rebels Bolstered by U.S. Reception
After assuring top Bush administration officials that his group would not attack civilian targets, Sudanese People Liberation Movement/Army (SPLA) leader John Garang ended a two-week visit Tuesday substantially more reassured about U.S. support.RIGHTS-UNITED STATES: Slavery Lawsuit Aims for Social Change
A class-action lawsuit filed by some 35 million descendants of black slaves against three companies with ties to the slave trade is aimed as much at shaking up U.S. society as at winning financial returns, say lawyers and observers.RIGHTS: More Journalists Killed, Jailed in 2001
Killings and imprisonment of journalists world-wide rose sharply in 2001 over the previous several years, due in part to the U.S. "war against terrorism", says the annual report of a major press watchdog group.POLITICS-ZIMBABWE: U.S., Western Group Urge Transitional Govt
With apparent U.S. State Department backing, the International Crisis Group (ICG), a Brussels-based organisation of former high-level diplomats, is calling for the creation of a transitional government in Zimbabwe.RIGHTS-CHINA: Crackdown Against Uighurs Intensifies, Says Amnesty
The Chinese government is using the U.S. "war against terrorism" to intensify its decade-long crackdown against ethnic Uighurs in the far-western region known as the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Amnesty International said Friday.POLITICS: West Warns Zimbabwe Elections Will Hurt All Africa
Concern over the future of Western aid and investment in Africa as a whole appears to be rising in the wake of last weekend's disputed re-election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.POLITICS-U.S.: Top Commanders Seen to Favour Peace Operations
As the administration of President George W. Bush debates Washington's role in stabilising post-Taliban Afghanistan, a report released Thursday said top U.S. military commanders strongly favour U.S. participation in international peace operations.POLITICS-U.S.: Hawks Deploy for Public Opinion War
A group of influential neo-conservative figures has launched a new campaign to sustain support for President George W. Bush's ''war on terrorism'' and to ''take to task those groups and individuals who fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the war we are facing.''POLITICS-U.S.: Hawks Deploy for Public Opinion War
A group of influential neo-conservative figures has launched a new campaign to sustain support for President George W. Bush's "war on terrorism" and to "take to task those groups and individuals who fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the war we are facing."POLITICS-U.S.: Bush Nuke Targeting Plans Draw Fire
The Pentagon's new contingency plans for using nuclear weapons against a range of countries, including some who do not have them, came under heavy fire Monday here and abroad.POLITICS-U.S.: Terror War Risks Cold War Mistakes – Report
As the administration of President George W. Bush ramps up its global anti-terrorism campaign, it risks repeating the mistakes Washington made in Latin America during the Cold War, says a long-time critic of U.S. policy in Latin America.POLITICS-U.S.: The Axis of Incitement
White House speechwriter David Frum, who coined the incendiary ''axis of evil'' moniker used by President George W. Bush, is leaving Bush's employ for the neo-conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI). It seems the perfect fit.RIGHTS: U.S. Report Cites Afghanistan As Main Advance in 2001
Afghanistan stood out as the main advance in human rights during 2001, according to the State Department's annual human rights report, released here Monday.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: Washington Seen as Lacking Options
The U.S. administration has hardened its line against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over the last several months but is unlikely to do much more for lack of viable alternatives, say government officials and independent analysts here.POLITICS-MIDEAST: Some Glimmers Amid the Gloom?
Despite the resurgence of Israeli-Palestinian violence Monday after a relatively calm weekend, analysts here point to signs that a turning point in the conflict may be in sight.POLITICS-U.S.: After the Fireworks, Who Picks Up the Pieces?
Evicting al-Qaeda and the Taliban was the easy part; the aftermath is turning out to be much more difficult.POLITICS-U.S.: After the Fireworks, Who Picks Up the Pieces?
Evicting al-Qaeda and the Taliban was the easy part; the aftermath is turning out to be much more difficult.RIGHTS-U.S.: Administration Broadens Attack on Immigrant Rights
Rights groups are expressing growing alarm about Attorney General John Ashcroft's expanding efforts to reduce the due process rights of immigrants, particularly in the wake of last September's terrorist attacks.RIGHTS-U.S.: Administration Broadens Attack on Immigrant Rights
Rights groups are expressing growing alarm about Attorney General John Ashcroft's expanding efforts to reduce the due process rights of immigrants, particularly in the wake of last September's terrorist attacks.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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