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POLITICS-US: Better Oversight of Post-9/11 Military Aid Urged
Aided by Washington lobbyists, foreign countries regarded as strategic allies in the ‘war on terror' have received billions of dollars in new military and security assistance since 9/11, much of it with little Congressional or civilian oversight, according to the findings of a major investigative project by the Centre for Public Integrity (CPI).POLITICS: Major Poll Finds U.S. Muslims Mostly Mainstream
Despite deep dissatisfaction with U.S. foreign policy and President George W. Bush, U.S. Muslims tend to be better assimilated and more content with the larger society in which they live than their European counterparts, according to a major new survey released here Tuesday by the Pew Research Centre.POLITICS-US: Surge Strategy Shows Weaknesses
More than three months into the implementation of U.S. President George W. Bush's "surge" strategy, scepticism over the likelihood of its success is still running high here.POLITICS-US: Bush Endorses Law of the Sea Treaty
After maintaining a six-and-a-half year silence, President George W. Bush is urging the U.S. Senate to ratify the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) before the end of his term in office.POLITICS-US/IRAN: Another Step Toward Realism
Realists in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush appear to have won another victory over the dwindling ranks of neo-conservatives and others hawks with this weekend's announcement that Washington will soon engage in bilateral talks with Iran.POLITICS-US/IRAN: Another Step Toward Realism
Realists in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush appear to have won another victory over the dwindling ranks of neo-conservatives and others hawks with this weekend's announcement that Washington will soon engage in bilateral talks with Iran.POLITICS-US: Neo-Cons Driving Iran Divestment Campaign
Neo-conservative hawks who championed the invasion of Iraq are leading a new campaign to persuade state and local governments, as well as other institutional investors, to "divest" their holdings in foreign companies and U.S. overseas subsidiaries doing business in Iran.US/IRAQ: ‘Pentagon Moved to Fix Iraqi Media Before Invasion’
In the run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon planned to create a 'Rapid Reaction Media Team' (RRMT) designed to ensure control over major Iraqi media while providing an Iraqi 'face' for its efforts, according to a ‘White Paper' obtained by the independent National Security Archive.US/IRAQ: ‘Pentagon Moved to Fix Iraqi Media Before Invasion’
In the run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon planned to create a 'Rapid Reaction Media Team' (RRMT) designed to ensure control over major Iraqi media while providing an Iraqi 'face' for its efforts, according to a ‘White Paper' obtained by the independent National Security Archive (NSA) which released it Tuesday.POLITICS-US: Deadly Tornado Brings Iraq War Home
Increasingly isolated by his dogged opposition to a timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush will travel to the site of a deadly tornado in Kansas Wednesday, in part to rebut charges that relief operations there were hampered by shortages of equipment that had been shipped to Iraq.POLITICS-US: Elite Group Urges Embracing Angola
Despite Angola's poor human rights record, a widening gap between rich and poor, and a reputation for world-class corruption, an elite U.S. group is calling for Washington to strengthen ties - including military ties - with Luanda, Africa's second-biggest oil exporter.POLITICS-US: Slowly, Slowly, the Ship of State Turns Realist
With just over 18 months left in office, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush appears once again to be moving in a more "realist" direction in its dealings with the rest of the world, including the Middle East.POLITICS-COLOMBIA: Uribe Seeks Trade Deal, Aid from U.S.
Opening a three-day drive to pry a new aid and trade deal out of a wary, Democratic-led U.S. Congress, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe received a warm endorsement at the White House where he met with President George W. Bush over breakfast Wednesday.SOMALIA: Despite Lull in Fighting, Stability Looks Remote
Four months after U.S.-backed Ethiopian forces drove the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) out of its last stronghold in Kismaayo, Somalia's return to stability looks as distant as ever, according to experts here.POLITICS-U.S.: Iraq Showdown Looms After Senate Vote
With Thursday's vote by the U.S. Senate to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in October, the stage has been set for a prolonged confrontation between the Democratic-led Congress and President George W. Bush over the future of the war.POLITICS-U.S.: Iraq Showdown Looms After Senate Vote
With Thursday's vote by the U.S. Senate to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in October, the stage has been set for a prolonged confrontation between the Democratic-led Congress and President George W. Bush over the future of the war.RIGHTS-U.S.: One in Three Native Women Suffer Sexual Assault
Native American women are at least 2.5 times as likely to be sexually assaulted in their lifetime as other women in the United States, according to a major new report by Amnesty International (AI) released here Wednesday.POLITICS: Suspicion of U.S. Found Pervasive in Islamic World
Six and a half years after U.S. President George W. Bush launched his "global war on terror", suspicion of U.S. motives remains pervasive throughout the Islamic world, according to a new and highly detailed survey of four countries released here Tuesday.IRAQ: U.S. Surge Strategy Successful – in Shifting the Violence
Halfway through the implementation of U.S. President George W. Bush's "surge" strategy to enhance security in Baghdad and Iraq's predominantly Sunni Muslim al-Anbar province, evidence that it is turning the tide nationwide is hard to come by.POLITICS-SUDAN: Bush Pledges to Act “Soon” on Darfur
U.S. President George W. Bush pledged Wednesday to impose new sanctions against Sudan "in a short period of time" if Khartoum did not permit the deployment of some 20,000 UN and African Union (AU) peacekeepers to Darfur.POLITICS-U.S.: Wolfowitz Defenders Double Their Standards
Some of the same neoconservative institutions that are defending World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz against charges that he unethically promoted the career and compensation of his romantic partner were among the most aggressive in attacking former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for alleged nepotism on behalf of his son.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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