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US: Bush Finally Gets Good News on Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush got his first good news in months from Iraq with Thursday's announcement that U.S. forces had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and that the key security portfolios in the new Iraqi government have finally been filled.POLITICS-US: Bush Finally Gets Good News on Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush got his first good news in months from Iraq with Thursday's announcement that U.S. forces had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and that the key security portfolios in the new Iraqi government have finally been filled.RIGHTS: Report Traces U.S./EU Covert Rendition Network
A long-awaited report by the Council of Europe on European complicity in "extraordinary renditions" secretly carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) against suspected terrorists was hailed here Wednesday by human rights groups, even as the U.S. State Department tried to cast doubt on its findings.POLITICS-SOMALIA: Bush Hawks Down
The takeover of Mogadishu this week by Islamic militias marks a major defeat for the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, which had secretly backed a coalition of warlords that has reportedly been routed from the Somali capital.POLITICS-SOMALIA: Bush Hawks Down
The takeover of Mogadishu this week by Islamic militias marks a major defeat for the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, which had secretly backed a coalition of warlords that has reportedly been routed from the Somali capital.RIGHTS: More Nations Crack Down on Human Trafficking
More countries are taking action to discourage the annual trafficking of as many as 800,000 humans across international borders, according to the State Department's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released here Monday.U.S./IRAN: Conditional Offer for Talks Seen as a Gamble
Wednesday's unprecedented offer by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to join multilateral negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme was hailed as a positive step by Iran specialists here, who warned, however, that its conditional nature could prove problematic.US/AFGHANISTAN: Bush May Have to Rethink Withdrawal Plans
By just about any measure, May has been a bad month for U.S. policy in Afghanistan.POLITICS-US: Massacre Story Mars Memorial Day
Monday's observance of Memorial Day, the annual commemoration of U.S. soldiers who died in the service of their country, has taken place at a particularly difficult moment for both the U.S. armed forces and the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.POLITICS-DARFUR: Grim and Getting Grimmer
Despite a recent peace accord, a new U.N. Security Council resolution, and agreement by Sudan to permit a U.N. assessment team to travel to Darfur to determine how to strengthen peacekeeping forces there, the situation in the region, as well as in eastern Chad, has continued to deteriorate, according to sources here.POLITICS-US: Pressure Grows on Bush to Engage Iran Directly
The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is under increasing pressure - both here and abroad - to engage Iran in direct talks despite the continued opposition of pro-Israel neo-conservatives and Vice President Dick Cheney.POLITICS-US: Right-Wing Israel Lobby Seizes on Olmert Visit
On his maiden visit to the United States as Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert received a first-hand look at the political muscle of the right-wing "Israel Lobby", part of which used the occasion to launch a campaign to deter him from following through on plans to unilaterally evacuate tens of thousands of settlers living in the occupied West Bank.POLITICS-US: Bush Democracy Doctrine, 2003(?)-2006, R.I.P.
Less than 18 months after U.S. President George W. Bush declared in his 2005 Inaugural Address his unequivocal commitment to the "ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world", tyrants, particularly in the Islamic world, are taking heart.POLITICS-US: Bush Democracy Doctrine, 2003(?)-2006, R.I.P.
Less than 18 months after U.S. President George W. Bush declared in his 2005 Inaugural Address his unequivocal commitment to the "ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world", tyrants, particularly in the Islamic world, are taking heart.POLITICS: Iran Target of Apparent Disinformation Ploy
A story authored by a prominent U.S. neo-conservative regarding new legislation in Iran allegedly requiring Jews and other religious minorities to wear distinctive colour badges circulated around the world this weekend before it was exposed as false.POLITICS-US: Jewish Community Worried About Iran Backlash
Amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran, leaders of the U.S. Jewish community are expressing concern over Pres. George W. Bush's recent statements that his main concern in any possible military action would be protecting Israel.POLITICS-US: Cui Bono? Negroponte or Rumsfeld
Monday's nomination by U.S. President George W. Bush of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to take over the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from the hapless Porter Goss has predictably intensified speculation over what is really going on behind the scenes.POLITICS-US: Cui Bono? Negroponte or Rumsfeld
Monday's nomination by U.S. President George W. Bush of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to take over the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from the hapless Porter Goss has predictably intensified speculation over what is really going on behind the scenes.POLITICS-US: Hawks Looking for New and Bigger Enemies?
As if rallying fading public support for keeping more than 100,000 U.S. troops in a disintegrating Iraq and preparing the ground for a possible military attack on Iran were not enough, some influential hawks are now promoting a more confrontational stance against Russia and China, as well.POLITICS-US: Groups Urge Overhaul of Pentagon Budget
With Congress on the verge of approving yet another record Pentagon budget, a task force of nearly two dozen progressive policy analysts is calling for major changes in the way the United States allocates money for its common defence.POLITICS: Iraq, Afghanistan Among Top Ten Failed States
Despite receiving some eight billion dollars a month in economic aid and military support over the past year, Iraq and Afghanistan rank among the world's 10 weakest states, along with much of Central Africa, according to the "Failed States Index" for 2006 released here Tuesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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