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POLITICS-US: Hawk-Realist Impasse Could Persist in Second Term
With the pomp and circumstance of the inaugural and the State of the Union address now out of the way, the foreign policy direction to be taken by President George W. Bush in his second term remains a subject of considerable speculation and uncertainty.POLITICS-AFGHANISTAN: The Birth of a Narco-State
A rejuvenated campaign to crack down on Afghanistan's booming heroin trade could backfire and end up alienating large sectors of the population from the government of President Hamid Karzai, warn Afghan development and rights groups.POLITICS-AFGHANISTAN: The Birth of a Narco-State
A rejuvenated campaign to crack down on Afghanistan's booming heroin trade could backfire and end up alienating large sectors of the population from the government of President Hamid Karzai, warn Afghan development and rights groups.RIGHTS-AFRICA: Guns and Gangs in Nigeria’s Oil Capital
When the leader of a powerful gang in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Alhaji Dokubo Asari, threatened to declare "all-out war" last September, global oil prices, already unstable from the escalating conflict in Iraq and tensions in Venezuela, hit historic highs at over 50 dollars a barrel.POLITICS-U.S.: Middle East "Uber Alles" in the Second Term
Clearly buoyed by Sunday's election in Iraq, a confident George W. Bush told the nation that the Middle East will dominate U.S. foreign policy during his second term as president, just as his proposals to privatise the 70-year-old U.S. social security system will be his top priority at home.DEVELOPMENT: Pressure Mounts on G-7 to Cancel "Odious" Debts
On the eve of this week's Group of Seven (G-7) Finance Ministers meeting in London, U.S. development groups are calling on the George W. Bush administration to support full, unconditional, and immediate debt relief for more than three dozen of the world's poorest nations.POLITICS-U.S.: More Cannon Fodder, Please
Amid rising concern about the over-extension of U.S. military forces and the growing budget deficit, the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a neo-conservative group whose past foreign policy recommendations have often been followed by President George W. Bush, is urging Congress to add 25,000 new soldiers to U.S. ground forces each year over the next several years.RIGHTS-US: Pentagon’s Guantanamo Courts Ruled Illegal
A U.S. federal court judge has ruled that military tribunals initiated by the Pentagon to determine the status of terrorist suspects held at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are unconstitutional because they do not satisfy minimal due-process requirements.DEVELOPMENT: Iraq War, Budget Pressures Squeeze Overseas Aid
Even as the George w. Bush administration denies charges by critics that U.S. aid to poor nations is miserly compared to the contributions of other wealthy countries, it appears to be quietly rolling back its previous commitments to increase development assistance by 50 percent beginning next year.POLITICS-U.S.: Losing Feith
The departure by mid-2005 of the number-three man at the Defence Department, announced by the Pentagon Wednesday, marks the latest hint that Pres. George W. Bush is moving foreign policy in a more centrist direction.POLITICS-U.S.: From Holocaust to Hyperpower
The importance of this week's recognition by the United Nations of the Nazi Holocaust lies as much in its relevance to today's international realities as it does to the historical significance of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet forces 60 years ago Thursday./UPDATE*/POLITICS-US: Controversial Nominee Squeaks Past First Vote
Riding over opposition from its Democratic members, the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday voted 10-8 to send the nomination of Attorney General-designate Alberto Gonzales to the full Senate for confirmation, possibly as early as next week.RIGHTS-US: Leading Groups Take Rare Step of Repudiating Nominee
On the eve of a key confirmation vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee, two major U.S. human rights groups called for the rejection of Attorney General-designate Alberto Gonzales on the basis of his advice regarding the treatment of detainees in the Bush administration's "war on terror".RIGHTS-IRAQ: Abuse, Torture by Iraqi Police Called Routine
Despite the millions of dollars spent by the U.S. and other nations to improve their performance, Iraqi police still routinely abuse and often torture detainees, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).RIGHTS-IRAQ: Abuse, Torture by Iraqi Police Called Routine
Despite the millions of dollars spent by the U.S. and other nations to improve their performance, Iraqi police still routinely abuse and often torture detainees, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW)..POLITICS-U.S.: Bush’s Delicate Dilemma on Darfur
If U.S. President George W. Bush wants to show the world, particularly the European Union, a more multilateralist face in his second term, a special United Nations commission of inquiry that has been investigating war crimes in Darfur, Sudan is about to hand him a golden opportunity.RIGHTS: Israeli Trench Could Destroy 3,000 Palestinian Homes
As Israeli and Palestinian leaders move to increase security cooperation in Gaza, a major U.S. human rights organisation is urging the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to reject proposals to build an anti-smuggling trench along the Gaza-Egyptian border that could destroy up to 3,000 Palestinian homes.POLITICS: Bush Plugs the Window-Dressing, Cheney the Nitty-Gritty
Two very different messages about the future of U.S. foreign policy were broadcast to the world on Inaugural Day Thursday, and listeners everywhere could be forgiven for feeling confused about their import.POLITICS-US: War-Weary Public Leery of New Overseas Adventures
President George W. Bush faces a difficult challenge in rallying U.S. public opinion behind his clarion call for spreading freedom and democracy abroad, according to a number of surveys published over the last two years.POLITICS: Unclouded by Doubt, Bush Vows Freedom-Spreading Mission
Kicking off his second four-year term, President George W. Bush Thursday delivered an inaugural address filled with the righteous resolve and soaring rhetoric that are music to his core constituency, but will almost certainly grate on the nerves of almost everybody else, both here and abroad.POLITICS: Unclouded by Doubt, Bush Vows Freedom-Spreading Mission
Kicking off his second four-year term, President George W. Bush Thursday delivered an inaugural address filled with the righteous resolve and soaring rhetoric that are music to his core constituency, but will almost certainly grate on the nerves of almost everybody else, both here and abroad.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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