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POLITICS-LIBERIA: U.S. Hails Ceasefire Accord, Pledges Support
The administration on Tuesday ''applaud(ed)'' the cease-fire accord signed in Accra, Ghana that provides for the creation of a new Liberian government, excluding President Charles Taylor who was indicted for war crimes earlier this month, within 30 days.IRAQ: U.S. Version of Protesters’ Deaths Questionable – Report
It is doubtful that the U.S. military's version of events that led to the April killings of at least 20 Iraqis protesting in the city of al-Falluja is correct, says a new report by U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).IRAQ: From Liberation to Counter-Insurgency in Less Than 80 Days
It was just 45 days ago that President George W Bush, in a campaign-perfect photo-op, landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California, swaggered across the deck in full flight gear, and declared that ''Operation Iraqi Freedom'' had liberated that nation from the evil clutches of former President Saddam Hussein.IRAQ: From Liberation to Counter-Insurgency in Less Than 80 Days
It was just 45 days ago that President George W Bush, in a campaign-perfect photo-op, landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California, swaggered across the deck in full flight gear, and declared that ''Operation Iraqi Freedom'' had liberated that nation from the evil clutches of former President Saddam Hussein.POLITICS-U.S.-MIDEAST: Deja Vu as Bush Pushed Aside
As beloved New York Yankee catcher and phrase-maker Yogi Berra once said, it seems like ''deja vu all over again''.POLITICS-U.S.: Iraq-Attack Think Tank Turns Wrath on NGOs
Having led the charge to war in Iraq, an influential think tank close to the Bush administration has added a new target: international non-governmental organisations (NGOs).POLITICS-US: Pentagon Moving Swiftly to Become ‘GloboCop’
Much like its successful military campaign in Iraq, the Pentagon is moving at seemingly breakneck speed to re-deploy U.S. forces and equipment around the world in ways that will permit Washington to play ''GloboCop'', according to a number of statements by top officials and defence planners.POLITICS-U.S.: Pentagon Moving Swiftly to Become ‘GloboCop’
Much like its successful military campaign in Iraq, the Pentagon is moving at seemingly breakneck speed to re-deploy U.S. forces and equipment around the world in ways that will permit Washington to play ''GloboCop'', according to a number of statements by top officials and defence planners.POLITICS-MIDEAST: Is Bush Seriously Committed?
The question is, is U.S. President George W. Bush really serious - serious enough to put real pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon - about implementing the much-heralded ''road map'' to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians?POLITICS: U.S. Looks to Renew Exemption from World Criminal Court
Civil society groups are urging member states of the U.N. Security Council to reject Washington's upcoming request to exempt all its soldiers and officials from the jurisdiction of the new body for a second straight year.POLITICS-U.S.: Why Do More of Them Hate Us More?
After the Sep. 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the big question here was, ''Why Do They Hate Us?''POLITICS-U.S.: Loss of Key Aide Marks New Setback for Colin Powell
Thursday's announcement that the State Department's director for policy planning, Richard Haass, is leaving to become the next president of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), marks the latest sign of the eclipse of Secretary of State Colin Powell's influence in the Bush administration.POLITICS: Long-standing U.S. Allies Break With Mugabe
Nine leading progressive African-American figures and groups that have long defended Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe have urged him to cease his repression of the opposition and enter into "unconditional dialogue" with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and representatives of civil society as part of a transition to "a more broadly supported government''.POLITICS: Views of U.S. Plummet in Europe, Muslim World – Poll
While the speed of the U.S. conquest of Iraq and the general belief that Iraqis are better off without former President Saddam Hussein were moderating factors, the image of the United States is far more negative in Europe and the Muslim world than a year ago, according to a poll of 20 countries released here Tuesday.RIGHTS-US: Damning Report on Post-9/11 Roundup Could Spur Suits
A human rights group says it is considering legal action on behalf of immigrants rounded up following the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after a Justice Department report found serious abuses in the way they were treated.RIGHTS-U.S.: Damning Report on Post-9/11 Roundup Could Spur Suits
A human rights group says it is considering legal action on behalf of immigrants rounded up following the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after a Justice Department report found serious abuses in the way they were treated.IRAQ-U.S.: Credibility Gap Anyone?
When all three major U.S. newsweeklies - 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'U.S. News & World Report' - run major features on the same day on possible government lying, you can bet you have the makings of a major scandal.POLITICS-US: A Threadbare Emperor Tours the World
With U.S. President George W. Bush embarked on his first tour of major world capitals since the war in Iraq, his handlers are predictably depicting his stature as something akin to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ''bestrid(ing) the world like a Colossus''.POLITICS-U.S.: A Threadbare Emperor Tours the World
With U.S. President George W. Bush embarked on his first tour of major world capitals since the war in Iraq, his handlers are predictably depicting his stature as something akin to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ''bestrid(ing) the world like a Colossus''.MEDIA-U.S.: Hollywood or Hearst – The Jessica Lynch Story
An attractive and spirited young woman, held captive by sadistic foreigners and saved by coolly efficient, red-blooded, all-American males - it is a story straight out of romance novels, not to mention the ''yellow journalism'' that propelled the United States into the Spanish-American War and global empire just over a century ago.POPULATION: ‘War on Terror’ Fuels Rise in Refugee Numbers
Providing yet more evidence that the ''war on terrorism'' has had deep impacts worldwide, the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR) has called on the administration of President George W. Bush to re-open its doors to tens of thousands of people in limbo since the terrorist attacks of Sep. 11, 2001.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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