From London News, Jan. 22: Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova died on Saturday aged 61, after a long fight with lung cancer. Mr Rugova was a key player fighting for peace in the region for more than a decade. He took… Read moreKosova independence leader Ibrahim Rugova dead at 61
From the AP, via Israel’s Ha’aretz, Jan. 22: CARACAS – Hundreds of Venezuelan intellectuals expressed “shock and consternation” in a public condemnation Saturday of allegedly anti-Semitic remarks made recently by President Hugo Chavez. “These dangerous tendencies must be denounced and… Read moreVenezuelan intellectuals speak out on anti-Semitism flap
Once again—how convenient is this? As bumping off Iran’s regime becomes more of a strategic necessity for Washington, suddenly Tel Aviv accuses Tehran of being behind the latest suicide bombing. Tehran, for its part, denies the charges—while publicly embracing Islamic… Read moreIran rejects link to Tel Aviv blast
From BBC, Jan. 19: France ‘would use nuclear arms’ French President Jacques Chirac has said France would be ready to use nuclear weapons against any state which launched a terrorist attack against it. Speaking at a nuclear submarine base in… Read moreFrance threatens nuclear strikes
From the AP, Jan. 19: Al-Jazeera on Thursday aired an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, who says al-Qaeda is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a truce “with fair conditions.” The tape’s release came days… Read moreAl-Qaeda bigs killed in Pakistan? Osama offers truce?
Glorify ’em as heroes and martyrs for war propaganda—then screw ’em. It’s the American way. From NY1, Jan. 17: Supreme Court Rules 9/11 Families Cannot Sue Over Faulty Radios Families of New York City firefighters won’t be allowed to sue… Read moreSupreme Court shafts 9-11 widows
The international community has been attempting to restore peace to West Africa, long torn by multiple inter-related ethnic and civil conflicts. Now, just as Liberia is hailed as a success story—with the country’s first post-war president, and Africa’s first woman… Read moreIvory Coast violence: new “great game” for West Africa?
Suicide bombers killed 26 people in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province Jan. 16, heightening fears that Taliban militants are copying the tactics of Iraqi insurgents. An attacker riding a motorcycle blew himself up as a crowd left a… Read moreUS losing control of Afghanistan?
Iraq’s oft-fractious trade unions issued the following joint statement yesterday at the end of a two-day meeting in Amman, Jordan. The meeting was attended by labor representatives from throughout Iraq. A Joint Statement Issued by the Iraqi Trade Unions Concerning… Read moreIraq trade unions protest IMF policy
An alleged commander of a Mexico’s clandestine Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) and two other suspected guerillas were arrested in the state of Veracruz, officials announced Jan. 12. Gustavo Robles Lopez, 29, and two others were arrested when authorities approached their… Read moreMexico: guerilla suspects arrested in Veracruz
Gee, we can hardly wait for this one. From Reuters, Jan. 15: TEHRAN – Iran is planning a conference to assess the scale of the Holocaust, which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejects as a myth, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi… Read moreIran plans conference to “assess” Holocaust
There they go again. “We apologize, but I can’t tell you that we wouldn’t do the same thing again,” says John McCain. Why do politicians always talk out of both sides of their mouths like this? What does an apology… Read moreAnti-US protests shake Pakistan
