Rather inconvenient news at a time when Bush is hailing a “clear strategy for victory” (Bloomberg, Dec. 1) and “real progress” (Guardian, Nov. 30) in Iraq. RAMADI, Iraq, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Iraqi militants attacked a U.S. base and a… Read moreIraq: al-Qaeda takes Ramadi?
This Dec.1 report (condensed here) from the Tico Times, Costa Rica’s English-language newspaper, notes a World Court case between the Central American country and its northern neighbor Nicaragua over the strategic San Juan River that forms the border: With historical… Read moreNicaragua-Costa Rica tensions over strategic canal route
Kudos to G. Peter Jemison of New York state’s Seneca Nation, for keeping this bit of history from going down the Memory Hole. Maybe this legacy says more about the political tradition the US is now exporting to Iraq than… Read moreEthnic cleansing of upstate New York remembered
Those traditional and bitter Caucasus enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan both appear to be headed for regime change at the moment. First Armenia. From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Newsline, Nov. 29: Armenia’s opposition supporters today took to the streets of Yerevan… Read more“Regime change” for Armenia, Azerbaijan?
Hugo Chavez must be grinning from ear to ear. As the White House assiduously tries to demonize him, a Boston popular tabloid hails him as a savior of the city’s working class: OUR VIEW: Heating aid just in the nick… Read moreChavez wins heart of Boston proles
From the Electronic Intifada & Electronic Iraq: URGENT: UPDATE ON FOUR MISSING CPT MEMBERS IN IRAQ Press Release, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 29 November 2005 CPT Hebron contacted EI about the four members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams who were abducted… Read morePalestine solidarity activists held hostage in Iraq
The case of Chad’s former president Hissène Habré, now fighting a Belgian extradition request on atrocity charges, will be handed over to African Union leaders to decide next month, Senegal’s government announced. Senegal’s Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio said Nov…. Read moreAfrican Union to decide in Chad war crimes case
This is too funny. Followers of this blog will be aware that we recently had to call out “World’s Greatest Intellectual” Noam Chomsky for loaning legitimacy to vile historical revisionism on the Bosnia war. The problem with having to diss… Read moreNimmo disses Chomsky —for wrong reason
Speaking with journalists in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer emphasized the alliance’s relationship with Pakistan—espeically in terms of the mission in Afghanistan under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Scheffer said NATO contacts with Islamabad were growing… Read moreNATO sees greater Pakistan role for Afghan war
In a surprising shift of strategy, Nepal's Maoist guerillas have reached a 12-point common agenda with the top parliamentary parties, subsequently endorsed by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan. The new pact between the armed rebels and political opposition does not seek… Read moreNepal: Maoists in accord with democratic opposition
Here's some good news that might appease the Sardinian separatists. But where will the base be relocating to, and will it similarly piss off the surly natives? From AFP via Turkish Press, Nov. 24 (emphasis added): ROME – The United… Read moreUS to close nuclear sub base on Sardinia
Well, it certainly is comforting to know that global warming is just a myth. Rise in Gases Unmatched By Andrew C. Revkin New York Times Service Shafts of ancient ice pulled from Antarctica’s frozen depths show that for at least… Read moreScientists: greenhouse gases at 600,000-year high
