The UN should drive a hard bargain in exchange for bailing out the US Simon Tisdall The Guardian When George Bush addressed the UN general assembly in September last year, his message was blunt. The UN must either support his… Continue Reading
By Julio Godoy PARIS, Sep (IPS) – The return of the United States to UNESCO as a full member is both good and bad news, diplomats and commentators say. The U.S. return was led by Laura Bush, wife of President… Continue Reading
Seumas Milne The Guardian Is this what they mean by freedom ?” asked Zaidan Khalaf Mohammed on Tuesday after the US 82nd Airborne Division had killed his brother and two other family members in Sichir, central Iraq, in an air… Continue Reading
By Tim Shorrock WASHINGTON, Sep (IPS) – The furore in Washington over the rapid expansion of Chinese exports and allegations that China’s yuan is undervalued masks a growing convergence between the United States and China in diplomatic affairs, scholars and… Continue Reading
Days of judgment Leader Friday September 26, 2003 The Guardian Every so often comes an inquiry or an account that shapes what a whole society knows about an entire subject: examples range from Edwin Chadwick’s research on Victorian factory conditions… Continue Reading
By Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS, Sep (IPS) – When the World Trade Organisation (WTO) met in Mexico recently, a group of developing countries refused to be taken for granted by the rich industrialised nations that control the body, sending a… Continue Reading
By Jimmy Carter Last week we observed the 25th anniversary of the Camp David Accords, which spelled out the basic relationships between Israel and its neighbors and led within a few months to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.… Continue Reading
Commentary – By Praful Bidwai NEW DELHI, Sep (IPS) – South Asian nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have again crossed swords and revived their barely-suppressed mutual hostility through verbal duels between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Gen Pervez… Continue Reading
3rd Prepcom for UN Summit on Information Society: Human rights concerns at the forefront Sally Burch ALAI, Geneva, September 17, 2003. Stronger recognition and guarantees for Human Rights, and particularly communication rights, are one of the central concerns of civil… Continue Reading
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 25 (IPS) – The barring of two major Arab satellite TV stations from Iraqi government ministries and press events held by the country’s governing council is an ominous sign for the future of the media… Continue Reading
By Kate Kelland LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Forget Latin lovers — horny Hungarians are now the most active between the sheets, leading a charge of eastern Europeans in the global sex charts. Condom maker Durex’s annual global sex survey… Continue Reading
Analysis – By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep (IPS) – Growing calls by prominent members of Washington’s handpicked Governing Council in Iraq for the United States to more quickly transfer real power from U.S. occupation authorities are adding to the embarrassment… Continue Reading
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep (IPS) – Spurred by the wars on drugs and terrorism, U.S. military aid to Latin America has more than tripled over the last five years, according to a report released here Monday by three foreign… Continue Reading
Devinder Sharma Amidst a lot of drama, the WTO Cancun Ministerial has failed. The underdogs of economic development – the African block – have bailed out the developing world from being economically robbed. And, once again, the countries which have… Continue Reading
Atilio Boron Brazil is facing a critical situation in its history: a party from the left has come to government with a widespread popular legitimacy, crystallising the hopes of the large national majority which yearns for a radical change to… Continue Reading
By Peyman Pejman DUBAI, Sep (IPS) – Afghan officials say they need three times as much as previously estimated to rebuild their country in the coming years, but experts and analysts here point out that the world is unlikely to… Continue Reading
by Rodolfo F. Acuña As war drags on, overzealous military recruiters are turning to Latinos for long-term solutions to the Pentagon’s problems. A recent Pew study shows that Latinos are underrepresented in the military when compared with their numbers in… Continue Reading
By Julio Godoy PARIS, Sep (IPS) – The world will not meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 without a dramatic improvement to services, a senior World Bank official says. “The world as a unit will probably halve the proportion… Continue Reading
By James Hall SOUTHERN AFRICA, Sept 20 (IPS) – Seeking to create home-grown business people, but lacking in the millions of dollars and years of experience needed to create large companies, African countries have sought to empower small and medium… Continue Reading
John Bunzl, Director of the International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO), comments on Naomi Klein’s article, Bush to NGOs: Watch Your Mouths, appearing in the Global and Mail, June 20th 2003 (http://www.globeandmail.com). Bush to NGOs: Watch your mouths by Naomi Klein… Continue Reading
