By Sanjay Suri BONN, May 31 (IPS) Tbilisi in Georgia, Guerrero state in Mexico and Bonn in Germany are beginning to find a common sweeping through the cities. No, they have not all begun to turn wind to power, or… Continue Reading
Among ruined houses, a haven for Gaza’s children lies in rubble Chris McGreal in al-Brazil, Rafah The Guardian Ask to be directed to the latest wave of Israeli destruction in Rafah’s al-Brazil neighbourhood and many fingers point towards the zoo.… Continue Reading
Sanjay Suri LONDON, May (IPS) – The mantra that market reforms would pull the least developed countries out of poverty collapsed under major new findings by UNCTAD presented in London Thursday. The 50 least developed countries (LDCs) increased gross national… Continue Reading
For all The Grand Rhetoric, We Have Failed to See Through our Mission in Afghanistan Independent UK | Editorial May 2004 Two years ago, following the removal of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Tony Blair promised that the international community would… Continue Reading
Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, May (IPS) – When the U.S. state department shyly released a human rights report two weeks ago amidst an international outcry over U.S. soldiers’ abuse of Iraqi prisoners, it slipped in some tough talk on media freedom… Continue Reading
By Hugo Chavez CARACAS, Venezuela — For the first 24 hours of the coup d’etat that briefly overthrew my government on April 11, 2002, I expected to be executed at any moment. The coup leaders told Venezuela and the world… Continue Reading
by Justin Raimondo Isn’t it funny how politicians have to wait until just before going into retirement to say what they really think about Israel and its influence over Washington policymakers? Congressman Lee Hamilton (D-Illinois), formerly the senior Democrat on… Continue Reading
Joyce Mulama NAIROBI, May (IPS) – As the clock ticks closer to the deadline for introducing a new constitution in Kenya, Atsango Chesoni  for one  is filled with anticipation at the coming change. The women’s rights activist and… Continue Reading
The first signs of uranium sickness surface in troops returning from Iraq By Frida Berrigan Sergeant Mark Callihan (right) and Staff Sergeant Sean Bach inventory 25mm depleted uranium rounds at their base in Tikrit, Iraq. It’s a year into the… Continue Reading
Nabil Sultan SANA’A, Yemen, May (IPS) – There is much talk of terrorism, and little talking to them. But a bold move in Yemen to open a dialogue with branded terrorists is bringing unexpected results. The dialogue has been initiated… Continue Reading
Leonardo Boff, theologian Mel Gibson’s movie, Passion of Christ, should not leave the impression that only Jesus carried the cross and was subjected to the worst torments. His passion is inscribed deep inside the painful suffering of the world and… Continue Reading
Ties More Tense, Vulnerable after Summit Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, May (IPS) – Frosty bilateral relations are supposed to have thawed a bit after the weekend summit between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, but… Continue Reading
As Rice and Clarke battle, the complex job of fixing America’s tangled intelligence capabilities is fading away Peter Morgan / Reuters file A view of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. By Michael Moran Senior correspondent MSNBC… Continue Reading
By Joyce Mulama NAIROBI, May 21 (IPS) – A delegation from the All Africa Conference of Churches has thrown its weight behind efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s western Darfur province, created by what some describe as a… Continue Reading
By Marty Logan UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) – The 2004 session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has demonstrated again how far the planet’s native peoples and World Bank officials must still travel before they become full… Continue Reading
Ferry Biedermann Militants are beginning to pay a price for resisting the “new reality” Israel is pushing to create in Gaza. RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 19 (IPS) – The Tel al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah bore the brunt of the large-scale… Continue Reading
by Linda Burnham; War Times; May 2004 Sexual Domination in Uniform: An American Value The Abu Ghraib portraits of sexual humiliation and submission have exposed the unbelievably tangled strands of racism, misogyny, homophobia, national arrogance and hyper-masculinity that characterize the… Continue Reading
Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING, May (IPS) – In the run-up to Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian’s inauguration on May 20, Beijing has taken pre-emptive steps to discredit his oath of office and assert its claims of future reunification with the island. In… Continue Reading
By: Modesto Emilio Guerrero – Venezuelanalysis.com More than one thousand Argentineans welcomed the Venezuelan tanker carrying fuel to help mitigate the energy crisis in the austral country. Buenos Aires, May 12, 2004 (Venezuelanalysis.com)-On Tuesday, in a cold but sunny day… Continue Reading
by Aaron Kipnis (650 words) American mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners reveals more about the state of American domestic justice today than it does to chronicle casualties of our latest foreign war. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recently called the abuse… Continue Reading
