Haiti is devolving into what conventional political observers call anarchy, in the sense of being a place where chaos, disorder and violence reign supreme. For better or worse mostly for worse as has been the case for most of its 200-year history as a...
Warrior Against the War
An interview conducted by Saul Landau on "Hot Talk" radio Cal Poly Pomona. Check out his other interviews Recorded February 17, 2004 High Bandwidth (DSL or Cable modem): Low Bandwidth (dial-up modem):Karen Kwiatkowski recently retired from the Pentagon where she was a...
The Unraveling of Pax Americana?
Faced with its justifications for the troublesome conquest of Iraq regularly being torn to shreds, it seems that Washington is poised to make a tactical retreat from the Middle East. Some serious analysts are interpreting this as the sign of Empire's coming implosion,...
Arguments End But Israel’s Wall Goes On
Three days of hearings into the legality of the barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank ended before the International Court of Justice here Wednesday just as they began with passionate legal arguments inside, and highly emotional protests outside. The...
State Department Reports Paint Dismal Human Rights Picture
Releasing its annual "Country Reports" on human rights practices around the world Wednesday, the U.S. State Department claimed Afghanistan and Iraq as two major breakthroughs in an otherwise bleak human rights picture. In an introductory overview, the report singled...
Lacking Penalties, World Court Decision Will Have Little Effect on Israel
A potential World Court ruling against Israel for building a controversial "security barrier" in the occupied territories would remain a "moral" victory unless the Jewish state were penalized, say U.S. observers. The International Court of Justice...
Asian Officials: Free Trade Will Help Crush Poverty
Asian governments should embrace the global free trade system as a way to lift the region's millions out of abject poverty, senior development officials told a high-level conference here Monday. Any cooperation between countries across Asia "should pay particular...
The Anthrax Mystery
Amid all the current recriminations, investigations, and political circumlocutions surrounding those missing "weapons of mass destruction," another sort of WMD one far closer to home still casts its sinister shadow over an uncertain future. The anthrax...
The Dancing Bear
Once upon a time there was a popular kind of street show: a bear would dance for the amusement of passers by, who would throw coins into his box. The bear was big and frightening, but his clumsy movements made people laugh. He was much stronger than his master, who...
Avoid the Temptation to Meddle in Haiti
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