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MONTEVIDEO – Campesinos and indigenous people who live along the northern border of Ecuador are demanding that the government and the courts take effective action to stop the anti-drug crop spraying carried out under Plan Colombia right across the border, complaining about damaging effects to their health and their food crops. More than 100 people … Continue reading “Rising Protest Against Colombian Anti-Drug Spraying”

HELSINKI – The name of al-Jazeera appeared out of the blue, and before anyone knew it Arab media had gone global. Many in the Arab world call it the CNN of their world. If the CNN won the media war the first time in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, an unexpected al-Jazeera was … Continue reading “Al-Jazeera in the Thick of a New Controversy”

Will you be offered a choice without an alternative in November? By now you must know that the Republican Party has been taken over by the neo-crazies, hell-bent on establishing American Hegemony in the Middle East on behalf of our "allies." But maybe you didn’t realize that the Democratic Party was taken over by the … Continue reading “A Choice Without an Alternative”

Out of almost 1,400 words, it was the following short sentence that attracted almost all the readers’ reactions to my previous column: “The Arab states and the Palestinians have in fact acknowledged Israel’s right to exist in peace, if it withdraws from the occupied Palestinian territories taken in 1967; whereas Israel wants to keep these … Continue reading “Whose Fault Is It?”

NEW DELHI – While India has thrown its hat into the United Nations Security Council ring, the process of actually gaining a permanent seat on the body – which has the power to introduce sanctions and authorize the use of force in conflicts – may prove to be a long drawn-out affair, according to experts. … Continue reading “India’s Security Council Bid a Long Haul”

Former president Jimmy Carter recently issued a gutsy call on the U.S. government to pull out of Iraq as soon as possible. While a distinct minority in Congress has voiced this sentiment, it’s refreshing to hear an ex-president say what almost no one else in the political mainstream dares say. Even many in the “antiwar” … Continue reading “Jimmy Carter Is Right”

Watching MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough reporting from West Palm Beach, Florida, yelling over the storm, and momentarily drowning out the hurricane winds – until his microphone connection was cut – gives new meaning to the word blowhard. Joe’s a typical right-wing blowhard in the Rush Limbaugh mold: except, unlike the oleaginous Rush, Joe looks the part: … Continue reading “Blowhards, Left and Right”

UNITED NATIONS – In his first address to world leaders gathered at UN headquarters, Iraq’s Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged the wealthiest countries to forgive Iraq’s debts and described his nation’s future as a battle between the forces of democracy and extremism. "Our struggle is your struggle, our victory will be your victory. And … Continue reading “After Giving Boost to Bush, Allawi Heads to UN”

KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka – There are slim hopes that the Sri Lankan government and rebel Tamil Tigers will restart peace talks soon after four people, including a top renegade Tiger fighter, were shot dead in growing factional fighting in the country. The killings on Thursday came days after Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim expressed his … Continue reading “Sri Lankans Fear Ceasefire’s End”

Isn’t it nice that come January there will be national elections in Iraq? After all those years living under the despotic rule of Saddam Hussein, the huddled Iraqi masses will be able to go to polling places and cast their secret ballots to choose their representatives in a national assembly? And the assembled representatives will … Continue reading “Rigging the Iraqi Elections”