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Friday, January 30, 2004
Progress and Peril: "Hamid Karzai signed Afghanistan's post-Taliban constitution into law on Monday.... but the gap between its ideals and the reality on the ground shows just how far Afghanistan has still to go."
Fireworks Erupt Over US Role at Genocide Conference: "Before representatives from 55 nations, former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans said U.S. officials had been using the conference to lobby against the International Criminal Court (ICC), the very body created to try crimes against humanity--like genocide."
U.S.: Despite Releases, Children Still Held at Guantanamo: "The United States released three children from detention at Guantanamo Bay today. Human Rights Watch welcomed the release, but cautioned that other children are still being detained at the U.S. naval base in violation of international standards."
U.S. Military Sure of Catching Bin Laden: "The U.S. military is 'sure' it will catch Osama bin Laden this year, perhaps within months, a spokesman declared Thursday.... "
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
[NYC Controller] Thompson rips veep's ex-firm: "New York City's controller accused Vice President Cheney's former employer Halliburton yesterday of taking blood money from state sponsors of terrorism, such as Iran and Libya."
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Bush made Osama deal with Musharraf: "Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has struck a deal with the US not to capture Osama Bin Laden, fearing this could lead to unrest in Pakistan, according to a special investigation by The Guardian."
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
US envoy warns of Taleban return: "The US aid co-ordinator for Afghanistan has warned that unless donors step up aid efforts, the Taleban will be back."
Saturday, January 17, 2004
'US Climate Policy Bigger Threat to World than Terrorism': "Tony Blair's chief scientist has launched a withering attack on President George Bush for failing to tackle climate change, which he says is more serious than terrorism."
An unnatural disaster: "Climate change over the next 50 years is expected to drive a quarter of land animals and plants into extinction, according to the first comprehensive study into the effect of higher temperatures on the natural world."
2003 Bad Year for Press Freedom: "[A]rrests of journalists and media censorship also soared during the year, according to [Reporters Without Borders], which attributed the trend to new laws and tactics adopted by a number of governments around the world as their contribution to the post-September 11, 2001, U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign."
Pentagon Stops Troops From Signing Off: "The Pentagon is increasingly refusing to allow American soldiers to leave the armed services - even if their original contracts to serve are expiring...."
Effort to Promote U.S. Falls Short, Critics Say: "The government's public-relations drive to build a favorable impression abroad ? particularly among Muslim nations ? is a shambles, according to Republican and Democratic lawmakers, State Department officials and independent experts."
Countries Undecided on How to Store Nuclear Waste: "Since the start of the nuclear era, highly radioactive waste has been crossing continents and oceans in search of a secure and final resting place."
Turkish Sympathy for Militants Grows: "'The relationship between the Islamic world and the Western world will end soon' as a result of efforts by people on both sides -- but mostly on the Western side... -- to arrange a clash of civilizations."
Earth warming at faster pace, say top science group's leaders / Statement by American Geophysical Union's council warns temperature change is real and human-caused
Rapid Population Growth Fuels Conflict, Says New Report: "Are the Bush administration's family-planning and agricultural trade policies increasing the prospects of conflict and even terrorism in developing countries?"
Climate Change Leading to Diseases: WHO: "A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says climate change is adversely affecting the health of millions of people across the world, leading to the death of thousands, and fueling diseases like diarrhea and malaria."
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Afghanistan: The Forgotten War: "While the eyes of world are on Iraq, the Taliban are reborn across much of this country and their al-Qa'ida allies are once more in the ascendant."
U.S. policy blamed for abortion deaths in Ethiopia / 'Global gag rule' prevents agencies from discussing pregnancy alternatives
