Bush Disengagement Not Limited to the Middle East
President Bush is currently being assailed from all sides for his Middle East foreign policy.
War on Terror Expands at Expense of Human Rights, Future Stability
In a speech marking the 6-month anniversary of September 11th, President George Bush envisioned a “peaceful world beyond terror” where “disputes can be settled within the bounds of reason and good will and mutual security.”
One Path to Peace: Kofi Annan’s Multinational Force
The Powell mission, whatever fig leaf it produces, has shown that the United States is unable or unwilling to impose peace. The only solution is for the whole world to join together and force the two sides to back off.
Taming the Nuclear Monster
Not since the dawn of the nuclear age at the end of World War II has the danger of nuclear war been greater.
Ariel Sharon, Take A Bow
Not only has Sharon’s war on Arafat unified the Arab world in ways not seen in decades, it has also had the effect of undermining the legal basis for the continuing sanctions and U.S. bombing of Iraqi targets.
Sharon’s War
The security of Israelis and Palestinians is intertwined
Israel’s State Terrorism
Israelis and Palestinians desperately need the awakening of the international community’s public opinion and a reversal in the global attitude.
The U.S. Hit List at the United Nations
At the UN and elsewhere, the U.S. has mounted a campaign to purge international civil servants judged to be out of step with Washington in the war on terrorism and its insistence that the U.S. have the last word in all global governance issues.
Security Concerns Mount In Afghanistan As Country Enters Critical Reconstruction Phase
Clarifying ISAF’s role in Kabul and elsewhere would strengthen the interim government’s ability to respond to security issues.
The Other Axis of Evil
The American empire wants to make neo-liberal globalization a reality. All those opposed to that should be aware that the U.S. will fight them.
When History Repeats Itself, Again And Again
Today, Ariel Sharon and his government are creating a third wave of Palestinian refugees by attacking those very same refugees who, decades ago, fled for their lives and have been living under illegal Israeli occupation ever since.
“We are the Democrats:” The Crisis in Zimbabwe and the Death of the NEPAD
Few events in Africa in recent years have so excited world opinion as has the downward spiral of Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe and the years of chaos and terror under his rule.
Uzbekistan: What Policy Must the U.S. Have?
Uzbekistan has emerged as a key strategic partner to the United States after September 11, not only due to its frontier with Afghanistan.
The War on Dissent Widens
A powerful group of neo-conservatives is launching a new public relations campaign in support of President George W. Bush’s war on terrorism.
Shades of Gray
The events of 9-11 have permitted the Bush administration to paint U.S. foreign policy as a matter of black and white choices.