Extraordinary rendition-the CIA program of sending suspects in US custody to other countries for torture- has claimed a new victim: the government…
In my previous article I discussed how US President Harry Truman was advised by Senator Vandenberg to ‘scare the hell out of…
In March 1947, US President Harry Truman was preparing to launch a major foreign policy orientation that would define US foreign policy…
On June 5, 1967, Israel launched a blistering attack on Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Within the space of 6 days Israeli forces…
US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton recently proposed a congressional vote to un-authorise the Iraq war. The Congress would do better by voting…
Four years after the American-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration has little to celebrate and a great deal to…
By her own recent admission, Secretary of State RiceĆ¢€ā¢s shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East contains no grand ideas and is based…
Popular culture in the United States recently raised the issue of the impact of the information and communication revolution on democracy. In…
The daily killing of innocent people in Iraq is a great tragedy, all the more scandalous because it seems to have no…
Recent UN reports highlighted the urgent need to protect children from poverty, poor health, and child labor. Although the Convention on the…
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