The Green Belt Movement and How it Might Save Your Life
The term “greenbelt” refers to any area of undeveloped natural land that has been set aside near urban or developed land to provide open space, offer light recreational opportunities or contain development.
Middle East Peace Process: Stagnation by Design
I began the preface of my latest book, “The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of a People’s Struggle,” by making the following claim: “The second Palestinian uprising will be etched in history as an era where a major shift in the rules of the game has occurred.”
Laos: International Trade – Unlocking the Potential for Human Development
As developing countries like the Lao PDR play a growing role in the global economy, they must tread carefully to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity while avoiding the economic pitfalls that have plagued many countries around the world over the past few decades.
Nepal: Seven Party Alliance leaders divided over government appointments
The dispute over the governments decision to appoint ambassadors in 14 diplomatic missions and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seemed to be intensifying today with the leaders of the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA) engaging in claims and counterclaims over the cabinet decision.
UNNECESSARY KILLERS IN AN UNNECESSARY WAR
There's a song from the legendary 1960 musical, 'Bye, Bye Birdie,' titled 'Kids,' which laments the peculiar behaviors of kids. It famously ponders, 'Why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way? What's the matter with kids today?'
Those telling words were the lyrical musings of adults. And logically so, for the questionable behaviors of kids are a never ending bemusement for adults. Kids are silly. They lack the logic and moral framework from which to make reasoned decisions and act in civil respectable ways. They lack the character building acquired through the process of aging.
U.S. Today is 'Prime Culprit' in Nuclear Proliferation, Carter Warns
Former President Jimmy Carter says by “rejecting or evading almost all nuclear arms control agreements negotiated during the past 50 years, the United States has now become the prime culprit in global nuclear proliferation.”
US encourages the Talibanization of Afghanistan
ately, relations between Kabul and Islamabad have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Hamid Karzai has accused Pakistan of spurring the Taliban to carry out attacks against his fledgling government and the NATO troops that defend it.
Philippines: Workers left hanging as Wal-Mart stalls
Three months after receiving reports of serious worker rights abuses and police violence against protesting workers at its Chong Won Fashion supply factory in the Philippines, Wal-Mart is still delaying taking the necessary steps to fix the problem.
Bush Developing Illegal Bioterror Weapons for Offensive Use
In violation of the U.S. Code and international law, the Bush administration is spending more money (in inflation-adjusted dollars) to develop illegal, offensive germ warfare than the $2-billion spent in World War II on the Manhattan Project to make the atomic bomb.
Justice Department Reviews Own Role in NSA Wiretapping
he US Department of Justice’s (USDOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) opened a review of the USDOJ’s role in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) warrantless wiretapping program.
