The West’s sham “democracy” call
The response by a number of Western governments to the election of Hamas in the Palestinian elections blows sky-high any belief that they have a genuine commitment to democratic elections.
U.S. Initiates Legal Processes Against Christian Group that Marched to Guantánamo
'I find it extremely hypocritical that Washington is investigating this group for the 'crime' of traveling to Cuba. The U.S. government is flagrantly violating even the most basic norms of human rights...'
Iran nuclear issue: Is there a road ahead?
For now, the U.S. and Iran have fundamental conflict of interests, which constitutes the key obstacle for solving the Iranian nuclear issue as well as the fundamental cause of the diplomatic hassle in Vienna.
YEMEN: Parliamentarians against impunity pact for US
For more than two years, the US had been conducting a campaign to undermine the ICC, including by asking states to sign unlawful bilateral impunity agreements which committed them to not surrendering US personnel accused of international crimes
WTO betrays poor people yet again
There is nothing remotely developmental about the WTO. 'Activists around the world have vowed to continue fighting the human suffering and environmental destruction being perpetuated by the WTO in 2006.'
Showing of 'Venezuela Bolivariana' in Minneapolis
On Friday, February 3rd, the Twin Cities Hands Off Venezuela Campaign presented Calle y Media's film 'Venezuela Bolivariana' at the Resource Center of the Americas (www.americas.org)... upcoming National Venezuela Solidarity Conference to be held March 4-6 in Washington, DC.
Palestinians: Banned from Marriage, Travel and Banks
More than 54 thousand Palestinians suffer from the problem of not having an identity card, either by not being registered with the Israeli authorities at birth, or by having foreign nationalities.
Guantánamo Bay to become execution house
Changes to regulations governing the execution of prisoners held by the US military have opened the way for the execution of Guantánamo Bay inmates. The new rules authorise the army to set the location for executions “imposed by military court-martial or military tribunals and authorised by the President of the United States”. The Bush administration has never ruled out the death penalty for war-on-terror detainees.
Canada's election: No majority, but dangers lie ahead
While the Conservative push for a ruling majority was thwarted, Stephen Harper and his right-wing party managed to fashion gains at the polls on Jan. 23 mostly at the expense of the Liberals, winning 124 (of 308) seats in Parliament.
The Only Democracy in the Middle East
On January 25, Hamas surprised the world with a dominating victory in the first Palestinian parliamentary elections in ten years. Although the world was stunned, the case for Hamas, and more importantly the case against Fatah, was made over the last few months by the actions of each group.
