Water Wars: The Mexico City World Water Forum Begins
By the year 2025, many estimate that two-thirds of the world's population could be facing severe water scarcity problems, which has disastrous, if not apocalyptic, implications for both humans and the environment.
The Death of Slobodan Milosevic and the Death of Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic died recently in his prison cell in the Hague, tried for war crimes by those NATO states that killed his nation, Yugoslavia, when they intervened in the 1990s.
Guatemala’s Cursed Armed Forces
One can be forgiven for arguing that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who demonstrably is losing the war in Iraq, is now trying to achieve an easy win in Latin America, where he is presiding over the rehabilitation of what he sees as the Latin American military’s sense of honor.
Cease hypocrisy on the issue of Human Rights
The 62nd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights will begin next March 20th in Geneva, coinciding with the broadcasting of new footage of US military torturing Iraqi prisoners.
India-Brazil-South Africa: The Southern Trade Powerhouse Makes its Debut
A trilateral agreement seems like a logical step for countries that are preparing to go beyond merely committing themselves to amplifying their emotional, political and historical relations.
Mad cow disease found in U.S.
A cow in Alabama has tested positive for mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Monday, confirming the third U.S. case of the brain-wasting ailment.
India: Nuclear Deal Struck
AFTER much supposedly nail-biting tension “going down to the wire”, the nuclear deal between India and the US was finally clinched during the visit of president George W Bush to India.
Iraq: The Struggle for a National Unity Government
Corruption and violence are the tactics that find fertile ground in the legacy of decades of dictatorship and also the policies of US occupation. They represent a major challenge to those who want to build a modern democratic Iraqi state.
Running-Amok with John Bolton
John Bolton’s tenure at the United Nations has been relatively unsurprising. He was shoehorned into his position by presidential edict although the Senate openly opposed his appointment.
Strange Bedfellows: India and the United States
Another is that this is another major step in India’s strategic realignment as an open U.S. ally. This realignment is particularly tragic since U.S. imperial legitimacy is now at a low ebb.
