Archive for the ‘International Affairs’ Category
Friday, September 14th, 2007
One of my current side projects is the radio show I present with Bob Naiman on WRFU. A Critical Ear covers a range of US domestic and foreign policy developments. Bob works for Just Foreign Policy and is incredibly well informed on foreign policy, activism, and labor issues, so it's ...
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Sunday, December 10th, 2006
So much for my prediction on WednesdayFormer prime minister Baroness Thatcher is "greatly saddened" by the death of Augusto Pinochet, said a spokesman. So we are told by a BBC News story. A separate article, meanwhile, puts all of this into context:Gen Pinochet seized power in a coup against an elected ...
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
This is, I think, the fourth time in the last four or so years that Pinochet's doctors have discovered an illness that gives him days to live, each time conveniently just before he's due to appear in court in relation to crimes committed by him and his regime:But the general's ...
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Sunday, October 8th, 2006
On A Critical Ear (my show on WRFU) last Thursday, Bob Naiman pointed listeners to the the comments of Senate majority leader Frist who, after a visit to Afghanistan, said that the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily, and advocated bringing some of those who see ...
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Michael D's latest statement on the situation in the middle-east:
The protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and the respect for civilians and their welfare in times of occupation have become two of the fundamental principles of international law in our recent history. These principles are enshrined in the Geneva Conventions.
Recent ...
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Friday, July 14th, 2006
From today's Interworld Radio:The UK plans to launch a fund worth £100 million pounds to fight corruption in developing countries. The plans are in a UK government White Paper, which follows on from pledges made at last year's G8 summit to alleviate poverty in Africa and developing countries. International ...
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Anyone at least occasionally reading George Monbiot's work will have come across his criticisms of the air traffic industry (and those who use it), specifically the extent to which it is subsidised and exempt from normal environmental controls. Now the European Parliament has approved a motion calling for an emissions ...
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Sunday, March 12th, 2006
In a rather interesting intervention, the Turkish government has called on the European Union to extend their anti-defamation laws to ensure respect for Islam. The claim is that European countries often have anti-defamation legislation to prevent attacks on certain religions, but don't cover Islamaphobic remarks.
EU Observer suggest that the comments ...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
I wondered how the Irish government would fare in the Council of Europe's report on rendition in Europe. They weren't among the five countries that failed to respond to the Council's queries, and the responses have not generally yet been released, but Michael D Higgins has released a statement questioning ...
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Saturday, February 4th, 2006
Former Urbana resident - and activist - Brooke Anderson - recently spent 10 days at the World Social Forum, and has just posted a report on some of her experiences.
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