Kenya: Government 'Clarification' Raises Fears Deal Could Unravel

After weeks of tricky negotiations and riots and protests that claimed over 1,000 lives in racially-fuelled violence, Kenya finally looked poised to form a government between the two parties.However, after the deal was signed, the structure for the new government was...

OIC slams Israel`s offensive, asks UNSC to take action

""The excessive and disproportionate use of force by the occupying power, including strikes by warplanes and ground artillery, and targeted extra-judicial killings, constitute grave breaches of international law including humanitarian and human rights law", a statement from...

Iran backs Iraqi PM; says US troops must withdraw from Iraq immediately

"It is our belief that the exit of the occupying forces would provide security and stability in Iraq,' Davoudi said. 'Bringing about security and calm in Iraq is dependent on two factors -- the exit of the occupiers and their non-inteference in Iraq and also the power of the...

Caught Red-Handed: Media Backtracks on Iran's 'Threat'

" July 2, 2007 Caught Red-Handed: Media Backtracks on Iran's 'Threat' by Arash Norouzi For close to two years, the media has stubbornly clung to a long discredited story about the Iranian president's alleged threat to "destroy Israel" with nuclear weapons Iran doesn't have...

The Price of Delaying the Inevitable

"Good intentions frequently lead to unintended bad consequences. Tough choices, doing what is right, often leads to unanticipated good results. The growing demand by the American people for us to leave Iraq prompts the nay-sayers to predict disaster in the Middle East if we...

Moderation Despite the RAND Corporation!

" 16/05/2007 Mshari Al-Zaydi A Saudi journalist and expert on Islamic movements and Islamic fundamentalism as well as Saudi affairs. Mshari is Asharq Al-Awsat’s opinion page Editor, where he also contributes a weekly column. Has worked for the local Saudi press occupying...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Physical Disease Follows Political Disease

"Bacteria, contamination, and a general breakdown of the attention to detail just may be the reason for outbreaks of illness and death on Fiji ... or maybe it is just a coincidence. There is a reason that most all successful governments throughout the world are NOT military....

The Coming Push for More Troops -- for More and Bigger Iraqs by Gareth Porter

"For most Americans, the Iraq debacle confirms the self-defeating character of occupying any Islamic country and trying to control it. But those whose interests lie in maintaining and expanding the Army and Marine corps, Iraq is only the beginning."

Civilian compensation claims: a glimpse into US crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

"Hundreds of legal claims filed by civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan against the US military, which were released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday, provide a small glimpse into the tragedies inflicted by US occupying forces in these two...

Al-Sadr calls for anti-US protests

"Al-Sadr calls for anti-US protests The al-Mahdi army has generally co-operated with recent security operations in Baghdad [EPA] Muqtada al-Sadr has blamed the US for Iraq's current woes and called for a mass demonstration on April 9 to mark the fourth anniversary of...

Fool Us Twice? From Iraq to Iran

"It's déja vu. This time the Bush gang wants war with Iran. Following a carefully orchestrated strategy, they have ratcheted up the "threat" from Iran, designed to mislead us into a new war four years after they misled us into Iraq. Like its insistence that Iraq had WMD, the...

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