World Bank puts preconditions for aid to Nepal

World Bank officials have put preconditions for Nepal to follow in order to be eligible for getting the Bank’s aid and loans. Sources based in Washington said that the officials explicitly told Nepal’s Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who is in Washington DC now...

Obama, McCain, Kissinger: American Realpolitiks

I love Zoe Strauss. Here is a post she just did about an exchange between Obama and McCain about Kissinger. The post then goes on to provide links and information about the controversial career of Kissinger..."war criminal". Go Zoe! "During the presidential debate Obama and...

Obama pledges Cuba policy change

If elected the next US president, Barack Obama says his will seek direct diplomacy with communist Cuba."The frontrunner for his party's nomination for the presidency was speaking to Cuban exiles in Florida.Mr...

Bush attacks Obama foreign policy plan

"President Bush attacked a key foreign policy stance of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), contending heatedly at a news conference Thursday morning that talking to dictators without preconditions can be dangerous and counterproductive. "

Aung San Suu Kyi rejects talks with Burma junta

"The prospect of a meeting between Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the military ruler faded today, after she refused to accept preconditions for the talks set by the junta. Last week Burma's reclusive military leader, General Than Shwe, agreed to meet...

Happy Birthday Ohmynews. Ten things about Citizen Journalism from Mr. Oh

Mr. Oh, founder of Ohmynews spoke about user-generated content as Ohmynews celebrated its 7th birthday recently. From the beginning, in 2002 when Ohmynews was only published in Korean and you had to find someone who was reporting about it, I was taken by how citizens...

Blair meets Palestinian leader

"British Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continues a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon. A day after extracting a pledge in Jerusalem from...

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