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Archive for February, 2010
THE INDEX — February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments
Afghan President Ahmed Karzai amended a law governing the country’s Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), much to the chagrin of the Obama administration, which has been turning up the pressure on ...Continue reading . . .
IN DEPTH: Buying War by Elizabeth Palchik Allen
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Congo | Comments
Why a Kimberley Process for Congolese “conflict minerals” won't achieve what its supporters hope Diamonds have a unique cachet that most commodities simply don't have: they're recognized as items of intrinsic ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — February 17, 2010
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
In NATO’s ongoing offensive against the Taliban, a coalition of Afghan and NATO forces captured the town of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan, on Tuesday. Marjah, which is thought to be ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — February 15, 2010
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
The ominous consequences of the Greek debt crisis continued to reverberate throughout the Eurozone Monday, as a meeting of EU finance ministers focused entirely on Greece’s mounting fiscal debt. ...Continue reading . . .
Ibrahim Sajid Malick: Navigating the Siddiqui Trial
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Justice, Pakistan, Terrorism, Torture, War | Comments
If inconsistencies are the hallmark of truth—an odd truism suggested by U.S. prosecutor David M. Rody during the recently-concluded trial of Aafia Siddiqui—then there was plenty of “truth” to go ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — February 10, 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Political tensions in Sri Lanka escalated this Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in the capital city of Colombo in response to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision on Tuesday to ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Tony Blair, War Criminal?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Iraq, United Kingdon, War | Comments
Britain’s official public inquiry into why the United Kingdom joined the United States in the latter’s ill-conceived foray into Mesopotamia in 2003 ground on last week with interrogation of Britain’s ...Continue reading . . .
Azubuike Ishiekwene: In Nigeria, Be Careful What You Wish For
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Democracy, Military, Nigeria | Comments
The word "coup" is no longer merely small talk in Africa’s most populous country. After over two months without a president, compounded by a political stalemate, a religious crisis between ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — February 5, 2010
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
A breakthrough agreement between Britain and Northern Ireland will see the province take control of its own justice system. After months of deadlocked negotiations, Prime Ministers Gordon Brown of Britain ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — February 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb attack Wednesday morning that left three American soldiers and three Pakistani schoolgirls dead, while wounding at least 45 others. The attack ...Continue reading . . .