The Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Information Center (PIC) issued a report today alleging that a Hamas fighter died in the custody of Fatah security forces in the West Bank as a result of wounds suffered during torture. Citing a ‘local’ source the PIC states that the individual, Muhammad Al-Haj, was being interrogated at the preventative security detention […]
Change is what the Obama campaign was advertising. They won and I, for my part, am not complaining about false advertising. I’ve been raving here (and here, and here, among other places) about how the new administration is really rolling up its sleeves and getting down to cases on climate change, renewables, the green economy, […]
The Better World Campaignm which is the sister organization of the United Nations Foundation, is looking for your input. For ten years now the UN Foundation, has worked to support the United Nations, by connecting people, ideas and resources in an effort to solve some of the most difficult global issues. Under the UN Foundation, a […]
The Children’s blog is looking for kids views on today’s issues and human rights, such as; peace, war, poverty, education, etc. If you are a teacher or parent, or even a child or teen, and would like to share your children’s views on current events then please e-mail Cassandra at [email protected] Sample questions and topics […]
In a recent post on terrorism and extremism in Pakistan, I noted a Pakistani diplomat had claimed India's evidence of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai attack was fabricated, and the Pakistani government had issued a report concluding the government was not involved in planning the attack, nor was the attack planned on Pakistani territory. Perhaps […]
Lebanon’s two major opposition parties, Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), recently celebrated the third anniversary of their 2006 memorandum of understanding. This agreement brought together two seemingly disparate constituencies – one Shia and the other predominantly Christian – in what was commonly seen as a partnership of mere of political convenience. However, Al-Manar […]
The Jerusalem Post describes the Center for Security & International Studies’ report, drafted by Anthony Cordesman, here. The report concludes Israel used lawful force in pursuit of legitimate military ends, but expresses skepticism that Israel will achieve any lasting strategic benefit.
Xenophobe and racist Dutch MP Geert Wilders is at it again. Wilders leads the right-wing Freedom Party. Last year he released a controversial film that slams the Koran. At the time, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, the Dutch Minister of Justice, said Wilders had the right to make the film. Today, the story changes. His tirades against […]
On the 6th of February 2009, the Alexander Bodini Charitable Foundation paid tribute to three child-based organizations for their work in advocating for children’s rights and to UNICEF for its humanitarian initiatives on behalf of children. The three winning organizations were the Tamilnadu-Pondicherry State Parliament of Children in India, Young African Stars Nigeria and Kids […]
One of the ironies of Pax Americana is that it rests upon the nuclear bombing of Japan at the end of the Second World War. Yet this searing and incontrovertible statement of technological superiority, power and the will to use it has not been the final word on global security for some time. Nuclear weapons […]
This film is, at times, difficult to watch. Producer/director Michael Verhoeven employs the use of graphic images of atrocities that make one squirm or want to turn away. It is this liberal use of disaster pornography that drives home the idea of how Jews were treated by the Nazis in World War II. The central […]
Genuine Fractals PrintPro 5 + Autodesk Inventor Professional + Steinberg Hypersonic 2.0 The Obama administration has signaled the Russians that they are interested in continuing the process of nuclear arms reductions that stalled over the recent past. This AP report notes that Secretary of State Clinton is spearheading the issue: The Obama administration, reversing the […]
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 + Adobe Fireworks CS3 + Wave Arts Power Suite Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer had a press conference earlier this week, as I noted under Keeping Up the Pace in the post just below. I watched some of it today on C-Span while I was having lunch. In […]
“Children are like a pot of flowers. If you’ll give them proper attention, they’ll grow up properly; but if you’ll give them lack of attention or extreme care, they’ll be destroyed.” – Munir Moosa Sewani (Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) Children are truly seeds for peace and prosperity, if they are nurtured and given the light of […]
Laura Milligan posts this list of top foreign policy blogs. Though there are a couple very good ones she leaves out (Long War Journal, Jeffrey Goldberg, ThreatsWatch, and the Georgetown Security Law Brief spring to mind), it's an excellent list – not a bad choice among them. See especially #41.