Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 18, 2008	Barack Obama's historic victory (2)
By RICHARD FALK* Barack Obama's presidential victory, above all, signaled to the world an American willingness to repudiate Bush militarist and unilateralist approaches to global policy. Time will tell, but what now prevails is an unprecedented mood of high and happy expectations.The...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 16, 2008	The Washington meeting
Reflections by comrade Fidel: According to recent statements, some supportive governments do not cease to say they want to facilitate transition in Cuba. What kind of transition? Transition to capitalism, the only system they have absolute faith in. They do not say a word about the merits...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 5, 2008	Lame ducks are planting mines
MOSCOW. (Military analyst Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - The United States has elected its first Afro-American president, Barack Obama. President-elect Obama will have little time to celebrate as he prepares to select his cabinet and further layout the country's policies for the next four...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Apr 12, 2008	Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa around $300bn
The cost of conflict on African development was approximately $300bn between 1990 and 2005, according to new research by Oxfam International, IANSA and Saferworld. This is equal to the amount of money received in international aid during the same period. The study “ Africa’s Missing...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 24, 2008	Reflections by President Fidel Castro: The Republican Candidate - (Part Five and Last)
THE articles introduced in yesterday’s reflection, on February 14, were written in the last two or three days. More than two weeks ago, on January 27, 2008, the digital publication Tom Dispatch reproduced an article translated for Rebelión by Germán Leyens: "Why the Debt Crisis is Now the...... [view]

Blood at the Crossroads: Making the case for a global Arms Trade Treaty

Submitted By:   rbruneau Author Name:  Amnesty International Published:  2008-09-17

Website:  http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT30/011/2008/en/19ea0e74-8329-11dd-8e5e-43ea85d15a69/act300112008en.pdf   Description:   The world is reaching a crossroads in deciding how to control the arms trade. Governments must act now to create effective and robust regulation. This report shows through illustrative cases how that trade contributes to serious violations of human rights in different parts of the world. In particular, it seeks to help demonstrate why the establishment of a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is an urgent necessity and how an ATT could work to save lives, preserve livelihoods and enhance respect for human rights.   [view]