“We are Still Waiting to Visit Our Sons and Daughters in Jail”
Mothers in Gaza hold a weekly vigil at the Red Cross, to highlight the number of Gazan men and women held in Israeli jails, and to demand the right to visit their jailed husbands, sons and daughters.
U.S. 4th Fleet Waves Nuclear Club at Latin America
The U.S. 4th Fleet was re-established in late April, commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan. The Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area, which encompasses the Caribbean, and Central and South America and the surrounding waters.
Venezuela and the Question of Terrorism
Venezuela’s record clearly shows that it is a country that neither tolerates nor supports terrorism. However, since 2006, the U.S. State Department has certified Venezuela as “not cooperating fully” with anti-terror efforts.
Deadly Cost of Unexploded Cluster Munitions in Laos
Cluster bombs are one of warfare's most indiscriminate weapons, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said recently. 'For a number of years, the United Nations has voiced its concern over the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions. Because they are inherently inaccurate and often malfunction, they are particularly indiscriminate and unreliable,' Ban said.
Do what I say, not what I do
Cuba has merely acted to defend itself by establishing limitations which, relatively speaking, are far fewer than those currently in force in the United States to reprimand U.S. citizens’ having relations with any foreign government.
Palestinians Trapped at Crossroads
Firing home-made primitive rockets at Israeli targets from the Gaza Strip, the mass sweeping through the Palestinian – Egyptian border crossing of Rafah in January and the series of ongoing peaceful demonstrations at Gaza’s crossing points with Israel are not an aggressive demonstration of self-confidence.
McClellan Confessions Spark Media Denial
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's forthcoming book has caused a political firestorm by offering unusually blunt criticisms of the Bush White House.
Babbling Brooks
David Brooks (the NYT's ultra-conservative mouth piece) has written an open letter to the presidential candidates (Dear Senators Obama, Clinton and McCain) which appeared 5-30-2008 ['The Reality Situation'].
Possibilities for Obama's Cabinet
As the close of the Democratic primaries near, and it becomes increasingly clear that Barack Obama, as the presumptive nominee, will next week launch his campaign against John McCain, rumors and speculation about who will be on the ticket are swirling from the Washington press corps to my 8-year old son.
