Once upon a time there was a popular kind of street show: a bear would dance for the amusement of passers by, who would throw coins into his box. The bear was big and frightening, but his clumsy movements made people laugh. He was much stronger than his master, who...
A potential World Court ruling against Israel for building a controversial "security barrier" in the occupied territories would remain a "moral" victory unless the Jewish state were penalized, say U.S. observers. The International Court of Justice...
Asian governments should embrace the global free trade system as a way to lift the region's millions out of abject poverty, senior development officials told a high-level conference here Monday. Any cooperation between countries across Asia "should pay particular...
Amid all the current recriminations, investigations, and political circumlocutions surrounding those missing "weapons of mass destruction," another sort of WMD – one far closer to home – still casts its sinister shadow over an uncertain future. The anthrax...
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A United Nations fact-finding team has shot down a proposal to hold U.S.-style regional political caucuses to elect a homegrown transitional government in Iraq, leaving open the question of who will take over from the occupying power Jun. 30. The team, led by U.N....
The Pentagon's refusal to allow human rights groups to monitor upcoming military trials of prisoners held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was sharply criticized today by three leading human rights advocacy organizations. Amnesty International, Human...
Of all the expressions of anti-Americanism reported since the beginning of the Iraq war, none drips with more contempt for the red-white-and-blue than the recent remarks of Ahmed Chalabi, the neocons' man in Iraq. In regard to the complete absence of any "weapons of...
In the weeks following Dr. Khan's confession, the network he used to improve Pakistan's military technology and enrich himself and his laboratory has led IAEA inspectors into a rat's nest of businessmen from Malaysia to Colorado. Conspicuously missing from the...
An interview conducted by "Philip Dru." Check out his other interviews with prominent libertarians and antiwar personalities. Recorded February 21, 2004 WMV format (requires Windows Media Player) MP3 format (download requires any MP3 player)Bob Barr is a former...
