Special Envoy

The Power of a Petition

Sean Carasso | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Falling Whistles, Democratic Republic of Congo, Special Envoy, Congo, Video, Impact News
Sean Carasso

This year, Congo is having an election. 'An election you say? So what, elections happen all the time.' Not in Congo they don't.

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The Baptism of Liberty

Sean Carasso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Lakes Region, Elections, Special Envoy, Democratic Republic of Congo, Free and Fair Elections, Falling Whistles, Congo, Impact News
Sean Carasso

Our Congolese partners kept telling us that they want peace, and that to get there they need reform. That happens with elections. You've got to make sure they are FREE and they are FAIR.

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UK Special Envoy To Afghanistan Who Called For Taliban Talks Quits

The Guardian | Declan Walsh and Jon Boone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Special Envoy, Afghanistan, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nato, United Nations, Kabul, Foreign Secretary, Mark Sedwill, Un, Taliban, War Fatality, World News

Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan, known for his scepticism about the western war effort and his support for peace talks with the Taliban, has st...

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Spinning the War in Afghanistan

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Beret, Vietnam War, Special Envoy, The Only Thing Worth Fighting For, Vietnam, David Halberstam, The New York Times, Neil Sheehan, Diem, Afghanistan, Karzai, Special Forces, World News
Ashley Rindsberg

One has to wonder why after eight years of near-total silence, the media has suddenly, gushingly fallen in love with covering the war in Afghanistan.

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