When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon meets the military dictatorship in Burma today he will have the whole world with him. His mission is critical to the future of the Burmese people.
Maternal mortality has sadly become the rule not the exception. But this can change. We have the knowledge and the skills to deliver -- we just need the political will and resources to support us.
If Afghans believe their government can ensure that their basic needs are met, then they will not support those who seek to undermine it through force and intimidation.
When left-wingers like Honduran President Zelaya try to repeal term limits, they are described as "dictators" yet when right-wingers like Columbia's President Uribe do exactly the same thing, the same people applaud him as "brilliant."
Which is the safest seat on an airplane? One study concluded that Passengers near the tail of a plane are about 40 percent more likely to survive a crash than those in the first few rows up front.
Urging Obama to stand up for human rights is all well and good. But what, exactly, would he accomplish by upbraiding Vladimir Putin for his lapses?
Iason's detention is part a pattern of arrests and detentions of foreign reporters and Iranians working for Western news agencies.
Victory has not been won, nor has America's responsibility ended.
James Quilligan: "The immediate crisis we are facing is to shift from seeing energy, nature, food and water as monetized commodities to recognizing them as reserve values... essential for our survival."
The upcoming days will be a real test for the Iraqi forces. Now that the United States can take credit for restoring democracy to Iraq, is it sufficiently rooted to survive the US withdrawal?
One farmer was horrified. "Please, don't let us return to those dark days of death squads and violence," he said.
While it may be comforting for State Department employees to know that they have some protection, they will now be part of an in-your-face American imperial presence.
The key in Afghanistan is the economy and not the military. The public should be demanding deeper press coverage of U.S. policy and strategy related to economic development.
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