Climate Change: UN’s Ban Ki-moon Calls For Urgent Action
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pressed world leaders gathered at the United Nations on September 22, 2009 to speed up their action on global warming and preserve the planet for future generations. The summit at the UN headquarters in New York is the largest ever on climate change, with more than 100 heads of […]
McChrystal’s Grim Report: More Troops Needed Or Risk Failure In Afghanistan
Today, the Washington Post obtained the classified report by General McChrystal, the US top commander in Afghanistan. The 66 pages report was presented to defense Secretary Robert Gates at the end of August. McChrystal says, “the failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the next 12 months risks an outcome where defeating […]
Is Obama’s Meeting With Netanyahu & Abbas Doomed To Fail?
It is, at least according to Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery. The co-founder of the Israeli organization Peace Now and former MP, who was the first Israeli to officially meet with former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, thinks that the move is a sign of weakness by the US president and a victory for Israeli prime […]
Iran:Clashes Between Mousavi’s & Ahmadinejad’s Supporters At Anti-Israel Rally
Today in Tehran riot police clashed with stone throwing demonstrators after opposition leader Mousavi was forced to leave the demonstration. According to opposition websites, other opposition leaders such as former president Khatami were attacked by men on motorbikes likely to belong to Basij militia. Before the clashes occurred, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke in front of a […]
Afghan Elections: Karzai To Win, But Legitimacy In Question
Today, Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission announced the full preliminary results of the presidential election. Hamid Karzai won 54.6 percent of the vote while his main opponent Abdullah Abdullah ended up with 27.8 percent. However, claims of massive fraud and vote-rigging have prompted a partial recount, which will delay a final official result for weeks.
