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Israel Bars UN Human Rights Watchdog From Occupied Territories

Israel Bars UN Human Rights Watchdog From Occupied Territories

Linda Mamoun, The Nation. July 11, 2008.
An interview with Richard Falk.

World Yawns at McCain's Coalition of Democracies

World Yawns at McCain's Coalition of Democracies

Melinda Brouwer, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.
Creating a "League of Democracies" is a central tenet of John McCain's foreign policy "vision," but in other democracies, the idea's a non-starter.

UN Declares Sexual Violence a Tactic of War

UN Declares Sexual Violence a Tactic of War

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 22, 2008.
Rape officially recognized as weapon.

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. June 16, 2008.
Both Canada and the U.S. have a history of abusing the original inhabitants of their lands. Will both admit to it?

UN: Women Denied Representation, Making War on Poverty Hard to Win

UN: Women Denied Representation, Making War on Poverty Hard to Win

Maxine Frith, The Independent UK. March 5, 2008.
Rates of female participation in governments across the world are still appallingly low, and women face endemic discrimination in nearly all sectors.

Iraq: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Iraq: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

James Denselow, Comment Is Free. November 29, 2007.
Truth is a casualty when governments and generals cherry-pick figures to support a partisan purpose.

On Iraq, Political Dogfights and the Commercial Media's Inability to Get the Story Right

On Iraq, Political Dogfights and the Commercial Media's Inability to Get the Story Right

Joshua Holland, Raed Jarrar, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 9, 2007.
Joshua Holland and Raed Jarrar: About that title -- an AlterNet bonus track!

The Right's UN Witch-Hunters Claim Another Victim

The Right's UN Witch-Hunters Claim Another Victim

Ian Williams, Comment Is Free. October 22, 2007.
The UN scandal pimps and an overzealous investigative office are going after another target.

The Expert and Public Opinion Gap

The Expert and Public Opinion Gap

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. April 16, 2007.
The American public has wrongly been typecast as moody, ignorant and inconsistent even though poll after poll shows evidence to the contrary.

UPDATED: the White House's latest bald-faced lie: 'The UN authorized our invasion of Iraq'

UPDATED: the White House's latest bald-faced lie: 'The UN authorized our invasion of Iraq'

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: PEEK. February 27, 2007.
Paging Mr. Orwell ...

Unprecedented: Generals to quit if Bush attacks Iran

Unprecedented: Generals to quit if Bush attacks Iran

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2007.
AND: UN says US nuke intel is useless...

America's destructive embargo on Iraq: 1990-2003 [VIDEO]

Barry Lando, AlterNet: Video. January 26, 2007.
Saddam & America, Pt. 3...

Kofi Annan gives Bush-slap in farewell

Kofi Annan gives Bush-slap in farewell

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. December 11, 2006.
Annan's 5 lessons in summary: Work together or perish.