AltWeeklies Wire
Former Spy Rejects al-Qaeda Theory in Bhutto Killingnew
Although the Pakistan government has blamed al-Qaeda for the assassination of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the former head of the country's national spy agency described it as a tactic to hide security lapses and to please the U.S.
The Georgia Straight |
Gurpreet Singh |
01-04-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Pakistan's Newest Martyr Was No Saviornew
Benazir Bhutto had too big a stake in the status quo to be a real force for democratic change.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-04-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Sarwat Husain on Benazir Bhuttonew
"Bhutto was America's puppet," the editor of Al-Ittihaad says, adding that there was no guarantee that had Bhutto won the election, she would have brought democracy to Pakistan.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Mexican Court's Atrocities are a Warning for U.S. Justicenew
Anyone wondering what a truly rotten Supreme Court looks like could do worse than glance south of the border to Mexico, where the 10 most powerful justices in the land have just issued a travesty of a ruling in the case of a crusading journalist called Lydia Cacho.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
12-14-2007 |
International
Tags: international
It's Peace or Apartheidnew
Israeli prime minister utters shocking truth that nation's options are screwed by demographics.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-07-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Haven and Hellnew
As Hugo Chavez grabs more power, three Venezuelans who fled death threats find their struggles don't end with asylum.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
12-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Friends of Brad Will Denounce Bush's Mexico-Aid Programnew
The plan is aimed at helping Mexico and Central America combat terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, corrupt local political bosses, as well as to disturb the operations of murderous drug cartels.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
11-29-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Move Over, Bhuttonew
Corrupt pol thinks she'll save Pakistan, but it's lawyers who hold democracy's fate.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
11-16-2007 |
International
Tags: international
John Echeverri-Gent on Pakistan Crisisnew
The UVA politics prof compares situation to fall of Shah in Iran.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
11-14-2007 |
International
Tags: Pakistan, international
Who Are the Cuban Five?new
We interview legendary civil rights lawyer Leonard Weinglass for more on the complicated history.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Timm |
11-12-2007 |
International
Malalai Joya Uses Words to Fight 'War on Terror'new
The former Afghan parliamentarian is crossing the country to demand that Canadian troops leave Afghanistan.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Angela Day |
11-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
The Dalai Lama's Superpower Dharmanew
A hate-on for George Bush is bad for the brain, says the globe's most devotional navigator of diplomacy politics.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
11-09-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Is New Mexico Funding Schools With Darfur Dollars?new
The State Investment Office, which invests state money that primarily benefits schools, holds $42.3 million worth of stock in seven "highest offender" companies with oil and gas operations in Sudan.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-02-2007 |
International
Pasadena's Broken Rosesnew
A new year's float representing China forces civic leaders to grapple with international human rights concerns.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-29-2007 |
International
Tags: international
The One-Baby Boonnew
One-child policy may be tyrannical, but there are worse things -- like famine, climate change and civil war.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-26-2007 |
International
Tags: international
