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Xinjiang: China's 'other Tibet
While reports of unrest in Tibet frequently grab headlines around the world, little attention is given to what several human rights groups have dubbed China's "other Tibet". China's frontier to Central Asia, the vast western region of Xinjiang has in recent years seen escalating ethnic tensions and the imposition of a heavy military presence to suppress.. More -
"Not in the name of democracy"
On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior poltical analyst, warned of the dangers of imposing "democracy" on sovereign nations in the region. Citing the bitter memories of western colonialism and imperialism on Arab lands in the first few decades of the 20th century, Bishara predicted that invading Iraq would lead to untenable.. More -
Robert Fisk: There is no connection between Islam and "terror"
Five years on, and still we have not learnt. With each anniversary, the steps crumble beneath our feet, the stones ever more cracked, the sand ever finer. Five years of catastrophe in Iraq and I think of Churchill, who in the end called Palestine a "hell-disaster". But we have used these parallels before and they have drifted away in the Tigris breeze... More -
Report reveals more of US's secret 'ghost detention' operations
Amnesty International has recently made a fresh call on the United States government to make known the whereabouts of people subjected to its secret detention operation in the “war on terror”. The organisation is also renewing its call on the UK government to allow a thorough, independent inquiry into all aspects of the UK’s involvement.. More -
"Palestinian children in crisis"
Alarmed by the recent Israeli incursion into Gaza and the continuing socio-economic deterioration of the occupied territories, several NGOs have launched crisis intervention programs for traumatized Palestinian children. Marwan Diab, a psychologist from the Gaza Community Health Program (GCHP), says the youngest generation of Palestinians is in need.. More -
Why Kosova's independence bid is unique
As Kosova became the Europe's newest state on Sunday – supported by the United States and most of Europe – it did so without United Nations Security Council approval, the guarantor of legality among nations. Russia calls Kosova independence illegal, a "Pandora's Box," in the words of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Serbia, a UN member, says Kosova.. More -
Who was Hezbollah’s “faceless” operative?
Senior Hezbollah operative Imad Fayez Mughniyeh has for decades managed to escape attempts by the Americans and the Israelis to kill or capture him. But on Tuesday night, Mughniyeh was killed by a bomb that ripped through his car in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in an attack widely blamed on Israel. Seen as a “hero” by supporters and a “terrorist”.. More -
NGO: West Bank faces water crisis
Palestinian officials in the West Bank have warned that a recurring breakdown of water networks could create a crisis in the coming summer months. Fadel Ka'wash, the head of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), told Al Jazeera that a chronic shortage of supplies from Israel will leave many in the West Bank without access to piped and safe drinking.. More -
Amnesty slams Lebanon War report
Human rights group Amnesty International yesterday slammed the Winograd Report, saying the investigation failed to condemn what it called “Israeli war crimes” during the July War on Lebanon two summers ago. Amnesty said in a press release that the report published Wednesday failed to investigate “a crucial aspect of the war — the government.. More -
Iraq death toll 'over one million'
More than one million Iraqis have died as a result of the conflict started by the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to a new survey by a UK polling group. The report was followed by more violence on Thursday, with five people killed and eight injured in a bomb blast in the Kazimiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. The survey,.. More -
Neocons down, not out
Since the neoconservatives began to emerge as a political force in the mid-to-late 1970s, they have followed a consistent strategy of targeting the information flows inside the United States, paying particular attention to controlling the nation’s intelligence analysts and purging independent thinking from the U.S. news media. Those were the two.. More -
The struggle for Lebanon
It does not look as if the long-running Lebanese crisis will be resolved any day soon. The main reason is that the election of a Lebanese President is not a purely Lebanese affair. Numerous external powers want a say. To arrive at a consensus between them is no easy task. It will almost certainly need more time. Amr Moussa, the Arab League secretary-gen.. More -
Study: False statements preceded war
A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. The study concluded that the statements "were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized.. More -
The political bankruptcy of George W. Bush
The Presidency of the United States of America is a position of immense power, even when the office is tarnished and debased, as it has been by its present occupant. George W. Bush’s recent Middle East tour was a unique opportunity -- very probably his last -- to restore his country’s prestige and his own reputation by making a decisive contribution.. More -
Why does France need a military base in the Gulf?
Abandoning France’s traditional policy of solely selling arms to Gulf states, President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a deal with Abu Dhabi for a permanent military base of up to 500 French troops in the UAE; a move that reflects the new French stance towards Iran as well as its closer ties with Washington. According to an article on the International.. More
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