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Pakistan: Trapped In The US Game
Source: Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz

Musharraf proved excessively compliant from the beginning and this came as a shock even to the Bush Administration, but they realised his limitations in terms of compromises at the tactical level because of the military - which often put a spanner in the US agenda for Pakistan.

Kashmir organisation reactivated in UK
Source: Kashmir Watch

London, August 17: World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), an organistion founded by late Dr Ayub Thakur, has been reportedly re-activated in United Kingdom after five years.

China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty - Reuters
Source: Yahoo! News

YANGON (Reuters) – China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention.

What You Can Do About Darfur
Source: Human Rights Watch

Problems in Africa often don't get as much attention as probems in the rest of the world. And even when they do, people often express sympathy-- and move on. Well-- here's a website for people who actually want do something. ——————————————

US Blocks UNSC'a Tomfoolery: Hamas Would not Adhere to New Resolution.......
Source: tundratabloid.blogspot.com

"US Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the United States saw no prospect of Hamas abiding by last week's council call for an immediate end to the violence.

A pulverised Muslim leadership
Source: The News

Once again the tragic pulverization of the Muslim leadership has revealed itself in the mumblings and fumblings that have followed the launch of the new Israeli military campaign to annihilate the Palestinian people that dare to seek an end to Israel's illegal occupation of their …

Mumbai Terror Outfit's Teachings Exposed

A leading member of the Pakistan civil society has exposed the war-mongering ideology of the Jamaat ud Daawa, or JuD, the umbrella organization of the Lashkar-i-Toiba or Army of Pure—the terror outfit responsible for the Mumbai mayhem in November that left 200 people dead and o …

Indian opposition parties want UN mandate to strike PoK terror camps
Source: hindustantimes.com

The opposition BJP and the Left on Wednesday said India must work towards a UN Security Council (UNSC) mandate for strikes inside Pakistan to demolish terror camps.

NATO chief: I'm not positive Iran can be stopped
Source: JPost.com

"In what is seen as a rare statement of support for Israel, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday that there was no reason for Israel to surrender its alleged nuclear capabilities in the face of Iran's continued race towards nuclear power.

Fury as Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed
Source: BBC News

"Britain and the US have condemned Russia and China for vetoing a draft UN Security Council resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders. The measures had included an arms embargo and a travel ban for Robert Mugabe and 13 of his key allies.

Drumbeats for war
Source: New Zealand Herald

European nations are watching with a mixture of bemusement and disquiet as talk grows of a United States or Israeli strike against Iran to derail its nuclear weapons programme.

Vietnam seeks solutions to conflicts in Africa
Source:

Vietnamese Ambassador Le Luong Minh, working as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Chairman, received Ugandan Defense Minster Chrispus Kiyonga in New York on June 23 to discuss several issues relating to conflicts in Africa.

Vietnam calls for peaceful dialogue on Zimbabwe issue
Source:

A Vietnamese representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called all concerned parties in Zimbabwe to put the mutual interest of the Zimbabwean people above all partisan interests and engage in dialogue and peacefully resolve their differences

ICC links Sudanese government to Darfur genocide
Source: Genocide Intervention Network

"In a report delivered Tuesday to the UN Security Council, the ICC has expanded its list of suspects charged with crimes against humanity for the atrocities in Darfur.

India, China pledge nuclear cooperation
Source: The Hindu India

Breaking new grounds, India and China on Monday decided to promote bilateral cooperation in civil nuclear energy and expedite resolution of the festering boundary issue.

Contending with Iran's Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities
Source: Counterterrorism Blog

It is perhaps ironic that the new NIE was released on the same day that European and American diplomats announced in Paris that China now supports further international sanctions targeting Iran.

William Blum: In a sound-bite society, reality no longer matters
Source: AOL

Last month, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told assembled world leaders at the United Nations that the time had come to take action against Iran.

'IAF and ground troops targeted Iranian weapons in Syria'
Source: JPost.com

The Israel Air Force jets that allegedly infiltrated Syrian airspace early last Thursday apparently bombed an Iranian arms shipment that was being transferred to Hizbullah, CNN reported Tuesday.

Georgia Offers Evidence That Russia Fired Missile
Source: The New York Times

The Republic of Georgia presented what it called a mounting body of evidence today that a Russian warplane had entered deep into its airspace and fired an air-to-ground missile.

Is the UN a 'White-man's Club'?

UNSC-Membership Debate Is the UN a 'White-man's Club'?

US Treasury sanctions Congo firms for arms trade
Source: alertnet.org

The US Treasury Department, weighing into international efforts to quell fighting in Congo and stabilize the central African state, on Friday announced sanctions against companies and individuals for supplying arms and money to warring militias.

Iranian Brinksmanship and a Rancid Dead Duck Bush Administration

When the American mainstream media does throw a quick glance at Iran - which on the rare occassion it does - it paints such an abstract simpleton's view of the problem as to be completely void of merit. Now is not the time for jingostic bravado and bull-headed pride.

Nations urge Iran to comply with UN resolution; in response, Iran to install 3,000 centrifuges from today
Source: AFP - Wire stories

UN sanctions against Iran drew demands from the world's capitals for Tehran to comply with international demands to freeze its nuclear program and, in the United States and Israel, calls for tougher measures.

US circulates UN draft calling for release of political detainees in Myanmar
Source: bakutoday.net

US circulates UN draft calling for release of political detainees in Myanmar UNITED NATIONS AFP 14/12/2006 06:39

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