Peace
Cuba blockade costs American jobs
March 22, 2010The figures are staggering. Even a minor easing of the US blockade against Cuba would create tens of thousands new jobs in the US.
Read more
Useless war: Afghanistan needs peace to develop
March 17, 2010In a potentially important development, exiled members of the former People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan are returning to the country to re-found the organization.
Read more
UXOs: The “gift that keeps on giving”
March 10, 2010UXO stands for Unexploded Ordinance - bombs dropped from the air or land mines placed in the earth - that remain dormant, often for decades, until touched off by contact or by heat.
Read more
Palestine cabinet meets in Hebron
March 4, 2010LONDON (March 1) -- The Palestinian Authority has held its weekly cabinet meeting in Hebron instead of Ramallah to affirm its claim over a shrine there that Tel Aviv recently added to its list of national...
Read more
U.S. troops target Marjah, then on to Kandahar
March 1, 2010Military action in Marjah and Kandahar may alienate the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.
Read more