News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 67
AUSTRALIA: Pressured to Do More in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
With the internecine battle among some of the 42 contributing nations to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) over burden-sharing in Afghanistan continuing, the Australian government is giving little away about its intentions regarding an expected request for more troops.
U.S.: Bipartisan Experts Urge 'Partnership' with Russia
- Inter Press Service
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama should work hard on areas of common interest with Russia in order to build a 'partnership, however uneasy,' that would serve Washington's interests in key areas, including non-proliferation, energy, and counter-terrorism, according to a new report released here Monday by the Nixon Centre and the Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.
RIGHTS-US: New Name, Same Detainee Problem
- Inter Press Service
Human rights activists and constitutional law experts were virtually unanimous in their condemnation of the positions taken on prisoner detention and treatment in federal court last week by President Barack Obama’s Department of Justice, which one group described as 'a case of old wine in new bottles.'
U.S.: Plan to Split Taliban Lures Obama Deeper into War
- Inter Press Service
Advanced reports on the Barack Obama administration’s strategy to 'peel off' a majority of insurgent commanders from the 'hard core' of Taliban suggest that it will be presented as a political route to victory in Afghanistan that would not require U.S. and NATO troops to win militarily.
POLITICS: Five Days That Changed Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
A late night meeting between Pakistan’s army chief, President and Prime Minister led to the dramatic announcement in the wee hours of Monday morning that Iftikhar Mohammed Choudhry would be restored as Chief Justice.
RIGHTS-VIETNAM: End of the Road for Agent Orange Victims?
- Inter Press Service
Where can Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange get justice? Probably nowhere, after the United States Supreme Court refused to hear, this month, a final appeal by Vietnamese plaintiffs against chemical giants Dow and Monsanto.
POLITICS: Perils Seen in Obama's Afghan Strategy
- Inter Press Service
With official announcements about a new strategy for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan expected in the coming weeks, details of the plan are starting to emerge in press accounts which describe a renewed focus on the war-torn Central Asian country and its volatile neighbour, Pakistan.
U.S.: Islamist Govts Not the Enemy, Say Mideast Experts
- Inter Press Service
Scores of Middle East and democracy experts released an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday asking him to focus more of his foreign policy efforts at making reforms in the region, including boosting human rights.
POLITICS-CHINA: Row Over Tibet Escalates
- Inter Press Service
China has sealed off Tibet with troops and demanded that the international community recognises the legitimacy of Beijing's historical claims over the Himalayan plateau, escalating a row over its policies there.
RIGHTS-US: Profiling Still Plagues Muslim Communities
- Inter Press Service
On the heels of a recent poll that found that American Muslims experience emotional turbulence due to the stereotypes and suspicion of Islam since the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, two major Muslim-American organisations issued scathing indictments of the tactics of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security.
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