Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 725
SRI LANKA: For Women, War for Survival Continues in Peacetime
- Inter Press Service
The civil war ended two years ago this month, but for war-affected women—widows, mothers, daughters, and former rebels— the struggle to survive rages on.
Afghan Forces 'Not Ready' for Handover
- Inter Press Service
Almost a decade of neglect has raised serious concerns about the readiness of Afghan security forces to take over from foreign forces by the end of 2014, a new report claims.
Calls Mount to Push U.S. Troop Presence in Iraq Past 2011
- Inter Press Service
Amid high-level U.S. congressional delegations to evaluate developments in Iraq, a growing number of voices here, from both the Barack Obama administration and members of Congress, are concerned about a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by December 2011 — a deadline set forth in the supposedly inviolable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Iraqi governments back in 2008.
U.N. Experts Push for Details on Bin Laden Operation
- Inter Press Service
Was last week's killing of an unarmed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan legitimate self-defence, justified homicide or extra-judicial execution?
After Bin Laden Hit, U.S. Aides Raise Dubious Hopes for Peace
- Inter Press Service
Barack Obama and top administration officials have taken advantage of the killing of Osama bin Laden to establish a new narrative suggesting the event will pave the way for negotiations with the Taliban for peace in Afghanistan.
Bin Laden Coup Could Mark New Beginning for Obama
- Inter Press Service
Five days after U.S. Navy Seals shot and killed Osama bin Laden at his secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, U.S. President Barack Obama is enjoying a significant boost in public approval, as well as a transformation in his public image.
OP-ED: Gunfight at Abbottabad: Dismantling the Myth of an American Hero
- Inter Press Service
In Hollywood Westerns, the sheriff engages in a shootout with bad guys and wins. Such was the story of Wyatt Earp, who killed rustlers in the 'Gunfight at OK Corral'. Then there is the American cowboy, represented by John Wayne - tall, handsome, Anglo-Saxon — who rides into town whistling before he dispatches the 'bad guys' sometimes represented by 'Indians' like Geronimo, the Apache, who supposedly terrorised innocent settlers.
ICC Poised to Issue Warrants on Libya
- Inter Press Service
The International Criminal Court (ICC) appears poised to issue arrest warrants for three yet unnamed high-level members of the Libyan government for committing alleged crimes against humanity during the past two months of political turmoil that has taken thousands of lives.
Libyan Rebels Feel the Heat of NATO's Swan Song
- Inter Press Service
A week after U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 sanctioned air strikes against the regime of Colonel Muammar el-Gaddafi in Libya, U.S. President Barack Obama made clear that it would not be U.S. planes maintaining the No-Fly Zone (NFZ). Rather, the effort to safeguard Libyan civilians would be led primarily by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
CIA Feared Pakistan Would Alert Bin Laden
- Inter Press Service
U.S. officials were concerned that Pakistan could jeopardise the Osama bin Laden operation and 'might alert the targets', if Islamabad took part in the mission, Leon Panetta, the CIA director, has said.
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