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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed Ambassador Joël W. Adechi of Benin his Deputy Special
Representative (DSRSG) with the UN Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE), effective early June.
Let us consider the possibility that the USA has become addicted, in an economic sense, to war. While the evidence
offered below is by no means exhaustive, it is directly relevant and highly probative. Therefore, the reader should
consider ALL ...
Set in a small Oregon town where secrets are hard to keep and lies even harder, Mean Creek flows with the simple
elegance of truth and consequences as it follows a crisis in the lives of its teen characters.
In recent article, I promised readers that I would address the mindset of the religious right as an addiction. In order
to do so with accuracy and clarity, it is first necessary to define addiction and clarify the terms, Christian
fundamentalism and Dominionism.
"Everything we do depends on energy, and if our energy supply is not sustainable, then neither is our economy or our way
of life"
Green Co-Leader Rod Donald "welcomed" the second most-important Chinese politician this morning with the flag of Tibet,
a territory that China continues to occupy and oppress.
In discussing my second 9/11 book, The 9/11 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions , I have often said, only half
in jest, that a better title might have been “a 571-page lie.” (Actually, I was saying “a 567-page lie,” because I was
forgetting to count ...
Philip Zelikow, Counselor of the Department Remarks at Conference on U.S.-Saudi Relations Washington, DC May 24, 2005
The health select committee has shot itself in the foot. After sending signals that it would unanimously recommend the
removal criminal penalties for the possession of needles used to inject illicit drugs, it has failed to do so,
apparently on the ...
From 6th June the Holmes current affairs programme will be live on Prime Television at 6pm one hour earlier than the
current time slot.
Governments are betraying their promise of a world order based on human rights said Amnesty International today as it
launched its annual report documenting human rights issues of concern to AI during 2004 and AI’s activities during the
year.
I am something of novice reader of parliamentary press releases, but from time to time I see something that I am sure
would interest even the most grizzled veteran. For example, I was intrigued to note that Winston Peters had written
audience responses ...
Gualberto Choque, leader of the peasant farmers of the Department of La Paz and, as such, leader of the rural Aymara
people, said it yesterday: "This is a time of war." Although nobody listened to him, it was a warning.
Elections Systems and Software (ES) has a marketing agreement with AutoMARK Technical Services (ATS) to be the sole purveyor of the AutoMARK voting
machine. ATS can market the system, but pricing and contracts are all handled by ES In March of 2004, ...
Green Co-Leader Rod Donald says it's a disgrace that the Chinese Government tried to prevent him from protesting on the
steps of Parliament this morning.
Labour approved a discussion paper that proposed legalising brother-sister sex for over-20-year-olds, according to
official documents released today by National’s Law and Order spokesman, Tony Ryall.
"Purity is an idea for ascetics and monks…. You others, you intellectuals, you toss out excuses for doing nothing,
Nothing but sitting still with your arms folded. Me, I get my hands dirty, right up to the elbows, deep in shit and
blood. ...
In 1967, Che Guevara died at the hands of CIA-backed Bolivian soldiers while attempting to lead a guerrilla struggle in
Bolivia. In the small town where his body was uncovered 30 years later, graffiti is scrawled declaring: “Che: Alive as
they never wanted ...
Finance Minister Michael Cullen says that after just six days, National’s tax bribe policy lies in tatters.
"In the U.S., if there's a terrible report, people don't riot and kill other people. And you can't excuse what they did
because of the mistake - you know, you can't blame it all on Newsweek." - Laura Bush at the start of her trip to prop up
the world's ...
MR. MACKLER: Madame Secretary, obviously, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in town and you'll be seeing him. The
Israelis have been pretty loudly saying that they don't think he's been doing a good enough job in cracking down on the
militants. ...
April 30th marked 30 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Yet, recently elected California Assemblyman Van Tran is
pushing the California State Assembly to adopt the old flag of the Republic of Vietnam as the official and only flag of
the Vietnamese-American ...
Everyone, even the most die-hard defender of the established order recognizes that we face serious social and
environmental problems. The news media regularly circulate the latest figures on the latest social problems.
Auckland, Thursday 26 May 2005 In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior,
Greenpeace's flagship vessel leaves today for international waters around New Zealand to highlight the destructive
impacts of bottom trawling
Good morning everyone. I would like to thank Dr. Bradbury for inviting me to speak to you today.
ACT leader Rodney Hide claims to have released recordings of a failed rescue attempt of a vessel in distress. He says
the tragedy occurred because of a Police 111 communications centre failure. Hide released details backing his claim on
his website this evening ...
As the Muslim world continued to demonstrate its hostility to the U.S. on the heels of a Newsweek magazine article
charging that a copy of the Koran was flushed down a toilet, America's premiere foreign policy organization issued a new
report claiming ...
A University of Otago research team today announced a major breakthrough in understanding a severe genetic disorder that
affects a large New Zealand family.
Act list MP Muriel Newman bit off more than she could chew, in a public meeting last night, on the naming of Whangarei's
maunga.
Employment Court Throws Out Second Attempt by Singapore-Owned NZ Company to Cut Down CEO’s Rights on Dismissal
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