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“Beyond the ballot”

by Noam Chomsky

30 January 2006

George W. Bush called December elections in Iraq a “major milestone in the march to democracy”. They are indeed a milestone, but not just the kind that London and Washington would welcome. When George W. Bush and Tony Blair invaded Iraq, the pretext was the weapons of mass destruction. Since (…)

“The ‘French’ Katrina”

by Bernard Cassen

23 November 2005

Hurricane Katrina underscored many aspects of the U.S.
social reality. The wave of violence in Paris and other
cities tells a lot about French society. We cannot speak
of a people’s uprising if we take into account the limited
number of people involved in acts of violence in
comparison with (…)

“The reasons why Schröder did not lose”

by Ignacio Ramonet

3 October 2005

Elections in Germany may lead to different coalitions. If results are analyzed according to the right-left classic division, it’s evident that left wing parties got the majority of the votes, but Merkel is trying to reject such result and its important lesson for the ballot. On the other hand, (…)

“Taking rights seriously”

by Benita Ferrero-Waldner

23 September 2005

The 175 Heads of State and Government gathered in New York should respond to the delicate questions regarding the usefulness of the UN and should discuss the reform project of the institution. The ambition is to reorganize a new era in world politics. The world has changed over the past 60 years (…)

“Doctrine of Good Intentions”

by Noam Chomsky

19 September 2005

When it comes to human problems, one should understand how doctrinaire systems work. To make political marketing easier, such systems must present their enemies as wicked by nature. That was how Saddam Hussein – a defenseless target – was treated. Hussein was presented as a threat to our (…)

«An accident about to happen»

by Noam Chomsky

10 May 2005

This week, a UN conference will group 180 signatory nations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a treaty regarded as the only hope to avoid the disaster that is virtually guaranteed by the logics of nuclear weapons.
However, according to Thomas Graham, a former US special representative for (…)

“The French Dilemma”

by Josep Borrell

8 May 2005

The European policy is seriously affected by the possibility of a French “No” to the referendum. The current environment in European institutions reflects the end of the romantic vision of the expansion to the East. Henceforth, fear prevails. The French government’s fear to look weak is what has (…)