Odd duck
I livetweeted Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s appearance in Washington at SETA (a Turkish thinktank for political, economic social research) yesterday, but the performance merited more. Maybe my numerous Turkish readers will...Read more...
Iran not planning to build nuclear weapons - ambassador
Iran is not planning to build nuclear weapons, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi said. Meeting with Russian journalists in Moscow on Saturday, Sajjadi pointed out that it was Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah...Read more...
UN Implicates Azerbaijan, Kazakhstani In North Korea Arms Embargo Violations
A United Nations report has implicated Azerbaijan and a Kazakhstan airline executive in violations of arms embargos against North Korea. The Associated Press acquired the report, to the U.N. Security Council committee...Read more...
America Contributing Money Towards Nations Supporting Al-Qaeda?
When former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton was in South Africa in August last year, she was dancing, praising the ANC government and pledging close to 200 million dollars to SA. This is the same ANC that has been...Read more...
Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo?:
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 18 (IPS) - Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the region is failing to pursue leadership roles within...Read more...
Comment on Libya says NATO raids killed 718 civilians so far by under armour clothing
June 1, 2011 Libya has accused NATO of killing 718 civilians and wounding 4,067 in 10 weeks of air strikes, as African efforts for a truce stalled and Italy said Muammar Gaddafi’s regime is “finished.” The toll of dead and...Read more...
US condemns Russian shipment of missiles to Syria
US condemns Russian shipment of missiles to Syria The United States has expressed disapproval at Moscow for sending a missile shipment to the Syrian government. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is considering a plea to allow...Read more...
Turkish FM Inaugurates Turkish Lounge At UN
Davutoglu said we all expect UNSC to take urgent steps to end the tragedy in Syria. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said everybody expected the UN Security Council to take urgent steps in order to end the tragedy in...Read more...
UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 18
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U.S. Policy Toward Iran
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the Administration’s approach to the multiple challenges posed by Iran – by its nuclear...Read more...
Kenya should mind her reputation
Anyone who has lived long enough will tell you that so much hangs on reputation. One's reputation will either open or shut doors before him/her. This holds true for individuals as well as for countries. A story is told of a...Read more...
Callout for Submissions – Australia in the World
Right Now is looking for submissions on human rights issues. Specifically, submissions that focus on the theme of Australia in the World for June 2013. You can pitch original submissions, or consider focusing on one the...Read more...
Turkish FM: UN Security Council should take steps to resolve Syrian crisis
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 18 / Trend R.Hafizoglu / The Security Council of the United Nations should take steps to resolve the Syrian crisis, the Anadolu agency quotes Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying on Saturday....Read more...
Press statement of the 376th PSC meeting on the situation in Mali
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 376thmeeting held on 16May 2013, was briefed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security...Read more...
Why Most Nigerians Do Not Trust President Jonathan And His Administration By Charles Omole
As the Cuban missile crisis raged in October 1962; the US president sat in the White House and called the leaders of the key nations that were members of the UN Security Council to get their support for American position at the...Read more...
U.N. panel: Sanctions delaying N. Korea nuke program
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on development of their prohibited weapons, U.N. experts say...Read more...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says UN must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday it would be up to the UN Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned...Read more...
Bishops in Rift Valley want ICC cases terminated
You are here:Home » Bishops in Rift Valley want ICC cases terminated Saturday, May 18, 2013 – 00:00 — BY MATHEWS NDANYI A section of Bishops in Rift Valley have supported suggestions to have the UNited Nations Security Council...Read more...
Justice Is Blind, But Not Deaf!
The law is an ass. Justice is blind, but not deaf! Two pieces of news these past few days reminded me of these expressions. There was the back-to-back news that Kamlesh Pattni, he of the Goldenberg infamy, had been cleared of...Read more...
Germany Blocking IsraHell from Serving on Security Council?
NOVANEWS Israel has issued a formal complaint against Germany for blocking it from serving on the UN Security Council in 2018, reports Israel Hayom. ed note–hard to make heads or tales of this. Germany does something stupid...Read more...
Letter to foreign ministers on international justice in Africa in advance of AU Summit
To Foreign Ministers of African Union member states: We, the undersigned African civil society organisations and international organisations with a presence in Africa, working on human rights and international criminal justice,...Read more...
Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON | Thu May 16, 2013 8:32pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure...Read more...
Ruto denies ICC shuttle diplomacy
DEPUTY president William Ruto yesterday clarified that he is on “an official bilateral trip" to four African countries, as the Senate saw heated debate on the issue. Ruto denied claims he is on a shuttle diplomacy to gain...Read more...
SOTT FOCUS: Syria: WMD Redux
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, 'Fool me once, shame on... shame on you. But fool me... can't get fooled again!'." ~ Dubya interpretation of 'Fool me once, shame on...Read more...
UN chief discusses Middle East peace with Israeli Palestinian leaders
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in separate phone talks during the last two days, discussed the Middle East peace process with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders, a spokesman told reporters here on Thursday."In the past two...Read more...
The United States’ Need to Ratify the Rome Statute
The Need to Ratify the Rome Statute: The United States and Its International Obligation Abstract The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court establishes a permanent court to prosecute individuals who have committed...Read more...
German FM We stand by Israel during this unstable time
Jerusalem Post - Friday 17th May, 2013 Guido Westerwelle meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem; leaders do not publicly discuss Israeli frustration at German bid for UN Security Council seat, which weakens Israel's chances at ......Read more...
Press statement of the 376th PSC meeting on the situation in Mali
Press statement of the 376th PSC meeting on the situation in Mali ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 376thmeeting held on...Read more...
Harper renews Canada’s interest in multilateralism
At a time when Canada’s foreign and defence policies under Stephen Harper’s government are constantly under fire, it is interesting to see the reactions to, and justifications for, Canada’s impending stewardship of the Arctic...Read more...
Israeli Settler Installs Mobile Home In Palestinian Land near Jerusalem
“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Friday May 17, 2013 01:51 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Radio...Read more...
