There are other obstacles to nuclear disarmament than how anal states are about the number of nuclear weapons they have.
Other Obstacles to Disarmament Exist Besides States Holding on to Nukes
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Take Part in the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, April 12
The first Global Day of Action on Military Spending is Tuesday, April 12.
The Luddites Revisited
Since it is the 200th anniversary of the British Luddite protests this month, that movement has been getting some attention. Some of it has raised the valid and interesting question of whether those demonstrators of old should really be described as anti-technology.
Iraq’s Starving Artists
The exhibition, “Artists in Exile: Forgotten Iraqi Refugees in Syria,” seeks to bridge cultural gaps between the United States and Arab and Middle Eastern countries.
Rights Groups Deplore Order to Try 9/11 Suspects at Guantanamo
U.S. human rights groups reacted angrily to the Justice Department’s announcement Monday that the self-acclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on Lower Manhattan and the Pentagon will be tried before a military commission at the Guantanamo detention facility in Cuba.
The Geopolitics of Stupid
He’s an activist who has used the Internet to fight for what he believes in. He is a member of civil society committed to living in truth. He doesn’t live in Cairo or Tunis or Damascus. He doesn’t live in an oppressive society at all, unless you consider Gainesville, Florida an oppressive place. Instead of setting himself on fire, like Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia, the preacher Terry Jones has set fire to a book, the Qur’an. It wasn’t a very original idea – the first emperor of China burned books and so did the Nazis – but then, neither is self-immolation.
U.S.-Algeria Counterterrorism Partnership a Marriage of Convenience
Algeria was able to extend its influence over its southern neighbors. The U.S. was able to “piggyback” on Algeria’s concerns, real and imagined, to create a security network extending from Algeria to Nigeria.
The Freedom to Offend: Pastor Terry Jones and Islam
Pastor Terry Jones should be able to burn the Koran without fear that anyone else will get killed in retribution.
Pastor Terry Jones Islamophobia’s Surprising Origins in Europe
Pastor Terry Jones spent years in Germany, where Islamophobia has sunk its roots.
Interview With WikiLeaks Go-to Guy, the Nation’s Greg Mitchell
No one covering WikiLeaks has been able to keep up with the Nation’s Greg Mitchell.