When North Korea announced its nuclear test last week, it was just the latest sign that the effort to contain the spread of atomic weapons was breaking down: Several countries are on the verge of beginning uranium enrichment programs, and others have already started such efforts, policymakers and experts say.
Jaarlijkse archieven: 2006
Bush keeps revising war justification
President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the US is in Iraq: initially, the rationale was to stop Saddam Hussein. These days, the justification has become far broader and now includes the expansive “struggle between good and evil.” Vice President Dick Cheney takes it even further: “The hopes of the civilized world ride with …
Nicaragua plans rival canal route
Nicaragua has announced plans to build a waterway linking the Pacific and Atlantic that would carry bigger ships than the existing Panama Canal, as some modern ships are too large to pass through the Panama Canal.
Married couples are the minority
A study just released by the Census Bureau reveals that less than 1/2 of US households now consist of married couples, placing them into the minority category. Married couples are now outnumbered by single people.
Tibetan refugees shot by PRC forces, witnesses silenced
A group of ethnic Tibetans trying to flee Tibet were shot dead by Chinese troops on september 30, at a Himalayan pass near the border of China and Nepal (Tibet is an “autonomous region” of China, having been taken over by the PRC in the 1950s). Reports are emerging that Communist party officials have attempted …
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