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7/2/2009
Dictatorships and Double Standards Revisited
Analysis by Daniel Luban and Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON, Jul 1 (IPS) - When the Honduran military deposed President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday, in an incident that stirred memories of Cold War military coups in Latin America, it also seems to have caused at least some foreign policy commentators here to revert to positions reminiscent of the Cold War.
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Migrant Miseries Will Trickle Down Worldwide, U.N. Warns
Charlotte Lalanne
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (IPS) - At least 150 million migrant workers - out of an estimated total of 200 million in the world today - fit the "demographic characteristics of workers who are the most vulnerable" during the current global financial crisis, the U.N. says.
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Nobel Laureate 'Abducted' by Israeli Navy
Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH, Jul 1 (IPS) - Twenty-one international peace activists were seized by Israeli naval frigates in international waters Tuesday as their boat 'The Spirit of Humanity' tried to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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U.N. Slams U.S. on Racial Profiling
Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (IPS) - Millions of U.S. citizens continue to face discrimination at the hands of police and other law enforcement agencies just because they are not white, although the country's new leader in the White House is himself of African American descent.
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Aussie Attacks Expose Ills Of A Much-Touted Education System
Neena Bhandari
SYDNEY, Jul 1 (IPS) - The modern façade of its cities, cost-effectiveness and its high standards of education make Australia an attractive destination for foreign students. But the recent spate of attacks on Indian students has exposed the many ills afflicting the Australian education system, threatening its lucrative markets.
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World Food Programme Cuts DPRK Aid out of Necessity
Shari Nijman
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) announced Wednesday it is not meeting its goal of providing food assistance to 6,2 million people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to insufficient funding.
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UN Chief Leads Over-sized Delegation on Asian Tour
Racism on a Sharp Rise in Austria
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7/1/2009
Deposed Honduran President Speaks at U.N.
Henry Parr
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - Just a few days after being expelled from Honduras, the country that he was democratically elected to lead, Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, witnessing the unanimous passage of resolution that demands his reinstatement. This is not the first time that an ousted leader has been given a chance to speak at the General Assembly - as Jean Bertrande Aristide of Haiti spoke in 2006, as did Sheik Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait in 1990.
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When Drones Become Indiscriminate in Gaza
Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM, Jun 30 (IPS) - The concerted effort of international human rights activists to rein in violations of laws of war was given a major impetus when Human Rights Watch researchers presented a report Tuesday on the unbridled use by the Israeli military of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCLAV), commonly known as drones, during Israel's 22-day assault on Hamas in Gaza at the beginning of the year.
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U.N. Decries Aid Shortfall in Afghanistan
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - The United Nations, which has expressed disappointment over the slow disbursement of development aid to crisis-stricken Afghanistan, has hurled one of its biggest political insults at Western donors: threatening to turn to a U.S. philanthropist for financial assistance. The ministry of agriculture in Kabul has asked for an "urgent contribution" of 5.5 million dollars for the purchase of wheat seed to allow farmers to plan next year's crop. But in spite of a number of appeals, there has been no response from Western donors.
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