The name has become synonymous with genocide, and the situation is a quintessential demonstration of the international community’s inability to take decisive action. Awareness has been raised; mention Darfur to just about anyone and they will certainly know something bad is happening. But just in case, here is some background to the war in Darfur: [...]
Dear Mother,
I’m writing to inform you of what may soon deteriorate into a very dire situation. As I scooped heaping tablespoons of ground coffee beans into my elegant and very sophisticated French press, I noticed something distressing, Mother, something very distressing indeed. Each time I ladled one large spoonful of coffee, the bag, which before [...]
Obama has signed an order postponing, for 120 days, the trials at Guantánamo and has signed off on closing down the infamous detention facility within the year. But so what?
Guantánamo has become a symbol of American devil-may-care attitude towards international law, but it’s hardly the only place America where detains these “unlawful enemy combatants” with, [...]
Today, at 12 PM EST, a new era begins. I don’t know what it will bring, and I don’t know if it will be good or if it will be bad, but it will be a change.
Israel has just declared a ceasefire in Gaza, on the 22nd day of fighting. It’s an utterly unilateral ceasefire, with Hamas promising continued fighting at least as long as Israel has troops in Gaza and doesn’t have open borders. Essentially, this seems to be a both an appeal and a demonstration on the part of [...]