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ICTR Convicts Gaspard Kanyarukiga on Charges of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Map of Rwanda. Courtesy of the ICTR. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday convicted former Rwanda businessman ...
Nov 2, 20101 min read
U.S. Government Spent over $80 Billion Last Year in Intelligence
The U.S. government revealed that it has spent over $80 billion in the past 12 months on intelligence. This is the first time the...
Nov 2, 20102 min read
Spanish-Language Television Campaigns Encourage Hispanics to Vote
This week Telemundo aired segments of its “Tu Voto, Tu Futuro” (Your Vote, Your Future) campaign, and Univision recently started a...
Nov 1, 20101 min read
ACA's First Arms Control Report Card Puts North Korea at the Bottom of the Class
The Arms Control Association is a non-partisan, independent association based in the United States. The purpose of ACA is to promote and...
Oct 31, 20102 min read
United States Waives Child Soldier Penalties
On December 23, 2008, Congress passed the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. This Act created prohibitions on offering various forms...
Oct 31, 20103 min read
Is Opposing War Terrorism?
On Sept. 24, the FBI raided six homes of anti-war activists in Minneapolis and two homes in Chicago. “The warrants are seeking evidence...
Oct 31, 20101 min read
Clinton's Remarks Indicates U.S. Desire to Become Involved in Sino-Japanese Island Dispute
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is on a multi-Asian tour trying to strengthen U.S. ties to China, Japan, Vietnam, and other Asian...
Oct 31, 20103 min read
U.S. Law Enforcement Approach to Afghan Drug Trade Spared Criticism
Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticized a U.S.-Russian effort to crack down on the Afghan drug trade, but the criticism only fell to...
Oct 30, 20102 min read
Taiwan's F-16 Upgrade Risks the U.S.-China Relationship
For a number of years, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou asked the U.S. to sell F-16C/Ds to Taiwan. Taiwan currently has 140 F-16A/Bs,...
Oct 28, 20102 min read
U.S. Student Admits to Aiding al-Qaeda
On the day before his trial, U.S. student Syed Hashmi reached a deal with prosecutors and pled guilty to “conspiring to provide support”...
Oct 28, 20101 min read
Defense Contractor Profits Rise as Sector Prepares for Midterm House Flip
Defense contractors continue to reap in significant profits despite industry-wide concern that government defense spending will decrease...
Oct 28, 20101 min read
UNGA Signals Favor of Ending Embargo on Cuba
The US has long opposed Castro’s regime in Cuba, but it appears international opinion is starting to turn away from Washington. On...
Oct 28, 20102 min read
Second Detainee Convicted Under Obama Administration
Omar Khadr, the Canadian pick up off the Afghan battlefield in 2002, when he was 15 years old, was convicted Monday as part of a plea...
Oct 27, 20101 min read
Pakistan PM admits Musharraf approved US drones
Pakistan has walked a fine diplomatic line in recent years with the United States, regarding predator drone attacks within its borders. ...
Oct 26, 20101 min read
UN Special Representative to DRC Condemns Attacks on UN Peacekeepers
MONUSCO forces await UN Peacekeeping helicopter. Photo by AFP. The United Nations Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of...
Oct 26, 20101 min read
Iraqileaks: How Relevant Are They?
Considering that my last three posts have been on the Iraqi governing situation, the Wikileaks document dump is a welcome break from that...
Oct 26, 20102 min read
Homeland Security Deems CIS Decisions Precedent
Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) announced that two administrative decisions it conducted in an administrative court will become...
Oct 26, 20102 min read
U.S. Immigration Officials Improve Security for Green Cards and Naturalization Certificates
American immigration officials announced this week that they will be implementing additional security measures for naturalization...
Oct 25, 20101 min read
Conservative Party in Canada Wants Guns on Canadian Boats Heading to the Arctic
The Conservative party in Canada, the Tories, wants to arm Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers in order to strengthen Arctic sovereignty. ...
Oct 24, 20103 min read
Experts Challenge Legality of U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan
In the past week, U.N. investigators and law professors alike have spoken out concerning the CIA-directed drone strikes on al-Qaeda and...
Oct 23, 20103 min read
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