The whole newsletter is all about Muslim countries, as a reason for “U.S. Anxiety Over World Affairs”
over what??
over the → UAE economy, Middle east issues, & the sticky destruction caused by the US, in Iraq.
that is the net total of US’s focus.
& who will mind the store within US, of the abnoxiously corrupt, self serving US govt?
any sugggestions, people??
U.S. Anxiety Over World Affairs
Developments in Iraq, the Middle East and the rest of the region affect politics and policies the world over. IPS tracks these events through its network of correspondents, providing independent accounts rather than those that suit governments.
U.S. Poll Finds Growing Anxiety About World Affairs
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - Five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the U.S. public has become increasingly anxious about world events and the role that their country is playing in them, according to the latest “Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy” survey released here Wednesday by a non-partisan group, Public Agenda, and Foreign Affairs journal.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35151
United Arab Emirates: Commercialisation Creeping Up on Holy Ramadan
Meena Janardhan
DUBAI - Ramadan is traditionally a month of piety and abstinence, marking the revelation of the Quranic scriptures, but many Muslims now worry that it is being turned into a huge opportunity for business.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35145
Iraqi Endgame Approaching, Bush Ready or Not
Analysis by Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - If Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki were inclined to bet his life on President George W. Bush’s latest assurances that there will be no timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, he should probably give it a second thought.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35142
IRAQ: Little Brother Poses a Problem
Sanjay Suri
LONDON - The signs have been emerging thicker and faster of late that the British want to pull out of Iraq altogether, but on Friday a British general set a timeline, and Prime Minister Tony Blair as good as agreed.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35104
AFGHANISTAN: Hope Loses Out to Fear on Kabul Streets
Zia Intezar - The Killid Group*
KABUL - Anxiety has replaced the hope of a new beginning in Afghanistan’s turbulent history two years after Hamid Karzai was made president of the war-torn country with the support of a U.S.-led coalition.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35099
IRAQ: Increase in Executions Condemned
Srabani Roy
NEW YORK - International human rights organisations are increasingly worried about the recent rise in executions and people sentenced to death in Iraq.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35096
EGYPT: Nuclear Ambition Could Mean a Presidential Dream
Adam Morrow
CAIRO - An announcement that the government intends to produce nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is provoking heated debate.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35093
UAE: Traditional Dubai Water Transport Turns Eco-Friendly
Meena S Janardhan
DUBAI - Traditional water taxis, known here as abras, have plied the waters of Dubai Creek for decades, ferrying passengers and carrying cargo from one bank to another. Originally rowboats, the abras now speed along, propelled by diesel engines. But not for long. These symbols of Dubai culture will soon ride the green wave to become more eco-friendly.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35083
IRAQ: Resistance Growing Up at School
Ali Al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail
KHALDIYA - The bomb went off just outside the school as the IPS correspondent stood speaking to children and teachers within.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35079
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In Focus: IRAQ - http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/iraq/index.asp
Holy Land/Unholy War - http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/israel_palestina/index.asp
Afghan Divide - http://www.ipsnews.net/afghanistan/index.asp
Nuclear Ambitions, Like Mushrooms - http://www.ipsnews.net/new_focus/nuclear/index.asp
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