Friday, March 12, 2004

President Bush Condemns Terrorist Bombings in Spain - White House
Remarks by the President on the terrorist bombings in Spain.

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Challenging Bush Foreign Policy Assumptions - OneWorld/FPIF
Careful analysis of Pres. Bush's recent interview with Tim Russert reveals "a number of assertions that were patently false or, at the very least, misleading," according to Prof. Stephen Zunes. The issues at stake lie at the heart of current U.S. foreign policy, and merit clarification and correction.

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Thursday, March 11, 2004

The War of Ideas - Opinion Journal
A look at the men and women who shape Bush's bold foreign policy...They have helped Mr. Bush pursue the most ambitious and controversial foreign policy of any president since World War II.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Scholors Have Low Expectations for US-Iran Relations - Payvand - Iran
Should the US revise its foreign policy towards Iran? Two Columbia University scholars addressed the question the US government has struggled with for decades, both predicting little movement this election year. At a March 4th lecture at Columbia University, Professor Gary Sick, acting director of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs’ Middle East Institute, and Professor Nasser Hadian, visiting scholar at Columbia’s Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department, discussed Iran’s past and present political climates and their effects on US-Iran foreign relations.

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Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Rich Countries Should Fulfill Their Financing Pledges - The World Bank
Jeffrey Sachs, the well-known Harvard economist and a Special Advisor to the UN's Secretary General, urged rich countries yesterday to deliver on their promises of financing for development at the opening session of ESSD Week 2004, the World Bank's annual learning and knowledge-sharing event on Sustainable Development. "The United States, Europe and Japan," said Sachs, "are not fulfilling their financing pledges, and it's time for them to realize that without that support, countries in the developing world are not going to lift their people out from poverty."

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Monday, March 08, 2004

The Wrong Way to Sell Democracy to the Arab World - New York Times
Zbigniew Brzezinski suggests that, "The Bush administration's initiative to promote democracy and human rights in the Middle East is out of sync with regional realities."

President's Statement on Violence in Haiti - White House
On Sunday, speaking about the situation in Haiti, President Bush said, "President Aristide resigned. He has left his country. The Constitution of Haiti is working. There is an interim President, as per the Constitution, in place. "I have ordered the deployment of Marines, as the leading element of an interim international force, to help bring order and stability to Haiti. I have done so in working with the international community. This government believes it essential that Haiti have a hopeful future. This is the beginning of a new chapter in the country's history."

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