Hart criticizes foreign policy - Daily Mississippian
A former senator criticized the pre-emptive strike against Iraq Wednesday night in the University Lecture Series, sponsored in part by the
Croft Institute for International Studies. Sen. Gary Hart, who spoke to crowd of around 200 people at the Ford Center, discouraged the semantic use of President Bush's "Axis of Evil" as a reasoning of going to war.
Link to the
AP's transcript of 9-11 Commission testimony by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
Dr. Rice's Opening Statement - White House Text
Poll gives Bush low marks on foreign policy - Miami Herald
A majority of people in Canada, Mexico and five European countries have an unfavorable view of the role that President Bush plays in world affairs, Associated Press polls found.
Panel addresses 'neglected' Latin America - The Dartmouth
The continuing focus on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has left other regions of the world such as Latin America in the background of media coverage, panelists argued in a discussion Monday night at the John Sloan Dickey Center. The discussion, titled "The neglected Hemisphere? U.S. foreign policy in Latin America," examined the extent to which the United States has neglected Latin American countries and such neglect might entail.
President Condemns Atrocities in Sudan - White House
President Bush on Wednesday said, "I condemn these atrocities, which are displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians, and I have expressed my views directly to President Bashir of Sudan."
Statement by the President on Rwanda - White House
On Wednesday the President stated, "Ten years ago today, the world witnessed the beginning of one of the most horrific episodes of the twentieth century, the 1994 Rwanda Genocide... The United States will continue to assist Rwanda in the unification of families, the providing of scholarships, the combating of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of the rule of law."
The Web Won't Topple Tyranny - New Republic
Some notable commentary by Joshua Kurlantzick on the use of the Internet to spread democracy. He suggests that, "Whereas once American politicians and democratization groups focused on older technologies, such as radio, today their plans to spread democracy rest in considerable part on programs for boosting Internet access...But world leaders, journalists, and political scientists who tout the Internet as a powerful force for political change are just as wrong as the dot-com enthusiasts who not so long ago believed the Web would completely transform business."
'Great Decisions' holds inaugural discussion - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The media has its faults, but citizens who want to evaluate America's foreign policy can get information from a variety of outlets offering a range of viewpoints, a former U.S. State Department administrator and counterterrorism official said Wednesday. [Ross] Rodgers moderated the first "Great Decisions" group. Twenty-six people gathered at the public library to talk about the media and foreign policy. The idea of the monthly Great Decisions gatherings "is to hear other peoples' ideas," Rodgers said. Similar gatherings take place all across the country, and this year's topics will include the Philippines, weapons of mass destruction, Islam and reform in the Middle East.
