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Trends to observe: 1. U.N. cast as good guy, while US is cast as a terror to what the UN has worked for. 2. Other countries working closer together and creating their own group of allies. 3. NATO and UN gathering military strength |
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Bush's Tilt to U.N. Shifts Iraq Debate story.news.yahoo.com 4/21/4 ["blunting Sen. John F. Kerry's main argument against the administration's strategy for restoring stability there."]
Nafta Tribunals Stir U.S. Worries nytimes.com 4/20/4 [""]
Big Trouble for Law of the Sea insightmag.com 4/20/4 ["Under LOST, a global U.N. agency called the International Seabed Authority (ISA) would take control of the world's oceans, seven-tenths of the earth's surface. The ISA would not be accountable to dues-paying members but would be a self-financing entity imposing a tax on countries that exploit natural resources on the ocean floor. "]
Bush plans aid to build foreign peace forces msnbc.msn.com 4/20/4 ["the administration hopes a force of 6,000 to 7,000 international troops can be cobbled together under a U.N. mandate to replace an interim contingent of about 3,800 led by the United States and including French, Canadian and Chilean soldiers." - nice blue hats]
Bush Plans Foreign Peacekeeping Forces Fund reuters.com 4/19/4 ["to help train and equip foreign troops for peacekeeping missions around the world" "could help relieve pressure on American forces stretched thin by deployments"]
Cardinal: Vatican ready to mediate in Iraq interestalert.com 4/18/4 [" The Holy See is the official name of the Vatican in its international diplomatic role."]
Bush, Blair tout U.N. role in Iraq thestar.com 4/18/4 ["The British prime minister and the U.S. president, unshakeable allies in war, stood in the White House Rose Garden yesterday and vowed the handover of power in 74 days would not be delayed. Bush publicly backed the outline of a plan put forth by U.N. special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi" "Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank and Gaza yesterday, burning effigies of Bush and Sharon and insultingly pasting pictures of the president on the soles of their shoes."]
Iraq: Bush welcomes U-N role; Kerry says still no coherent strategy wluctv6.com 4/17/4 ["Yesterday, Bush signaled his acceptance of a plan to let U-N officials choose an interim Iraqi president, prime minister and Cabinet."]
Send in a US-led NATO force, says Kerry smh.com.au 4/17/4 ["It is possible to transform the US force into a NATO force, commanded by an American"]
New UN resolution could get EU in Iraq: Solana eubusiness.com 4/17/4 ["EU foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Security Council blessing for the June 30 handover would confer more "legality" on a new Iraqi government in the run-up to UN-held elections planned for the start of next year"]
At U.N., U.S. seeks more troops for Iraq washingtontimes.com 4/17/4 ["called on members of the United Nations to contribute troops for a new multinational force dedicated to protecting the world organization in Iraq."]
UN envoy wants new Iraq caretaker gov't chinadaily.com.cn 4/15/4 ["A U.N. envoy proposed Wednesday that the U.S.-appointed Governing Council cease to exist June 30 and said the United States should surrender sovereignty to a "caretaker" government of respected Iraqis."]
U.N. Chief Juggling Far-Flung Commitments thestate.com 4/13/4 ["From Iraq and East Timor to Cyprus, Haiti and more than a half-dozen African countries, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has his hands full these days." "Just over a year after President Bush warned that the United Nations would "fade into history as an ineffective, irrelevant, debating society" if it didn't help him confront Saddam Hussein, the world body is involved in major missions across the globe - with Washington's blessing."]
U.S. Looks to France on U.N. Role in Iraq news.yahoo.com 4/12/4 ["Washington has asked Paris for a role in an international protection force for U.N. employees in Iraq"]
Kerry Urges Bush to Ask More Nations to Help in Iraq voanews.com 4/9/4 ["Why is the United States of America almost alone in carrying this burden and the risks, which the world has a stake in?"]
EU Ministers Support "Battle Group" Peacekeeping Plan dw-world.de 4/6/4 ["EU defense ministers have backed a plan proposed by Germany, France and Britain to set up mobile "battle groups" capable of moving quickly to hotspots beyond EU borders. " "...under a U.N. umbrella by 2007."]
UN step towards Burundi presence news.bbc.co.uk 4/6/4 ["Mr Annan had called on the body last month to send some 5,500 troops to Burundi, which is emerging from a decade of civil war."]
Official: NATO May Lead Int'l Iraq Force news.yahoo.com 4/5/4 ["If the U.N. Security Council were to authorize an international security force for Iraq, then NATO might be willing to command part of it, the alliance's most senior civilian official said Monday."]
NATO allies say they can't help in Iraq baltimoresun.com 4/4/4 ["increasing demands of their military effort in Afghanistan prevented them from considering a NATO mission in Iraq."]
Russia hopes to sign new cooperation deal with NATO reuters.com 4/4/4 ["which would allow Cold War foes to deploy combat units on each other's territories"]
UN chief arrives in Moscow to boost cooperation with Russia itar-tass.com 4/4/4 ["the sides 'will hold an exchange of opinions on strengthening the legal framework of peacekeeping operations, based on the U.N. Charter and decisions of the Security Council'."]
National Heritage Areas: The War Over Words newswithviews.com 4/4/4 [TN]
Annan to Decide Fate of New U.N. Policy mercurynews.com 4/4/4 ["that allows gay partners of U.N. staffers to receive benefits - a program that has angered many Muslim and African nations."]
Amid NATO expansion, U.S. tries to reassure Russia timesunion.com 4/3/4 ["Romania's foreign minister, Mircea Dan Geoana, suggested that the balance had shifted in favor of the U.S. policy in Iraq. He said the countries that suffered under communist rule had a moral obligation to step up for Iraq"]
Resigned to NATO Enlargement, Russia Reaches Out reuters.com 4/2/4 ["it called on the alliance to stop putting up fences and work with Moscow on new security threats."]
US confers non-NATO ally status on Kuwait expressindia.com 4/2/4
UN powers mulling security force for Iraq dailytimes.com.pk 4/1/4 ["they are working for a multinational force, under a unified command, which would cooperate with the sovereign government of Iraq and contribute to the security of the country"]
Annan says 'time has arrived' to unify Cyprus suntimes.com 4/1/4 ["Annan's plan is a last-ditch attempt to reunify the Mediterranean island before it joins the European Union May 1"]
Annan fires UN security co-ordinator fftimes.com 3/30/4 ["for failing to protect UN staff ahead of the Aug. 19 bombing of the organization’s headquarters in Baghdad" - might garner more 'respect' for the UN in the international community. They are taking responsibility, the US/WMD issue is not...]
U.N. to appoint counter-terrorism czar washtimes.com 3/29/4 ["more akin to being "a Mr. Blix of terrorism,""]
EU calls for new Iraq resolution cnews.canoe.ca 3/28/4 ["to expand the United Nations' role in Iraq ahead of the U.S. handover of sovereignty"]
At Rwanda memorial panel, Annan admits U.N. blame reuters.com 3/27/4 ["by accepting institutional and personal blame for the slaughter of 800,000 civilians that was initially ignored by world leaders." "we lack the political will to achieve the necessary agreement on how to put in place the type of measures that will prevent a future Rwanda from ever happening again"]
Civil liberties group cries foul over EU anti-terrorism plans euobserver.com ["saying that half of the proposals under consideration "bear little or no relations to tackling terrorist attacks like those in Spain"]
EU Leaders Rediscover Unity in Madrid's Shadow reuters.com 3/26/4 ["There's a very strong sense of unity in Europe at the moment for very obvious reasons after what has happened in Madrid"]
EU 'to cut aid to third world over terrorism' news.independent.co.uk 3/26/4 ["nations that fail to help root out terrorism, as it agreed measures to boost Europe's intelligence-sharing and coordinate security efforts."]
Blair vows to adopt new EU deal thisislondon.com 3/26/4 ["vowed to push through the controversial EU constitution"]
US says FTAA January 2005 deadline still on course forbes.com 3/24/4 ["Free Trade Agreement of the Americas"]
NATO enlargement ceremony at White House March 29 spacewar.com 3/24/4 ["will host the heads of government of seven former eastern bloc countries now joining NATO"]
EU Gets Tough on Terror dw-world.de 3/22/4 ["warned partner countries outside the bloc that their economic relations with the EU would suffer if they failed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism." "set a June 30 deadline for all EU nations -- current and soon-to-be -- to enact a series of anti-terrorist laws." "agreed to push forward plans to introduce biometric data in passports by 2006"]
U.S. Considers U.N. Command in Iraq news.yahoo.com 3/22/4 ["Spain's 1,300 troops make up only about 1 percent of the coalition." "had been one of President Bush' closest allies on Iraq"]
Spain wants "maximum power" in EU, says Zapatero cnn.com 3/22/4 ["in which Spain and Poland have almost the same voting rights as the EU's largest states, despite having much smaller populations. "]
US may give UN command to keep Spanish support straitstimes.asia1.com.sg 3/20/4 ["Under that scenario, the US military would continue to lead its own soldiers, while troops from Spain and other countries could be led by the United Nations"]
Bush says Iraq is 'global responsibility' swissinfo.org 3/20/4 ["but made no mention of the 1,300-strong Spanish force in Iraq." "Bush is trying to restore the global support that existed for the war on terror before the Iraq conflict produced a bitter international divide."]
Multinational Forces Enter Cradle of Haiti's Revolt reuters.com 3/20/4
U.S. sinking in the eyes of the world, poll shows baltimoresun.com 3/17/4
NATO Umbrella Could Keep Spanish Troops in Iraq reuters.com 3/17/4 ["A U.N.-mandated NATO presence in Iraq..."]
Europe and the US are now adrift guardian.co.uk 3/17/4 ["Spain confirms the huge impact the Iraq war has had on our world"]
EU chief criticises US unilateralism aljazeera.net 3/17/4 ["has said the US can not solve the world's problems alone and should back away from unilateralism."]
France and Germany want EU deal by year end reuters.co.uk 3/16/4 ["to adopt its new constitution by the end of the year"]
EU Calls Emergency Meetings on Terrorism apnews.myway.com 3/16/4 ["appointment of a special EU official to coordinate counterterrorism operations in Europe, improved intelligence sharing and closer cooperation with non-EU nations to combat terrorism at a global level."]
Annan Warns Against Unilateral Middle East Moves reuters.com 3/12/4
U.S. says it is confident UN will get tough with Iran reuters.com ["was confident the U.N. atomic watchdog would warn Tehran it could face sanctions within months."]
New UN move to revoke Israel's control of territories jpost.com ["to symbolically revoke Israeli jurisdiction over the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem by transferring Israel's credentials to the PLO observer mission."]
Annan challenges Canada to take leading role globeandmail.com ["in building a new global order that will convince members states that there is no need for solo action."]
Blair's vision of a new world order is critically tainted guardian.co.uk
Iraq demands a new world order observer.guardian.co.uk ["The threat of terrorism, he [Blair] argued, requires the international community to be able to use pre-emptive force."]
Blair's 'international community' doctrine news.bbc.co.uk 3/7/4 ["To intervene or not to intervene?"]
UN conference sets biodiversity targets scidev.net 3/5/4
EU founder to attain Catholic sainthood interestalert.com 3/4/4 ["Robert Schuman of France, who died in 1963, worked in 1950 as French foreign minister when he issued the Schuman Plan on Franco-German reconciliation and the principles of a "United States of Europe,""]
U.N. request to court disregards Israel's side of the story suntimes.com 3/3/4 ["One element, however, is missing: the human rights of Israelis. Annan's report does not describe a single terrorist act against Israelis."]
Water for a New World Order newswithviews.com 3/2/4 ["Did you know the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) allows foreign countries to come into United States and buy our utility companies?"]
NAFTA critics say pact can weaken sovereignty pressherald.com 2/28/4
China supports UN's important role in Iraq: Ambassador peopledaily.com.cn 2/27/04
EU to Impose Sanctions on U.S. on Monday finance.myway.com 2/27/04 ["5 percent duty on more than $4 billion worth of U.S. exports beginning on Monday because of Congress' failure to repeal tax breaks declared illegal by the World Trade Organization."]
Australia backs US as world's nuclear sheriff smh.com.au 2/25/4 ["declaring that the superpower should be free to act without the need for global consensus against the threat of ballistic missile attack"]
European 'Big Three' Mini Summit Sparks Controversy voanews.com 2/20/4
U.S. reliance on U.N. signals shift in tactics baltimoresun.com 2/20/4
Iranian President Calls for Common Market Among Muslim Countries voanews.com 2/18/4 ["at an eight-nation summit Wednesday in Tehran."]
Annan to Back Indirect Elections in Iraq, Diplomats Say nytimes.com 2/18/4
Nukes bad in every hand, even if it’s the US jang.com.pk 02/16/04 [Mohammad ElBaradei: "The world must drop the idea that nuclear weapons are fine in the hands of some countries and bad in the hands of others"]
A Wider Europe in Israel dw-world.de 02/16/04 [they will one day...]
Blue helmets as cannon fodder guardian.co.uk ["Western nations are shunning UN peacekeeping and leaving developing countries to shoulder the burden" "To perform better, the UN needs the trained troops and equipment western armies can provide. Most of all, it needs the backing of the west"]
France and UK strike a naval accord news.ft.com ["the commitment of Europe's two leading military powers to signal enhanced co-operation as the core of a future EU defence identity played an important role."]
Arabs propose EU-style Union euobserver.com 2/11/4
In Europe, Rumsfeld firm in his backing of war boston.com 2/10/4 ["The Europeans... insisted that unilateral actions by any country weaken NATO and the United Nations." "...Russia said: 'It is wrong to fight terrorism with illegal means and only with military force.'"]
Berlin, Paris Want EU Constitution Deal dw-world.de 2/9/4
EU ready to lift China arms embargo: Solana peopledaily.com.cn 2/6/4 ["makes no more sense today"]
Asian nations seeking harmony in fighting terror news.ft.com 2/5/4
EU plots travel surveillance system electricnews.net 2/5/4 ["Starting with a simple law in the US, the European Commission has negotiated a global surveillance system tracking the movement of people"]
Europe Joins the Race to Put a Man on Mars reuters.co.uk 2/3/4 ["The plans are more precise than the broad U.S. goals of sending a man back to the moon by 2020 and to Mars by 2030, revealed last month by President Bush"]
UN seeks to break impasse in Iraq bbc.co.uk 2/3/4
Austrailia: Flying squad of 500 for deployments theage.com.au 2/2/4 ["will be set up to take part in international efforts to stabilise nations at risk" "responsibility of taking part in international deployments"]
Glimpsing the new world orders guardian.co.uk 1/31/4 ["World Social Forum"]
Europe Removes Air Traffic Borders in the Sky news.scotsman.com 1/30/4
Annan Says U.N. Will Send Team to Iraq abcnews.go.com 1/27/04 ["to determine whether elections should be held."]
Hu Jintao proposes steps to boost strategic partnership with France news.xinhuanet.com 1/27/04 ["and are committed to bringing into play the role of the United Nations, Hu said"]
Pope to Be Honored With European Prize newsday.com 1/26/04 ["cited "the extraordinary contribution of the pope to the process of European integration, but also his particular effort to exert an influence from Europe on the shaping of the world order."
Washington to Call for U.N. Help in Iraq dw-world.de 1/26/04
Annan Seeks U.N. Commission on Genocide miami.com 1/26/04 ["Annan suggested forming a U.N. committee on preventing genocide and having a "special rapporteur" who would report directly to the Security Council to monitor "massive and systematic violations of human rights and threats to international peace and security."]
U.S. Adopts Conciliatory Tone in Davos, Calls on EU for Help dw-world.de 1/25/04
U.S. sees significant U.N. role in Iraq transition reuters.co.uk 1/24/04
Analysis: A permanent U.N. rep for Iraq washtimes.com 1/24/04
Davos--photo op or call to arms? washtimes.com 1/24/04 [World Economic Forum]
French FM calls for "strategic partnership" between EU, Russia eubusiness.com 1/23/04 ["in the fields of security, foreign policy and defence."]
Turkey tells EU: don't make us wait any longer forbes.com 1/22/04 ["failure to open entry talks this year would spark bitter disappointment in the country of 70 million."]
Secrecy Reigns at Global Economic Forum commondreams.org 1/22/04
WORLD COURT ASSERTS AUTHORITY OVER AMERICAN COURT newswithviews.com 1/22/04
The new odd couple -- America and the UN canada.com 1/21/04
US swallows pride to plead with UN sundayherald.com 1/19/04
Time Europe defended itself -EU military official alertnet.org 1/19/04
Brazilian President to propose world "hunger tax" timesofindia.indiatimes.com 1/18/4 ["on international financial transactions"]
Analysis: Now U.S wants U.N. in Iraq upi.com 1/17/04
U.S. gives in at Americas summit suntimes.com 1/14/04 ["..told Canada it will be eligible for a second round of U.S.-financed reconstruction contracts in Iraq..."]
The U.N. and Babylon israeltoday.co.il 1/13/04 ["the international Quartet of world powers (the US, UN, European Union and Russia) has drafted a proposal to transfer the seat of the United Nations to Baghdad (ancient Babel or Babylon)! " - we will wait to make judgment on this until further facts are forthcoming.]
Who needs the U.N.? sfgate.com 1/13/04 ["Without the U.N., where is the (United States') exit strategy in Iraq? We bring legitimacy and impartiality to certain areas. Without the U.N., many member states don't want to get involved."]
Iraqi Leader Says U.N. to Play Key Role After June wireservice.wired.com 1/10/04 ["helping to draft a new constitution and holding elections in the country next year"]
Pope Urges a Just International Order zenit.org 1/10/04
White House Wants U.N. to Return to Iraq washingtonpost.com 1/9/4 ["to return to Iraq in coming months and to support the U.S. plan for transferring governing power to Iraqis by June 30"]
UN and Guatemala sign landmark agreement in bid to curb illegal and secret groups un.org 1/9/4 ["giving the UN - for the first time - prosecutorial powers to work within the justice system of one of its Member States"]
NATO's transformation - moving from 'uselessness' to usability janes.com 1/7/4 ["parent national administrations have not only accepted that their forces should in principle become involved in global missions, but also that in practice they should be equipped and most particularly should train accordingly"]
Europe Wants to Rival US as Military Superpower, Says EU Parliamentarian crosswalk.com 1/6/4
Hague court sets February date for security fence debate haaretzdaily.com 1/4/4
After the cold war, we need to build a new world order iht.com 1/3/4 ["contemporary politicians are so preoccupied with resolving current tensions and conflicts that they ignore a more ambitious goal, the creation of the new world order."]
'EU could have averted war' news24.com 1/3/4 ["A politically united Europe could have prevented the war on Iraq"]
Pope Wants New International Order to Keep Peace news.yahoo.com 1/2/4 ["...which draws on the experience and results of the United Nations"]
NAFTA gets mixed reviews after 10 years signonsandiego.com 1/2/4 ["imports under NAFTA have grown more quickly than exports, turning what was once a U.S. trade surplus with Mexico into a deficit"]
EU growth may test bonds with US further boston.com 1/1/4 ["The new EU will expand the reach of the body to the edge of Russia and will bring an additional 80 million people into the fold, making the EU the largest single economic bloc in the world, with 450 million people."]
Bush doctrine strains global rules thestar.com 1/1/4 ["has mounted a deliberate challenge to the authority of the United Nations and the international rule of law"]
Five new countries join UN Security Council hinduonnet.com 1/1/4 ["Algeria, Benin, Brazil, the Philippines and Romania today joined the 15-member UN Security Council"]
EU-wide arrest warrant launched guardian.co.uk 1/1/4 ["EU countries will no longer be able to refuse to surrender their own nationals, since the warrant is based on the principle that EU citizens shall be responsible for their acts before EU courts"]
Start creating a new world order news.scotsman.com 12/30/03
European Security: A strategy with no muscle iht.com 12/13/03
Annan plea to bridge the world's digital divide news.ft.com 12/13/03
The U.N.'s Dirty Little Secret opinionjournal.com 12/10/03
Annan says Iraq needs more than a military solution un.org 12/10/3 ["Iraq cannot be solved solely by military action and also needs a political response from a more inclusive governing body"]
"For a Cooperative World Order" nepalnews.com.np 12/10/3 [Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder]
Less than half show support for EU telegraph.co.uk 12/9/3 ["48 per cent of EU citizens viewed membership as a "good thing", down from 54 per cent last spring"]
U.N. control of Web rejected washtimes.com 12/8/3
U.N. Assembly Asks World Court to Review Israeli Wall nytimes.com 12/8/3
U.N. official calls on U.S. for swift probe of strike sunspot.net 12/8/3
Annan, Powell praise Geneva proposal abc.net.au 12/6/3
EU Praises End of US Steel Tariffs voanews.com 12/5/3
NATO flag won't fly in Iraq before next summer alertnet.org 12/5/3
U.N. plans long-term monitoring of Iraq usatoday.com 12/5/3 ["despite being barred from the country by the United States"]
Kyoto pact failure? Not at all, experts contend iht.com 12/5/3
Kofi A. Annan: Defining a new role for the United Nations iht.com 12/4/3 ["Is 'preventive war' sometimes justified, or is it simply aggression under another name?"]
Australia agrees to role in US defense shield boston.com 12/4/3
Annan pleads for US global co-operation ft.com 12/4/3 ["urged the United States not to turn its back on multilateralism or ignore civil liberties..."]
NATO troops in Iraq into 2004 - Rumsfeld scotsman.com 12/4/3
Blix: New 'objective' WMD panel news24.com 12/3/3 ["forming the commission to look into WMD-related issues 'in Iran, Iraq, North Korea, in the whole world.'"]
Economy-Destroying Kyoto Protocol on 'Global Warming' Dies From Lack of Support newsmax.com 12/3/3 [russia will not sign]
A U.N. grab for Internet control? worldnetdaily.com 12/3/3 ["global summit set for next week in Geneva"]
Britain in secret EU army deal telegraph.co.uk 11/29/3 ["establishes an 'operational' command in Brussels, allowing the EU to run day-to-day battlefield missions for the first time."]
Euro pact row is ‘history’ eupolitix.com 11/28/3 [new constitutional treaty]
EU agrees to delay retaliatory tariffs against US xinhuanet.com 11/28/3 [re: steel tariffs]
Blair, Chirac Agree on European Force lasvegassun.com 11/27/3
AP: Britain, France Secretly Plan Agency customwire.ap.org 11/26/3 ["want to turn the U.N. inspection force that worked in Iraq before the war into a permanent agency authorized to investigate biological weapons and missile programs worldwide"]
EU to Let 2 Nations Run Up Euro Deficit ajc.com 11/25/3
Canadian general wants more NATO in Afghanistan canada.com 11/24/3
"War on terror" requires extended NATO role: Robertson news.yahoo.com 11/23/3
EU Buries Anti-Semitism Report - Because It Blames Moslems israelnationalnews.com 11/23/3
NATO Rolls Out New Strike Force newsday.com 11/20/3 ["should be fully operational in 2006 with a strength of 20,000"]
NATO needs Iraq sunspot.net 11/19/3 ["Otherwise, NATO will become ever less relevant"]
Israel vs. Europe, UN israelnationalnews.com 11/19/3
Brazil, U.S. eyeing 'a la carte' FTAA palmbeachpost.com 11/18/3 ["...aim to create a 34-nation free-trade bloc that would cover all the countries of the Western Hemisphere except Cuba"]
U.N. group seeks control of Internet washtimes.com 11/18/3 [International Telecommunications Union (ITU)]
Chirac, Putin to meet in Paris to cement strong bilateral ties english.peopledaily.com.cn 11/13/3
France and Germany discuss union guardian.co.uk 11/13/3 ["allow them to cooperate more closely in such areas as education, social affairs and the economy and even merge their defence and foreign policies"]
Criticizing the U.S. empire is not enough iht.com 11/13/3 [chance for those who favored a "a multipolar world - and one in which the United Nations plays a key role - to show that they can do better."]
Europe unveils agency to protect its borders telegraph.co.uk 11/12/3 ["..help to seal the European Union's new frontier after expansion next year.."]
EU, Russia Vow to Strengthen Ties voanews.com 11/6/3 ["negotiations to bring Russia into the World Trade Organization could be completed successfully by the end of 2004."]
U.N. nuclear chief ElBaradei Urges Restriction of Nuke Material foxnews.com 11/4/3 ["...putting all production of weapons-usable uranium and plutonium around the world under international control"]
Wanted: Larger role for UN straitstimes.asia1.com.sg 11/3/3 [Iraq's neighbors]
60 Percent of Europeans See Israel as Threat to Peace voanews.com 11/2/3 [guess who is their ally "...Eighty percent of those surveyed said Europe should be more involved in the Middle East peace process."]
EU poll finds Israel top threat to world peace dw-world.de 11/2/3 [even ranked above North Korea]
O'Connor: U.S. must rely on foreign law wnd.com 10/31/3 ]"...have made similar appeals to foreign law, not only in speeches and interviews, but in some of their legal opinions."]
EU Expansion to Bring a Modern Tower of Babel moscowtimes.ru 10/30/3 ["...laws that will affect the lives of some 450 million European Union citizens."]
Can Australia ever be part of Asia? thejakartapost.com 10/29/3 [APEC and global convergance]
Security Council reform: Where are the Arabs? dailystar.com.lb 10/27/3
Annan asks countries to 'give generously' to rebuild Iraq cbc.ca 10/27/3 ["...create a trust fund managed by the World Bank" Check out the Tower of Babel picture in the background!]
EU wants to go own way on defence business-times.asia1.com.sg 10/26/3
AU: Mr Bush, here is why we opposed the Iraq war smh.com.au 10/23/3 [Forty-one ALP federal parliamentarians have written an open letter to George Bush. "...renew our commitment to the United Nations and its processes..."]
EU elite are filthy pigs, says Bossi telegraph.co.uk 10/23/3 [several keen observations about EU and it's movement]
Terror checks for all air passengers smh.com.au 10/22/3 [Asia-Pacific conference]
Queen is right to be concerned about constitution that will lead to Fourth Reich news.scotsman.com 10/21/3
Iran agrees to key nuclear demands bbc.co.uk 10/21/3 [with EU foreign ministers; and the same IAEA that did not find WMD in Iraq]
‘Law of the jungle’ guides U.S. says Annan msnbc.com 10/20/3 ["...when it defied the nations of the world by invading Iraq." "...invasion was illegitimate by international standards" "...proliferation of unilateral and lawless use of force"]
Britain firm against EU military HQ amid reported US dismay spacewar.com 10/16/3
'Beware Mad Max world of US' [more talk of US acting unilaterally, warnings about depending on US for security, instead of China] smh.com.au 10/16/3
NATO Launches New, Modern Strike Force newsday.com 10/15/3 [9,000 to become 20,000, US contribs. 300 men]
EU viewed by China as world power to rival US telegraph.co.uk 10/14/3 [EU has 25-35% share in global economy. also talks about dismissing EU embargo with China]
Australian defence minister backs call for UN preemptive strikes spacewar.com 10/11/3 ["...the world did not want superpowers to act unilaterally"]
Russia, NATO to Cooperate in Deploying Theater Missile Defense System peopledaily.com.cn 10/10/3
U.N. rules Canada should ban spanking worldnetdaily.com 10/9/3
United Nations Rules Australia Must Provide Marriage Benefits to Homosexuals lifesite.net 10/23/3
Interpol Touts Global Criminal Database lasvegassun.com 10/3/3
Building sustainable communities against disasters necessary: Annan news.xinhuanet.com 10/3/3
Which way now for the UN? news.bbc.co.uk 10/2/3 [Annan: threat-if the US acts unilaterally, that would destroy what the UN works for...]
Interpol Plans Anti-Terrorism Database newsday.com 9/30/3 [181 member nations]
Europe’s Big Three Defy U.S. over Iran dw-world.de 9/22/3
How the world can aid Iraq without helping Bush guardian.co.uk 9/22/3
Latvians Return Loud 'Yes' in Final EU Referendum asia.reuters.com 9/22/3
Meeting of leaders planned to boost U.N. anti-terror role seattletimes.nwsource.com 9/20/3
Citizens of nation states must be world citizens in era of globalization - Annan un.org 9/16/3
Judge Bork: Judicial Activism Is Going Global foxnews.com 9/13/3 [judges citing int. sources to justify themselves]
WTO prepares draft of agriculture accord; many demand rewrite of U.S. farm bill billingsgazette.com 9/13/3
UN needs big changes, Annan says iht.com 9/9/3
US out to create global police state star-techcentral.com 9/8/3
Bush in talks to bolster UN role guardian.co.uk 8/21/3
Australia: Howard push for Pacific union theage.com.au 8/19/3
Pacific forum leaders sign off on Solomons force 8/15/3 abc.net.au [the more the merrier...]
NATO takes over peacekeeping force in Afghanistan usatoday.com 8/11/3 [future role in Iraq?]
Australia flexes its regional muscle guardian.co.uk 8/11/3
11 African Nations to Set Up Task Force ap.org 7/31/3
Five nations exempt Americans from international court indiatimes.com 7/31/3
Peres Raises 'World Capital' Solution for Jerusalem news.yahoo.com 7/27/3
Australia primed to be yanked into US news.com.au 7/15/3
Putin: Master of the Universe? theglobalist.com 7/15/3
Is the United States a Rogue Nation?: Doubts of U.S. Conservative theglobalist.com 7/15/3
Some don't like U.S. flag at school worldnetdaily.com 7/15/3
Blair's new world order blocked telegraph.co.uk 7/15/3
Britain fights EU plan for children's clothing tax news.independent.co.uk 7/15/3
Britain seeks new powers to attack rogue states nzherald.co.nz 7/14/3
NAFTA & Prophecy cuttingedge.org
Bill Clinton as NATO Chief? thenewamerican.com 7/11/3
U.S. - E.U. Invading Africa -- and all other "non-integrating gap" countries cuttingedge.org 7/9/3 [why are we getting involved in Africa all of a sudden?]
Israel wants full EU membership jang.com.pk 7/9/3
French-led UN force says it's fully deployed boston.com 7/8/3
Putin warns of 'catastrophe' from unilateralism news.yahoo.com 7/8/3
Justice: Can Constitution make it in global age? worldnetdaily.com 7/7/3
Extradition agreement eases strain between Europe and US guardian.co.uk 6/27/03
Border Patrol Expands Along Canada newsday.com 7/3/3 [Mexico border is wide open, though]
UK: Plans for '£40 ID cards' bbc.com 7/7/3
Europe Launches Plans for Military to Rival U.S. newsmax.com 5/27/3
European super-region plan touted euobserver.com ["...a catalyst for further integration projects"]
France and Britain demand powerful EU president euobserver.com 5/16/2