The United States government has decided, despite very serious objections to release more than $1.6 billion of military and economic aid to Pakistan. Various media sources suggest that “Congress has cleared most of the money, and it would start moving early next year (2014).” Pakistan many argue has not been a good faith partner in […]
Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns
Economics count for more than rights, and western governments have little leverage anyway. By Gaziza Baituova Despite harsh words from the United States and European Union about Kazakstan’s worsening human rights record, the country’s leaders are unlikely to modify their behaviour, local analysts say. It is a simple equation – placed in the balance against […]
Discovery of Bin Laden Hideout Spotlights Concerns About Pakistan’s Intelligence Service
By Sebastian Rotella , ProPublica The killing of Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani city dominated by the military has spotlighted a conundrum that Western counterterror agencies have grappled with for years: Is Pakistan’s powerful intelligence service an ally, an enemy or a mix of both? This time the debate is likely to take […]
Environmental Concerns a Priority for Pacific Island Bloggers
Outside of denouncing military rule in Fiji, environmental concerns top the agenda as South Pacific leaders gather this week in Alofi, the capital of Nieu. Fiji’s so-called interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama boycotted this year’s 16-nation meeting. Other members of the conference threaten to impose travel bans on Fiji’s leaders until the government reverses a recent decision to cancel […]
26,000 Share Top Health Concerns in AFL-CIO Survey
by Mike Hall, Mar 25, 2008 In Veneta, Ore., Dorene relies on a unique form of health care coverage. The laid-off manufacturing worker, whose job was shipped overseas in 2006, says she is: "on the faith-based health care system. I pray I don’t get sick. Oh yeah, I’m a cancer survivor and I haven’t done […]
DHS has “long standing Federal network security vulnerabilities”, according to 2014 House Appropriations Bill
While reading the 2014 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Bill on the Congressional website I was stunned to find language which indicated, among other things, that the department still needed to address serious and ongoing security problems and concerns including prioritizing funding for “Federal network security vulnerabilities.” “The Committee’s intent is to prioritize funding […]
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