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In more than one respect, the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme is similar to the North Korean nuclear dispute. The United States has labelled North Korea and Iran as rogue states and the labelling certainly serves Washington's global interests and agenda. The neocon-scripted document titled Project for the New American Century, which some critics have slammed as Washington's Mein Kampf, …

Malaysia must not allow this mass murderer to be immune from justice.  IT IS distressing to note that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been invited to Malaysia as an honoured guest of an NGO when he stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by many learned and independent scholars of international law. The case against him looks …

Peace be with you. To all of those who were injured or lost loved ones during the July 2007 Baghdad shootings depicted in the “Collateral Murder” Wikileaks video: We write to you, your family, and your community with awareness that our words and actions can never restore your losses. We are both soldiers who occupied your neighborhood for 14 months. …

The troubles in Kyrgyzstan appear to be far from over, although an opposition-led government is firmly in the saddle and the president has fled to neighbouring Kazakhstan last night. A tense situation prevailed in the country till president Kurmanbek Bakiye resigned yesterday. His resignation and departure came as the provisional government led by the country’s opposition called for his resignation …

Sarah Malani Perea-treated with respect A three member team which visited the Mirihana Police on Monday 12 April l 2010 found that the allegation that Sarah Malani Perera was ill treated was false. Instead, according to Sarah Malini Perera, she had been treated with respect and dignity and provided with all required facilities. The team which included Senior Journalists Hamza …

The criminal character of the seven-year-old US war on Iraq came into the open this week in yet another shameful exposé when the wikileaks website carried an 18-minute secret Pentagon tape. The Swedish based non-profit website that publishes leaked documents regarding government and corporate misconduct got the tape from a Pentagon whistleblower and put it in the public domain on …