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‘War on terror’ zeroes in on Yemen

January 8, 2010 By Susan Webb

A few things we need to know about Yemen: strategic location, oil, a Very Important Neighbor, imperialism and Cold War history, poverty and economic/environmental crisis.

Of Terrorism, Cuba, and Yemen

January 8, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Who gets a visa to enter the United States? Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did, even though his father had notified the U.S. embassy there of his son's worrisome terrorist associations.

Japan public opinion prevented hasty settlement of Futenma

January 8, 2010

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is in disarray over the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa.

Iraq sues Blackwater over killing spree

January 5, 2010 By Susan Webb

Angry over a U.S. judge's dismissal of criminal charges against Blackwater security guards, the Iraqi government is suing the company for a shooting spree that killed 17 civilians.

World Notes: Haiti, South Africa, China, Cuba, Russia

January 4, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers protested the Provisional Electoral Council's recent exclusion of more than 12 political parties from upcoming parliamentary elections.