Anonymous: International PoliticsAn overview of International Politics and International Political Economy. Emphasis on minority languages and cultures and human rights.(Untitled)- July 31, 2004 A Friendly Discussion I wanted to post the thread of a running discussion I've been having with someone regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict. From my friend: Good to hear from you. I agree with most of what you said about the Arabmentality (trust me, I talk about it more than anyone on my blog). Eventhough you have fair criticism of the Arabs, I don't call you anti-Arab oranti-Muslim. Your take on the situation is valid and correct. What gets meis that when a non-Jew makes a negative comment...http://blogs.salon.com/0002222/categories/internationalPolitics/2004/07/30.html#a806 (Untitled)- July 8, 2004 The Ineffective African Union Such high hopes we in the West had for the new African Union. "This is a new union" said Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, not to be confused with the "old" Organization of African Unity which routinely ignored horrific human rights abuses on the part of its members and even once had Idi Amin as President. So it's extremely disappointing to see that the supposedly "new" AU is just like the old in one respect; in sweeping human rights abuses by its members...http://blogs.salon.com/0002222/categories/internationalPolitics/2004/07/08.html#a765 |