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Muhamed Sacirbey Should Bosnia Reconsider its Troop Deployment to NATO Coalition in Afghanistan If Bosnia & Herzegovina is not offered NATO Membership Action Plan, (MAP)? Bosnia & Herzegovina (”BiH”) has offered a substantial military commitment of troops to the NATO coalition effort in Afghanistan. However, just as BiH is readying the deployment, the US State Department and [...] Haiti Earthquake The earth may continue to shake under Haiti, at least 40 aftershocks since the 7.0 Richter that still has to yield or for that matter identify most of its victims. The longer term consequences will be as momentous for the survivors in Haiti and the global community, particularly the United Nations. Perhaps it [...] Angelina Jolie in Darfur Not so recently ago, on December 10, Angelina Jolie published an interesting op-ed in Newsweek criticizing President Barack Obama for his inaction in Darfur. During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama publicly promised to take decisive measures to stop this genocide, lend logistical support for international troops and never abandon people, who [...] War in Afghanistan Obama’s decision to boost U.S. troops in Afghanistan is probably his third proper decision in the office since his January inauguration (the first being the pardoning of a turkey for the Thanksgiving and the second his recent recognition of the presidential elections in Honduras). For those, who awarded Mr. Obama the Nobel [...] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva November 10th brought much attention to Brazil as a blackout in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo shrouded Brazilians in darkness. The rest of the world on the other hand is starting to see Brazil in a new light as the BBC World Service reported the announcement of the first [...] Venezuela's PDVSA The three largest hydrocarbons companies in Latin America are Pemex, in Mexico; Petrobras, in Brazil, and Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA in Venezuela. PEMEX In Mexico the labor union, led by Marxist Vicente Lombardo Toledano, pressured President Lazaro Cardenas to nationalize the oil industry, an event that took place in 1937 following a labor dispute between [...] Karzai and Abdullah Afghanistan and Guinea Now, From Venezuela, former Soviet States & Bosnia When a military coup overthrew the then internationally recognized government of Guinea, the coup leaders promptly announced that all would be made OK with elections for the fall of 2009, in only 9 months. What was revealed later is that the coup [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina Based Upon Articles in Magazine “Global” and Sarajevo Daily: “Avaz” Potentially damaging political, personal or even criminally incriminating information is collected by an anonymous but powerful body. A squad of operatives appears to function outside of legal authority but frequently within the scope of official political and/or judicial institutions. They act with impunity [...] Radovan Karadzic Acquiescence or Complicity in Genocide Comes with Addresses & Names As do the Actual Perpetrators Will The Hague War Crimes Tribunal Ever Deliver A Complete Historical Record and Justice? That there was a premeditated decision to betray Srebrenica, along with Zepa and Gorazde, should no longer surprise even as it still offends. The Hague Tribunal, (International [...] Bosnian national flag Since the now much discussed visit of Friday, (October 9, 2009), to Sarajevo, “Butmir,” of US and European representatives, (delegations led by James Steinberg and Carl Bildt respectively), many have asked is the prospect for BiH and its people better? Well it is looking better perhaps because Bosnia & Herzegovina [...] |
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