Robert Grenier – a 27-year veteran of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, and Director of the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism Center from 2004 to 2006 – writes today: Events in the Middle East have slipped away from us. Having long since opted in favour of…
Posts Tagged ‘Sudan’
Former Director of the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism Center: American Policy in the Middle East is Failing Because the U.S. Doesn’t Believe in Democracy
January 31st, 2011 |
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South Sudan votes for independence
January 30th, 2011 |
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Some 99 percent of South Sudanese voted to secede from the north, according to the first complete results of the region’s independence referendum.
A total of 99.57 percent of those polled voted for independence, according to the referendum commission.
George Clooney Malaria
January 20th, 2011 |
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Be still, Ladies: Actor/humanitarian George Clooney was diagnosed with malaria after a mission in the Sudan late last year, but he’s since been given a clean bill of health. No matter what Piers Morgan says. In December, UN Ambassador Clooney visited the African nation to work with the United Nations and Google on setting up [...]
U.S.: Sudan referendum off to good start
January 11th, 2011 |
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The U.S. special envoy to Sudan visited polling sites in the country’s south Monday, on the second day of voting in the landmark independence referendum.
State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters that the polling is off to a good start.
Independence vote under way in Sudan
January 9th, 2011 |
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Southern Sudan’s leader Salva Kir has cast the first vote in a referendum expected to create the world’s newest country.
Supporters described the breakaway vote as a “Last march to freedom.â€
International justice: In the dock, but for what?
November 25th, 2010 |
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Enthusiasm is flagging for spectacular trials to punish war crimes and human-rights abuses
IF BEING busy is the test, then international justice is in rude health. This week saw a landmark in the short, sputtering history of the International Criminal Court (ICC), an institution based in The Hague that is supposed to be the ultimate resort against infamies which might otherwise go unpunished. On November 22nd, after many procedural twists, the trial began in earnest of Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rich Congolese warlord and the most senior political leader to be detained by the ICC so far. He is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity—not in Congo, but in the neighbouring Central African Republic, where he intervened on the president’s side during a coup attempt. The ICC is also about to name six prominent Kenyans as alleged instigators of the violence that followed the 2007 elections.
Elsewhere in the Dutch city, the tribunal on ex-Yugoslavia will soon have further questions for Radovan Karadzic, political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, about the massacre near Srebrenica in 1995 (see table). Two other special-purpose courts in The Hague will also be busy. One deals with Sierra Leone and is trying Liberia’s former president, Charles Taylor. Another is struggling, despite opposition from the armed Shia opposition in Lebanon, to investigate the bomb attack that killed Rafik Hariri, then prime minister, in Beirut in 2005. Most important of all, the United Nations Security Council must decide what to do about Sudan, where president Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the ICC. …
George Clooney ‘struck’ by Sudanese resolve
October 16th, 2010 |
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George Clooney admits he was inspired by the spirit of the Southern Sudanese people, who were determined to “fight and die” for the freedom to cast their vote. The Hollywood actor-turned-activist travelled to Sudan as part of his campaign to raise awareness of a potential conflict in the divided African country, amid rising tensions and [...]
George Clooney in D.C. to raise awareness about Sudan conflict
October 13th, 2010 |
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George Clooney is doing the rounds of Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about a possible political division in Sudan that may cause more civilian war in the already troubled nation. In a referendum that could divide north and south Sudan, he is reported to be meeting with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) as well as President [...]
Clooney ‘spreads awareness about possible civil war in Africa’
October 7th, 2010 |
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George Clooney is doing his bit to spread peace in the world. The actor returned to the Sudan in a bid to raise fresh awareness about a possible upcoming civil war, which will split the African nation in two. The Southern Sudanese will vote for independence and that”s likely to split Africa”s largest country in [...]
Halloween In Northampton 5k With Calling All Crows
August 12th, 2010 |
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OCTOBER 28-30 IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
 Halloween 5k Weekend |
Calling All Crows is excited to join State Radio for our second annual Halloween 5K weekend in
Northampton! Get your costumes out, your running shoes laced and your fundraising smiles ready. Some great
prizes and giveaways will be announced over the next two months starting with 100 reserved, front of the room,
tickets for State Radio’s Friday night show at the Calvin Theater. The first 100 people to raise $100 before August
20 will win their entry before tickets go on sale to the public. All funds raised will go to support women in Sudan
through income generation training grants. Join in for year two of this incredible weekend and lend your voice to
empowering women across the globe.
To register and begin your fundraising for your reserved Calvin Theater ticket click here.
10/28/10 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse…Tickets* on sale Friday 8/20 / Facebook
10/29/10 – Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater…Tickets* on sale Friday 8/20 / Facebook
10/30/10 – Northampton Halloween 5K Road Race to benefit Calling All Crows. Click here for info.
Also, you can spend Black Friday in the Big Apple with State Radio! Here’s the show info:
11/26/10 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5…Tickets on sale Friday
8/13 @ Noon / Facebook
International justice: Courting disaster?
May 27th, 2010 |
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At its forthcoming review, the International Criminal Court has things to celebrate, things to improve and pitfalls to avoid
EVERY time the world learns of some unspeakable outrage from a benighted battle zone, the cry goes out that such things must never recur. That was the reaction after the Rwandan genocide; after the ethnic cleansing, mass killing and rape perpetrated in former Yugoslavia; after the terrible atrocities of Sierra Leone and Congo; and after the targeting of civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region. So to its supporters, the opening eight years ago of an International Criminal Court (ICC) based at The Hague, ready if no one else will to arrest and try the worst perpetrators of such crimes, was a step in the right direction. Yet as they gather in Kampala, Uganda, on May 31st for a two-week review of the ICC’s workings, the 111 states that accept its jurisdiction face big responsibilities.
Their hard look at the court’s role and record comes as the ad-hoc tribunals set up to try those responsible for atrocities in Rwanda, Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone (before the ICC existed) are winding down. As their permanent replacement, the ICC is gaining authority as the proper court of last resort for three sets of crimes: crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Its record in handling cases it has taken on so far will be under close scrutiny. …
7 People Who Took Animals for Lovers
May 20th, 2010 |
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Many people admit to being animal lovers, but a small number take the term to extremes – and fewer still of these go shouting from the barn rooftops about their exploits. We just wouldn’t understand. That said, for zoophiles it’s not always about sex or even erotic attraction; the love for that dog, horse or [...]
Uprooted
May 18th, 2010 |
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The number of internally displaced people grows
THOSE who have been forcibly uprooted by violence within countries, known in the jargon as “internally displaced people” (or IDPs), are often just as vulnerable as refugees, those who flee persecution by crossing an international border. A new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council notes a steady increase in the global population of IDPs, to 27.1m in 2009. Almost 5m people are displaced in Sudan, more than any other country, although the number of IDPs in Colombia is estimated to be nearly as high. Over 1m are also displaced in Congo, Iraq, Somalia and Pakistan, where recent anti-Taliban assaults by the Pakistani army near the border with Afghanistan have uprooted many civilians. Cyprus, which was split after a Turkish invasion in 1974, has the largest share of its population living elsewhere.
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Jessica Lall murder trial timeline
April 19th, 2010 |
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Eleven years after model Jessica Lall was shot dead by Congress leader Venod Sharma’s son Manu at a south Delhi restaurant, the Supreme Court Monday gave the final word on the murder trial: Manu is guilty , and life sentence to him is the right punishment.
Here’s a look at the timeline of the case:
April 29-30 [...]
Bharti shares open strong after Zain Africa deal
March 31st, 2010 |
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The shares of India’s top telecom company Bharti Airtel opened strong on bourses here Wednesday, a day after it sealed a $10.7 billion deal to acquire the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain.
The bluechip, among the 30 scrips that are part of the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange, opened at Rs.312.10 and soon [...]
Bharti to ink final agreement with Kuwait’s Zain Tuesday
March 29th, 2010 |
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India’s leading telecom company Bharti Airtel will sign the final agreement Tuesday with Kuwait’s Zain to buy its African assets, other than those in Morocco and Sudan, for $10.7 billion, reports a Kuwaiti newspaper.
“Zain’s Chairman Asaad Al Banwan and Chief Executive Officer Nabil bin Salama fly to Amsterdam Monday to attend the ceremony of signing [...]
Sensex sluggish in afternoon trade, Bharti outperforms
March 25th, 2010 |
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A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday was trading on a sluggish note in afternoon trade, ruling 18 points higher than its previous close, even as Bharti Airtel’s scrip rose on news that its overseas acquisition was almost complete.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,458.51 points, was [...]
Kuwait’s Zain approves Bharti’s bid to connect with Africa
March 25th, 2010 |
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India’s top telecom company Bharti Airtel was set to become the 7th largest global player in this business, with an approval from Kuwait’s Zain to buy its African assets, other than those in Morocco and Sudan, for $10.7 billion.
“The company confirms that the board of directors of Zain met in Kuwait on Wednesday, March 24 [...]
Deadly ethnic clashes erupt in southern Sudan
January 23rd, 2010 |
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At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between two ethnic groups in the Southern Sudan state of Jonglei. The violence followed an attack by an armed Dinka group on a settlement of Nuer Thiang tribespeople.