So the US chose to be crybabies about it and reopen their complaint with the WTO. Now the EU will file a counter complaint. EU officials had offered to resolve the dispute amicably, but that was not enough. Washington wanted an unequivocal and immediate end to what they call "subsidising". The rest of the world [...]
Continue Reading May 31st, 2005 Björn Hallberg
A small but vital debate has sprung up over at the Agonist regarding the future of the US economy and possible scenarios, all of them gloomy.
While speculation is rife and the variables nearly endless, it stands to reason that the US economy will implode given the current pressure of an economy mismanaged for decades. [...]
Continue Reading May 29th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Largely thanks to the one-sided argumentation of the United States, the review conference for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was effectively torpedoed. It’s a win-win situation for Washington. Why? Simply because the US adheres even less to the treaty than anyone else, Iran and North Korea included. If it had been able to enforce some sort [...]
Continue Reading May 28th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Kentuckian doesn’t regret walking away from war In March 2004, the US Army had 318,533 soldiers deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. That same year, it also had a smaller number on its books: 2,479 deserters. Go for it.
Continue Reading May 27th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Scotsman: Nato ‘Ready to Help African Union Peacekeepers’ The US doesn’t have much military presence in Africa. And this time it’s under humanitarian pretence. Possibly hooking future members also.
Continue Reading May 26th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
BBC: ‘Lindh agreed’ Egypt deportations Sweden’s late foreign minister Anna Lindh approved the deportation of two Egyptian terror suspects despite the risk of torture, officials have said.
Continue Reading May 26th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
BBC: Sweden ‘violated’ torture treaty Sweden has been found guilty of violating the international convention against torture for deporting a terror suspect to Egypt.
Continue Reading May 26th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
CNN: From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe the picture is bleak. Governments are increasingly rolling back the rule of law, taking their cue from the U.S.-led war on terror, it said.
"The USA as the unrivalled political, military and economic hyper-power sets the tone for governmental behavior worldwide," Secretary General Irene Khan said in the foreword to [...]
Continue Reading May 25th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Though technically it’s the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), which is NATO’s 26 member states plus an additional 20 partnership countries. And herein lies the first problem. This legitimizes NATO and regardless of whether Sweden really wishes to join or not, the hosting of joint war games and security forums does a good job of securing [...]
Continue Reading May 24th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
Or "Star Wars". Call it what you will. The US Air Force is once again pressing for presidential approval to place various offensive and defensive weapons platforms in orbit. In effect to go all the way in violating the ABM treaty which the US has already withdrawn from in practise. They are calling for protecting [...]
Continue Reading May 20th, 2005 Björn Hallberg
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