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EDGE InternationalThe Website of the Courses
Ethics of Development in a Global Environment 0f
Stanford University and Portland State
University War and Peace

• http//web.cecs.pdx.edu/lusignan/

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Weapons of the World
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Weapons of the World

• A. Analysis of United States International
  Nuclear Weapons Policies by Kevin Blue, Autumn
  '05
• B. The American Arsenal by Aaron Smith , Autumn
  '05
• C. Dirty Bomb Threat Justified or Overstated? by
  Steve Zhang, Autumn '05
• D. Legal and Illegal Arms Transfers America's
  Role in a Global Trade by Noa Sakamoto, Autumn
  '05
• E. The Global Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons by
  Rahul Vasavada, Autumn '05
• F. US Nuclear Nonproliferation/Energy Policies by
  Gary Simonton, Spring '06

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United States War Policies
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United States War Policies

• A. A Nation Tearing Itself Apart Political
  Extremes in the United States and their Stances
  on War by Hodge Fitzpatric Wasson, Autumn '05
• B. Democrats and Republicans Party Politics
  Dictate 20th and 21st Century Affairs by Chris
  Orozco, Autumn '05
• C. Hegemon or Hypocrite? US Foreign Policy and
  the War on Terrorism by Crystal Ipalook, Autumn
  '05
• D. Anti-United States Sentiment in England, by
  Blake Holler, Autumn '05
• E. Canada's Foreign Policy Why Canada didn't
  join the "Coalition of the Willing", by Kevin
  Blue, Autumn '05
• F. Influence of Global Perspectives of the Death
  Penalty on Unites States Elected Officials by
  Lauren Lappin, Autumn '05
• G. Exposed The Valerie Plame Affair and the U.S.
  Primary by TBD Autumn '05
• H. Terrorism by Mark Bradford, Autumn '05 I.
  Country Music and 9/11 the Bucks Start Here by
  Ben Muth, Autumn '05
• J. Effecting Democracy, Development and the Rule
  of Law by Johnny Ray Falla, Winter '06
• K Electronic Surveillance and Privacy by Ty Chin
  James Lin, Winter '06
• L. Legitinacy of U.S. Foreign Policy by Catalina
  Morris, Winter '06
• M. The U.S. Government Exposed Chemical and
  Biological Testing on American Citizens by
  Whitaker R. Birt, Winter '06
• N. Americas Push for Democracy Since September
  11 Is it in the U.S. interest? by Daniel
  Kilduff, Spring '06
• O. Being a World Superpower Which countries are
  looking to join the United States? by Taj Finger,
  Spring '06
• P. Facing the Threat of Catastrophic Bioterrorism
  by Nick Damiano, Spring '06

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War Propaganda
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War Propaganda

• A. Rhetorical Propaganda During World War II by
  Brendan Domaracki, Autumn '05
• B. Propaganda and the Media in the United States
  Today by Nick Sanchez, Autumn '05
• C. The Deadliest Weapon A Comparison of
  Propaganda Now and Through History by Kristen
  Caverly Daniel Knickerbocker, '05
• D. Anti-Americanism Reviewing Foreign Relations
  to Reveal and Ammend Current Perceptions by Maura
  Burke
• E. Fascist propaganda images of a regime pushing
  a nation to follow madness by Michele Groppi,
  Spring '06
• F. Protecting ourselves from media manipulation
  The use of alternative media as an information
  source by Daisy Ramirez, Spring '06

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Conflict in The Middle East
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Conflict in The Middle East

• A. Democratic Possibilities in Iraq Are there
  any? by Lauren Lapin, Winter '06
• B. The War In Iraq and its Effect on The United
  States Economy by Ismail Simpson, Spring '06
• C. The Iran Dilemma A Middle East Quest for the
  Bomb? ... or Economic Sustainability by Dontae
  Rayford, Winter '06
• D. Options for Current Iranian Nuclear Crisis A
  Detailed Examination of Future Scenarios and
  Consequences by Omari Downey, Winter '06
• E. Irans Enrichment Program and the United
  States Response by Kevin Coyne, Spring '06
• F. A Look at Current Issues Surrounding Opium
  Cultivation in Afghanistan by Madhav Kishore
  Jayanti, Spring '06
• G. African-American Involvement in Vietnam
  -Connections to Iraq by Miklos Raibon, Winter '06
  

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Conflict in Asia
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Conflict in Asia

• A . Case Studies in Maoist Insurgency by Matthew
  Tyler, Spring '06
• B. CASPIAN SEA to BAKU-CEYHAN Pipelines Enrons
  Pipedreams Buried in Afghanistan by Katherine
  Kourlis, Spring '06
• C. Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan Working
  towards a peaceful future in light of recent
  stressors by Shilpa Gulati, Spring '06
• D. Confrontation between India And Pakistan on
  Kashmir by Ravi Varma Kallepalli , Spring '06
• E. Kim Jong Il and North Korea by Matthew Shin,
  Autumn '05

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Conflict in Africa
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Conflict in Africa

• A. Civil War in Sudan Half a Century of Turmoil
  by Simran Bindra, Autumn '05
• B. The Rwanda Genocide by Joanna Kao, Autumn '05
• C. Genocide A Crime Against Humanity by Erica
  Hanson, Autumn '05
• D. Inyenzi (Cockroaches) How Propaganda And
  Social Forces Helped Instigate the Rwanda
  Genocide of 1994 by Macarrin Morton, Autumn '05
• E. The Biafra War A War That Nigeria is Still
  Fighting Today by Njideka Nnaman, Autumn '05
• F. The Brothers' War A Historical Analysis of
  Ethnic Tension in Nigeria by Uchenna J. Ibekwe,
  Autumn '05
• G. The Liberian Civil War and The Challenge of
  Reconstruction by Omolara Falusi, Autumn '05
• I.. Religious Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa by
  Oluwasheyi Ayeni, Spring '06

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Conflict in Latin America
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Conflict in Latin America

• A. The Ongoing War with the United States and
  Cuba by Nicole Nicholas, Autumn '05
• B. The U.S. Invasion of Panama An Analysis by
  TBD
• C. U.S. Involvement and Human Rights Violations
  in Latin America A Look at Chile, Guatemala, and
  Colombia by Nicole Preston, Spring '06
• D. Americas Useless Attack on Colombia Plan
  Colombia and Why It Is Dangerous by Sam Gellman,
  Spring '04
• E.Colombia Tomorrow's Vietnam by Jameel Johmson
  Kristen Carothers, Spring '03
• F. Colombias Struggle Implications of Civil War
  on Regional and Domestic Policy by Vaughn Hester,
  Autumn '03
• G.Hugo Chavez Love Him or Loathe Him? by Matt
  Savage, Winter '05
• H. International Drug War U.S. Attempt to
  Control Global Economy by Emanuel Pleitez, Spring
  '05
• I. The Destructive Involvement of the United
  States in Peru War on Drugs and Aid to
  Counterinsurgency All at the Expense of Human
  Rights by E. Alexandre Jacquet, Spring '03
• J. Nicaraguas Search for Economic Prosperity by
  Luis Raul Cerna, Spring '05
• K. Iraq A Lesson from Panama Imperialism and
  Struggle by Coleen Acosta, Winter '01
• L. Panama Economic and Political Issues by
  Charlie Wagner, Autumn '02
• M. South American Oil Production and the Crises
  That Surround It by Darren Gemoll, Autumn '05
• N. The 1954 CIA Coup in Guatemala by Tova Seals,
  Autumn '04
• O. The Colombian Drug Trade A Greater Threat
  Than Believed by Cristy Aragon, Spring '05
• P. The Struggle of the EZLN in Modern Mexico by
  Marcel Solorzano, Autumn '04
• Q. The Struggle of the Zapatatista Movement
  Seeking a Solution after 10 years by Gaspar
  Rivera, Winter '04
• R. The U.S. and The S.O.A. by John Barkis, Autumn
  '04                               

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Roles of Religion in Conflict
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Roles of Religion in Conflict

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• A. Disengagement A Historical , Political, and
  Religious Perspective by Daniel Simkin, Autumn
  '05
• B. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict by Sarah
  Bach, Autumn '05
• C. Egypt and the War on Politics for Peace by
  Shakisha O'Connor, Autumn '05
• D. GHANDI AND NON-VIOLENCE A Jainian View by
  Valerie Sanchez, Autumn '05
• E. Hezabollah and the Lebanese Conflict by
  Jessica Leck, Autumn '05
• F. The Impact of Islam on Iran's Social Life and
  Poor People's Life by Mohammad Mhedi Jahanbadkht,
  Autumn '05
• G. How holy is the holy land ??? by Angela
  Gonzalez, Autumn '05
• H. Peace In the Holy Lands A Look at the
  Millennium Project for Guidance in the Holy Land
  by Tom McAndrew, Autumn '05
• I. The India-Pakistan Dispute Kashmir and Wider
  Hindu-Muslim Conflicts by Raghav Thapar and Steve
  Abraham, Autumn '05
• J. The Christian Right History Repeats Itself
  Anon. by request, Winter '06
• K. A Look at Chinese Religious History by Erica
  Liu, Spring '06
• L. Pope John Paul IIs Reflections on the
  relations between Christians and Jews  compiled
  by Susan Pitchford, Winter 06
• M. A World of Religion an Analysis of Religious
  Conflict and Origin by Danny Putnam Chris
  Minaker, Autumn '03
• N. The Effect of the Israeli Occupation on the
  Palestinian People by Simran Bindra, Winter '05

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International Peacekeeping
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International Peacekeeping

• A. Ranking of Military and Police Contributions
  to UN Operations, November 2005 from UN SITE
• B. United Nations Peacekeeping by Matthew Tyler,
  Winter '06
• C. A Blame Game Between Countries Learning to
  take Collective Responsibility for the
  Development of a Terror Free World by Diasy
  Ramirez, Winter '06
• D. The United Nations lack of intervention in
  Rwanda and Darfur by Carlos McFall, Spring '06
• E. The Darfur Conflict and The Need for Peaceful
  Global Intervention by Alysia Sanchez, Winter '06
  
• F. The Issues of Olympism A Reoccurring
  International Phenomenon by Michael-Jordan
  Craven, Winter '06
• G. Criminal Courts A History and a Future by
  Jose Luis Guevara, Spring '03
• H. Dismissing ATCA Claims by Invoking the
  Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens A Comparison of
  Defensive Tactics and a Practical Assessment by
  Aaron L. Levenstadt, Autumn '04
• I. East Timor U.N.  Nation Building by Kelly
  Marie Husted Winter, '04
• J. Germanys Inclusion as a Permanent Member of
  the UN Security Council Breaking Free from its
  Historic Subservience by David Beall, Spring '06

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International Peacekeeping (cont)

• K. History of the Conflict In Sudan and the Role
  of the United Nations by Jamaal K. Adams Autumn
  '04
• L. International Law and Concerns of the Caspian
  Sea Region by Ashley Ivy, Autumn '02
• M. Iraq Oil-for-Food Program by Jenny Chen,
  Autumn '02
• N. OPECs Role in Future Development Increased
  Investments for Domestic Economic Growth and
  Increased Aid for Poor Developing Countries by
  Tyson Vozza, Spring '03
• O.The Role of the United States and the United
  Nations by Gerrald Commissiong, Autumn '04
• P. Rome Statute of the International Criminal
  Court .. Official Document
• Q. The African Union Examining the New Hope For
  Africa by Ezinne C. Oji, Spring '04
• R. The International Criminal Court A Symbol of
  Virtue or Vengeance by Ryan Guiboa, Autumn '04
• S. The UN and the US Lessons Learned from
  Somalia to East Timor by Emily A. Dachs, Autumn
  '04

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The Non-Allied Movement Cuba 2006
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US war with Iran has already begun   By
Scott Ritter Thursday 23 June 2005, 1221 Makka
Time, 921 GMT   .To the north, in
neighbouring Azerbaijan, the US military is
preparing a base of operations for a massive
military presence that will foretell a major
land-based campaign designed to capture Tehran. 

Person of the Week Scott Ritter Once expelled
from Baghdad for challenging Saddam, the former
weapons inspector returned this week to challenge
Bush. Questions of consistency are sure to follow

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F-16I

• Israeli strike destroys U.N. post, kills 3
• 4th observer feared dead Annan condemns attack
• Updated 1055 p.m. CT July 25, 2006
• Denial from IsraelIsraels U.N. Ambassador Dan
  Gillerman expressed his deep regret for the
  deaths and denied the post was intentionally
  targeted.

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A farmer drives his tractor by an Israeli
tank on the Israel-Lebanon border yesterday. A
10-day-old truce in Lebanon continued to hold as
the UN struggled to find European countries ready
to put troops between the Israeli army and the
Shiite militia Hezbollah.
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Security CouncilSC/8808
Security Council 5511th Meeting (Night) SECURITY
COUNCIL CALLS FOR END TO HOSTILITIES BETWEEN
HIZBOLLAH, ISRAEL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING
RESOLUTION 1701 (2006) Permanent Ceasefire to Be
Based on Creation Of Buffer Zone Free of Armed
Personnel Other than UN, Lebanese Forces
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• France is expected to lead the force and
  Italy says it is ready to send between 2,000 and
  3,000 troops. Portugal, Finland and Spain are
  also considering deployments.

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• Sept. 15, 2006, 934AM750 Spanish troops arrive
  in Lebanon

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• Saturday 02 September 2006, 947 Makka Time, 647
  GMT  
• An Italian Unifil helicopter drops officers near
  a Tyre beach

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Chen Dairong, head of mine sweeping company of
the Chinese contingent with the U.N. Interim
Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), shows the mines which
they swept during their missions in the village
of Henniyeh, Lebanon, Aug. 20, 2006. Beijing,
Sept 19. (PTI) China has decided to increase the
size of its peacekeeping force in Lebanon to 1000
personnel from around 420 at present, Premier Wen
jiabao said on Monday. Wen made the announcement
at a press conference following his talks with
visiting Italian counterpart Romano Prodi.

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Putin Says Russia Considering Sending Troops to
Lebanon
Russia will send a "a group of servicemen as part
of a battalion for reconstruction work," Putin
said at a meeting with senior cabinet ministers,
state television reported. Putin instructed
Kremlin chief-of-staff Sergei Sobyanin to prepare
the paperwork for the deployment, which will have
to be approved by the upper house of parliament.
Russia's troops will not work as part of the
United Nations peacekeeping force, which is being
expanded to uphold a shaky truce between Israel
and Hizbollah guerrillas, Russian Defence
Minister Sergei Ivanov said at the meeting with
Putin.
Russia to send troops for Lebanon rebuilding 11
Sep 2006 130052 GMT Source Reuters
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• President Emile Lahoud receiving Russian Foreign
  Minister Sergei Lavrov. The president has said he
  expects an international peace conference to be
  held to discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict

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• EU could deploy troops on Lebanon-Syria
  border9/16/2006 40000 PM GMT
• The European Union (EU), which provides half of
  the troops needed for the UN peace-keeping
  mission in war-torn Lebanon, is considering a
  Syrian request that first arose during contacts
  between President Bashar al-Assad and Kofi Annan,
  the UN secretary-general, to deploy troops on the
  countrys border with Syria.

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By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer Tue
Sep 12, 305 PM ET TEHRAN, Iran Iraqs prime
minister made his first official visit to Iran
Tuesday, asking Tehran to prevent al-Qaida
militants from slipping across the border to
carry out attacks, an Iraqi official said. Iran's
president promised to help Iraq establish
security. The visit by Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki reflected the complex relationship
between mostly Shiite Iran and Iraq's government,
dominated by Shiite allies of Tehran. Ties have
grown stronger between the two, including new oil
cooperation.
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer Tue
Sep 12, 305 PM ET TEHRAN, Iran - Iraq's
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NASOSNAYA AIR BASE, Azerbaijan Gen. Tom
Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and
Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command
chief, are greeted by Lt. Col. Elmer Huseyov,
Azerbaijani Air Force, during their May 19 visit
to Nasosnaya Air Base, Azerbaijan. The purpose of
the visit was to open relations with Azerbaijani
leadership and to check the progress of a runway
surveyed by the 16th Air Force team a month
earlier. The group exchanged ideas to modernize
the runway to place it in NATO standards for
potential future use by the United States.
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Spain sends engineers to help build installations
for peacekeepersUnifil commander expects
israelis to complete withdrawal by end of
monthCompiled by Daily Star staff Saturday,
September 23, 2006
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• KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The United Nations has
  given Malaysia the go-ahead to send peacekeeping
  troops to Lebanon despite initial objections from
  Israel, Malaysian state news agency Bernama said
  on Wednesday.
• U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Malaysian
  Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in talks in
  New York on Tuesday that Malaysia should send 360
  peacekeepers, Bernama said.
• Malaysia had offered to send 1,000 troops as
  peacekeepers.
• Wed Sep 20, 2006 1140 AM IST

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• Lebanon Israeli troops start withdrawing from
  two more areas UNIFIL Commander Alain Pellegrini
• 22 September 2006 Israeli troops today started
  to withdraw from two more areas that they had
  occupied in southern Lebanon during the fighting
  with Hizbollah last month, and the United Nations
  force commander there said he expected a total
  withdrawal to be completed by the end of next
  week.

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) Fri Sep 8, 2006 408am ET -
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would be
willing to discuss the status of the disputed
Shebaa Farms if Lebanon disarms the Hizbollah
guerrilla group, Israeli media reported on
Friday. The Haaretz newspaper said Olmert made
the comments about the Shebaa Farms to visiting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on
Thursday.The Shebaa Farms is a small patch of
land claimed by Lebanon, but occupied by Israel
since it captured the Golan Heights from Syria in
the 1967 Middle East war. The United Nations
deems the territory Syrian until such time as
Syria cedes it to Lebanon.
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Hezbollah plans a huge rally in Beirut Friday.
Its call for a unity government in Lebanon
threatens the pro-Western parties slim majority.
By CRAIG S. SMITH Published September 22,
2006BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 18 The war with
Israel is over and reconstruction has begun, but
the battle for Lebanons political future
continues apace. It is a struggle whose outcome
could have profound ramifications for the Middle
East.
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Lynsey Addario for The New York TimesSheik
Nasrallah's speech was a fiery tirade addressed
to Israel and the United States.
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Lynsey Addario for The New York Times The rally
Friday demonstrated Hezbollahs organizational
abilities.
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Following the July/August 2006 crisis, the
Council enhanced the Force and decided that in
addition to the original mandate, it would, among
other things, monitor the cessation of
hostilities accompany and support the Lebanese
armed forces as they deploy throughout the south
of Lebanon and extend its assistance to help
ensure humanitarian access to civilian
populations and the voluntary and safe return of
displaced persons.
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By DENIS D. GRAY, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep
19, 738 PM ET. BANGKOK, Thailand - In the dead
of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's
military overthrew popularly elected Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday amid
mounting criticism that he had undermined
democracy.

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THAILAND

• Thailand is also one of the leading importers of
  U.S. arms in the region. Since 1987, the United
  States has shipped 3.4 billion dollars worth of
  arms to Thailand. Issues of concern include
  Thailands human rights and democracy record,
  Thai support for Khmer Rouge guerrillas in
  neighboring Cambodia, illicit arms trafficking,
  and the financial burden of failed arms sales.

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At U.N., Bush reaffirms hard line approach to
Iran Chavez calls Bush 'the devil'
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 NEW YORK - Western leaders vowed this weekend to
stop the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan
as they left New York after the annual United
Nations opening conclave.  But once again they
were unable to summon any agreement on how
exactly they mean to do it.  Their paralysis was
on display late on Friday at a special UN
Security Council meeting convened by Condoleezza
Rice, the US Secretary of State.  "The violence
in Darfur is not subsiding it is getting worse,"
Dr Rice said.
UN fails to agree on way to stop Darfur violence
 10.35am Sunday September 24, 2006By David
Usborne

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Anti-U.S. Sentiment Marks U.N. GatheringBy NICK
WADHAMS, Associated Press Writer300 PM PDT,
September 22, 2006

• UNITED NATIONS -- The hallmark of this year's
  U.N. General Assembly debate has been the heavy
  anti-American tone from not only its rivals like
  Iran and Venezuela, but also a host of more
  moderate nations, a trend underscoring the United
  States' troubled image in the world.
• .. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was the
  most bombastic, outstripping even Iranian
  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by branding Bush
  the devil. What surprised many listeners was not
  necessarily the remarks, which were typical for
  Chavez, but the applause and titters of laughter
  that he received in response.
• "A few years ago that would have been heard in
  stony silence," Council of Europe
  Secretary-General Terry Davis said. "Not because
  people were afraid to show their agreement, but
  because they wouldn't have agreed with it. If I
  was working for the American government, that's
  what would worry me."

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