The White House/’s 22 March 2004 Iraq Fact of the Day: Fact #52: FREE PRESS IN IRAQ (03/22/04) Free press is flourishing in Iraq and providing the Iraqi people with access to a variety of news sources. More than 646 journalists have credentials for the new international press center in Baghdad. Many of the journalists …
St. Kitts and Nevis Sign CTBT
by | 2004-03-29 | No Comments
I/’ve just returned from the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, only to learn of an event of major geopolitical importance: the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has signed the CTBT. I will, of course, closely follow the ratification process in the National Assembly. This was the top headline on the CTBTO website for five …
From OJ to A Bian
by | 2004-03-28 | No Comments
Chen Shui-bian dispersed the crowds that had camped out near the presidential palace by agreeing to an independent panel to investigate the election eve assasination attempt (The 1000 riot police didn/’t hurt, either). Taiwan/’s CTI Cable News is reporting that “renowned forensic expert Henry Lee, who worked on the O.J. Simpson case in the United …
China Warns of Intervention in Taiwan
by | 2004-03-27 | No Comments
A spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Friday that China “will not sit back and look on unconcerned should the post-election situation in Taiwan get out of control, leading to social turmoil, endangering the lives and property of Taiwan compatriots and affecting stability across the Taiwan Straits.” This is really …
