Friday, October 13 06

The European Union is preparing to challenge Russia's heavy-handed tactics against Georgia. Despite ten years of relative calm, long-term stability for Kosovo requires a political autonomy agreement that remains a long way off. Diplomat and human rights activist Robinson speaks on political repression, the 'Irish success story', and the need to protect peoples' cultural identity. Political protestors again come under police fire in Nigeria, and an aide to ex-Liberian President Taylor schemes to destabilize and assassinate leaders of the new regime. Sudan situation now clearly turns on how both U.N. multi-nation peacekeepers and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors will be tasked to intervene.