Tuesday, November 21 06

Today the Sri Lankan government began bombing of rebel strongholds. Afghanistan Defense Minister Wardak thinks domestic troops will be ready by 2008. U.N. peacekeepers in D.R. Congo disperse riot in Kinshasa at Supreme Court. Will the Nepalese punish their King for political repression? U.N. Security Council extends E.U. Stabilization Force (EUFOR) for one year in Bosnia-Herzegovina. E.U. decision-makers seek to expand E.U. Neighborhood Policy as far as Belarus. Iraq and Syria open channels of diplomacy. Is Canada in Afghanistan to export peace, order and good government? In the midst of a worsening situation in Darfur, the struggle for peace is being pushed forward by women. This Washington Post article asks why internationalists are selective calling for intervention in Darfur alone.