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By John Scales Avery*
COPENHAGEN, 23 March 2023 (IDN) — As documented in the Wikipedia timeline of US wars, the United States of America has been more or less continuously at war ever since the American Revolutionary war of 1775-1783, which established the United States as a nation.
By Thalif Deen *
UNITED NATIONS, 18 March 2023 (IDN) — When the United States was embroiled in political and military conflicts with Iran and Iraq, President George W. Bush and his aides at the White House continued to mispronounce the names of the two countries, giving them an American linguistic twist: I-RAN and I-RAQ.
Injecting an element of humour into a much-maligned invasion, a late-night stand-up comedian remarked amid laughter: “We should never invade a country unless our leaders know how to correctly pronounce the name of that country.”
By Jeremy Earp*
“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.” — Viet Thanh Nguyen
NORTHAMPTON, MA, USA (IDN) — As mainstream U.S. media outlets pause to remember the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it’s clear that there’s a lot they hope we’ll forget— first and foremost, the media’s own active complicity in whipping up public support for the war.
By Azu Ishiekwene
The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria.
ABUJA, 16 March 2023 (IDN) — For the third time since 1999, I voted at a general election on February 25 and did so without much hassle. I knew my candidates would lose at the unit where I voted, but that didn’t matter. Voting mattered more.
The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) processed me so quickly it was almost like magic. I had no reason to suspect my experience would not be the norm that day.
By Mona Ali Khalil
This article was issued by Passblue and is being reproduced with due acknowledgement.
NEW YORK, 16 March 2023 (IDN) — China launched its 12-point position paper to end the war in Ukraine on the first anniversary of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine. Some, including the United States, the European Union and NATO have dismissed what they call China’s peace plan as pro-Russian. The US further claimed that “China is seriously exploring supplying arms to Russia.” China has categorically denied the US claims and consistently maintained that it “will continue firmly standing on the side of dialogue and the side of peace.”
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK | DAKAR, 14 March 2023 (IDN) — Journalism is in trouble in Senegal.
On March 3, a reporter with the news service Walf TV was detained and then charged with six crimes, including “spreading false news,” after reporting on the questionable prosecution of an opposition politician.
The legal columnist, Pape Ndiaye, was arrested based on his expose of politician and opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was accused of rape.
By Devendra Kamarajan
NEW DELHI, 13 March 2023 (IDN) — As the fighting between Russia and Ukraine continues and a diplomatic solution does not seem to be on the cards, Vikas Swarup, a former foreign secretary at India's External Affairs Minister and author of the bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire shared the response of ChatGPT.
By Jamshed Baruah
GENEVA, 12 March 2023 (IDN) — European parliamentarians have emphasized the need for taking "concrete steps" towards nuclear disarmament so that it becomes "a priority for the year 2023". This, they said, should be "complementary to stigmatising nuclear weapons and strengthening disarmament treaties such as the TPNW", the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons., which entered into force on 22 January 2021.
By David Robie
This article was published in Asia-Pacific Report and is being republished with the author's permission.
SUVA, Fiji, 6 March 2023 (IDN) — Two countries. A common border. Two hostage crises. But the responses of both Asia-Pacific nations have been like chalk and cheese.
By Jutta Wolf
BERLIN | GENEVA, 04 March 2023 (IDN) — Women’s participation in parliament has never been as diverse and representative as it is in many countries today. For the first time in history, not a single functioning parliament in the world is male-only, says the latest Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
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