United Nations human rights experts share the unease Afghan civil society representatives voiced in London last week about the protection of women’s human rights during peace negotiations with the Taliban.
This is not the first time that the New Orleans Saints receiver appeared in the Super Bowl. Back in 2007, Reggie Bush cut this Super Bowl XLI ad for the World Food Program.
Pat Robertson, you may recall, was last seen on these pages for suggesting that Haitians brought on the earthquake themselves by making a pact with the devil. Information disclosed in a Hague courtroom yesterday, however, lends credence to the theory that it is Pat Robertson himself who is making pacts with devils.
The U.S. Department of Defense just released its most recent edition of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a Congressionally mandated run down of U.S. defense strategies and priorities. Those interested in the structure of American defense parse the document carefully, as seemingly innocuous omissions and minute wording choices could signal a long-term shift in Department priorities.
Steve Clemons lands a really great interview with Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo "Steven" Musyoka, who was in Washington, D.C. this week for the National Prayer Breakfast. Anyone interested in Somalia and the politics of East Africa should spend the next 8 minutes watching this video.
The Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the lead American agency on humanitarian relief efforts like the one underway in Haiti. The problem is, it is just one office within the relatively small U.S.