Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.Some additional statistics added reflecting global priority in spending- April 28, 2004 While for 1998, the items on the list reveal a lot regarding our priorities. Military spending (just under $800 billion) and drugs ($400 billion) top the list, followed by alcohol ($105 billion) and cigarettes ($50 billion), both in Europe alone. Things like world spending on education ($6 billion) and health ($13 billion), in comparison, are far lower down the list.http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Consumption.asp Updates on U.S. agenda in Iraq- April 24, 2004 More updates on neo-conservative agenda regarding long-term U.S. bases in Iraq and why Iraq when there are other larger threats.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/MiddleEast/Iraq/PostWar/Geopolitics.asp U.N. role versus U.S. control, and other updates regarding rebuilding Iraq- April 24, 2004 Updates on conflicting role of U.N. and U.S; controversy about how much power will be transitioned to Iraq; about the controversial Chalabi as U.S. preferred person to be part of Iraqi leadership; a bit about the violence in Falluja.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/MiddleEast/Iraq/PostWar/Rebuilding.asp U.S. showing more signs of imperialism- April 24, 2004 Some more updates added regarding America as an empire.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/Empire/Bush.asp Whats New Archives- April 3, 2004 Missed an update See the archives for past entrieshttp://www.globalissues.org/whatsnew/archive.asp |