David Remer: US-World Political HeadlinesPolitical headlines regarding the US in world affairs.Bush Welcomes Seven New NATO Members- March 29, 2004 AP World Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34829113,1469,f/ U.S. Accepts Responsibility for Killing of 2 Iraqi Journalists- March 29, 2004 American authorities said today that the soldiers who fired on the journalists had acted in self-defense. By Jeffrey Gettleman. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/29/international/middleeast/29CND-IRAQ.html?ex=1395982800&a... U.S. Online Gambling Policy Violates Law, W.T.O. Rules- March 27, 2004 The World Trade Organization, in its first decision on an Internet-related fight, has ignited a political, cultural and legal tinderbox with a ruling on online gambling. By Matt Richtel. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/technology/26gamble.html?ex=1395723600&en=c8c1b6... Up to 2,000 Marines to Go to Afghanistan From Gulf- March 27, 2004 Thousands of marines will be dispatched to reinforce the U.S.-led operation in Afghanistan to combat Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters. By Eric Schmitt. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/international/asia/26MILI.html?ex=1395637200&en=... U.S. Officials Fashion Legal Basis to Keep Force in Iraq- March 27, 2004 New York Times: International Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34598618,164,f/ In Yassin slaying, Arabs see US hand- March 23, 2004 Israel's strike solidifies view that Bush administration has given tacit approval to Sharon. Christian Science Monitor Top Storieshttp://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0323/p04s01-usfp.html Europe and U.S. Respond Differently to Killing of Sheik- March 23, 2004 New York Times: International Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34326556,164,f/ Prison of Abused 911 Detainees Alters Ways- March 20, 2004 Washington Post: Nation and Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34178284,2086,f/ Some Iraqis Say They're More Insecure- March 20, 2004 AP World Newshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34188200,1469,f/ Powell Visit to Baghdad Sets Off an Angry Walkout by Journalists- March 20, 2004 New York Times: International News Secretary of State Colin L. Powell made a quick unannounced visit to Iraq, intending to highlight the progress under way on the first anniversary of the start of the war. Instead, his major public appearance in the Iraqi capital was dominated by the walkout by 30 Iraqi and other journalists for Arabic news media, in protest over the deaths of two of their colleagues who were shot Thursday. The two, who worked for the Arabiya satellite network,...http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,34173797,164,f/ |