"Deep roots of Paris riots"

Deep roots of Paris riots
The fire engine and police sirens blaring through the darkness Wednesday night, as officers raced to put out yet another fire set by angry youths in this poor Paris suburb, signaled more than an immediate warning of danger.

Killing Rage: Ending Racism

Violence continues in Ethiopia
Sporadic violence was reported in northern Ethiopia on Saturday after four days of political unrest left at least 46 people dead and more than 200 injured, witnesses and diplomats said. No fatalities were reported on Saturday in skirmishes in Debre Berhan town, 150 kilometres north of Addis Ababa, as police fought opposition supporters protesting against alleged fraud in May elections.

Nigerians Bring Case Against Former Liberian President
Two Nigerians, who were tortured in Sierra Leone, have been allowed to bring a case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is currently in exile in the Nigerian town of Calabar. Mr. Taylor has been indicted for crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in the civil war in Sierra Leone, but has never faced trial.

Liberals and Conservatives: Two Sides of the Same Authoritarian Coin

Bush rebuked by the hand of God
George Bush presumably knew before this weekend that the "hand of God" could be merciless. He certainly does now. Maradona, rather than Iraq, was uppermost on the US President's mind this weekend as he attended a summit of leaders from the Western hemisphere in the Argentinian beach resort of Mar del Plata.

As domestic polls informed him that he was increasingly mistrusted by his fellow Americans, Mr Bush was clearly mortified to be called "human trash" by Latin America's equivalent of Michael Jordan - the Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona.

Despite being a compatriot of Ché Guevara, Maradona is an unlikely revolutionary. He cheated at football but was forgiven on account of his genius on the field. He also screwed up with drugs and was forgiven for that, too, because he fought it and, so far, is overcoming it. But could he be a nail in George Bush's political coffin? Don't rule it out.

Anyone who has spent time in Latin America recently knows Mr Bush is the least popular US president among Latin Americans in history. Five Latin American countries have voted in left-of-centre governments since he took office. From the indigenous people through to the middle classes and even among the elite, Latin Americans increasingly seek not the American dream, but the Latin American dream. They are disillusioned with what Maradona yesterday called "the American Empire".
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Panicky Bush slinks away from Chavez
"We are creating a great political body in the south, and not only geographically," Chavez opined. "This is the great task of our region, to create a consensus of 'the south' that will bring better lives to all our people."

Bush feels hand of God as poll ratings slump
~ President's popularity in US reaches all-time low
~ Maradona leads angry protests in Argentina
America's faith in George Bush and in his decision to go to war in Iraq has plummeted in the wake of a White House intelligence scandal that went to court this week, according to a new poll.