<Saturday, June 12

Baker was Secretary of State for George Bush Sr.

Baker resigns as UN peace envoy

Former US Secretary of State James Baker has resigned as the UN's special envoy to Western Sahara after efforts to resolve the disputed territory's future failed.

Full Story>>


 

At the Sea Island Summit, a Sea Change in U.S. Diplomacy: After three years of criticizing President Bush for taking a unilateralist approach to foreign policy -- a charge Bush officials maintained was unfair -- foreign officials attending the Group of Eight summit that concluded Thursday said they noticed a distinct shift in the administration's tone and attitude.

State Dept. Concedes Errors in Terror Data: Two months ago, the Bush administration released its annual report card on counterterrorism and gave itself an A. The number of terrorist attacks around the globe, according to the State Department report called "Patterns of Global Terrorism," was at the lowest ebb in the past 34 years.

Martin presses Bush on softwood battle and mad cow ban at start of G-8 summit: Prime Minister Paul Martin says he told President George W. Bush on Tuesday that he's "frustrated" it's taking so long to get the border open to Canadian cattle and resolve the softwood lumber war


Feature Articles

x x

About | Contact | Home | Submit | Subscribe | Advertise

© OrbStandard.com / Natural Philosophers International


Site Design by Deepwood Studio

PicoSearch
x x
Chirac: 'Force-fed' democracy won't work
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.