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Pacific News Service (PNS)

San Francisco, United States of America — pacificnews.org

With Garang's Death, Southern Sudan May Secede

Cobie Kwasi Harris | Pacific News Service | August 8, 2005

"northern Arabized minority groups led by Bashir may junk the peace accord and attempt a power grab. In fact, some Islamic fundamentalists have issued fatwas against anyone renting places or giving support to the SPLAs in the capital city." [more]

U.S. to Worldwide Firms: Iraq Safer Than You Think

Sandip Roy | Pacific News Service | May 7, 2004

"Security is hoped to emerge from reconstruction, but successful reconstruction itself depends on security. But the government's 'Doing Business in Iraq' presentation claims the scope of violent conflict in Iraq has been overstated. 'Watching BBC or CNN would make you believe that Iraq is a no-man's land,' one of the first slides in the presentation states. 'The situation in Baghdad is not what it appears in the news media.'" [more]

Iraqi Civil War Brewing

William O. Beeman | Pacific News Service | August 29, 2003

"Shi'a fury will be directed at the Sunnis to the north. It will also be directed toward United States as the occupying force who both did nothing to prevent this tragedy, and further continued the British doctrine of Sunni favoritism by insisting that the Shi'a religious leaders would never be allowed to come to power. [T]he forces of retribution are about to be unleashed in a manner hitherto unseen in the region." [more]

Call It Israel-Palestine, Try Federal Solution in Middle East

Andrew Reding | Pacific News Service | June 26, 2002

"Israel needs the West Bank and Palestinians need Israel. Rather than a stand-alone Palestinian state, PNS Associate Editor Andrew Reding sees a federal structure such as that found in Switzerland, Belgium and Canada as a real solution for two warring peoples." [more]

Analysis: 'Rogue' No More US Eyes Oil in Libya, Sudan

Franz Schurmann | Pacific News Service | June 18, 2002

"With both oil-rich Central Asia and the Middle East riddled by conflict and U.S. voters' continued distaste for new domestic oil exploitation, Washington is getting serious about changing policy toward Africa." [more]

Palestinians Must Reject Separate State and Change Israel

Jalal Ghazi | Pacific News Service | May 17, 2002

"Not every Palestinian wants a Palestinian state. PNS contributor Jalal Ghazi wants justice and freedom for Palestinians, but says it's time to face facts. Because of Israeli settlements and their control of water, any Palestinian state encompassing the West Bank will be fractured, parched and powerless. Palestinians should emulate the U.S. civil rights movement, and gain their freedom within Israel through non-violent civil disobedience." [more]

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