(3.27.2005) OSCE Trying to Figure Out Which Kyrgyz Parliament to Recognize Two different groups claim to be the legitimate government. The US State Department is deferring to the OSCE, possibly in a bid to keep the Russians from taking offense. (3.27.2005) Opposition Says Zimbabwe's President is Starving Voters They claim that food and emergency relief are being withheld from people who might vote for the opposition. A free world can't be built on corrupt government. (3.27.2005) North Korea Admits Bird Flu Outbreak When a Communist propaganda agency uses phrases like "dynamic work underway" and "meticulously organized veterinary and anti-epizootic work", the situation is almost certainly out of hand. Soviet officials didn't admit the disaster at Chernobyl for days. Contemporary photos of Chernobyl are sobering. |