Month November 2004

Ukraine ‘on brink of disaster’ Ukraine lurched deeper into crisis yesterday as pro-Russian leaders in the south and east of the country voted overwhelmingly to hold a referendum on granting their regions autonomy from the capital Kiev. Ukraine is being…

Proponents say the necessary amount of borrowing could vary widely, from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars over a decade. Why is such massive borrowing needed? Under the current system, the payroll tax levied on workers goes to benefits…

Ukraine President calls for blockade to end Riot police are surrounding the protestors who have been encamped for four days, blocking access to government buildings. I doubt this will end peacefully. Pro-Russia Ukraine regions threaten to split off if Yuchchenko…

Shadow of anti-semitism over Ukraine’s disputed election by British Helsinki Human Rights Group Western television viewers and newspaper readers are being fed on a diet of propaganda about the current crisis in Ukraine. The orange flags and uniforms of the…

An official says the ‘genocide’ being committed in Iraq is the worst in human history. The head of Turkey’s parliamentary human rights group has accused Washington of genocide in Iraq and behaving worse than Adolf Hitler, in remarks that underscore…