International Political Will

I recently came across these quotes from our publicly elected leaders regarding the invasion of Iraq; leaders who have led the charge to war from behind the safety glass of bullet-proof limousines and under the guard of the Secret Service; leaders who are never more than a few minutes from a bunker even on the [...]

There were a few precious moments on Sept. 11, 2001; seemingly unprecedented seconds after the towers fell, when the world stood as one against the extremist elements in society.
Staring fear in the eye, there was hope and promise. But above all, there were the beginnings of a revolutionary movement like the world had never [...]

Poverty in Cambodia forces many children to find work in order to supplement their family’s income. Add to the poverty a booming tourist industry surrounding the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, and you get children that experience the world around them without crossing any borders, logging onto the internet, or watching CNN.
A seven-year-old who [...]

The struggle for true democracy continues in many parts of the world, but the global battle we are told to fear - against the militant Islamic fundamentalists - is simply a distraction. The real fight is within our own societies over which system will wield power in the world: A representative democracy with [...]

The CIA Factbook lists the Kingdom of Cambodia as a “multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy.”
Yet “free elections” in the country on April 1 have led to yet another landslide victory for the Cambodian People’s Party - 98 percent of the vote.
This is the same party that has held power since the Khmer [...]