http://dir.salon.com/topics/united_nations/?source=rss&aim=united_nations en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Gregory Levey Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss I was a young law student applying for a part-time internship. To my amazement, I was soon casting votes at the U.N. and working for Ariel Sharon. Carol Lloyd Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/18/kabul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/18/kabul/index.html?source=rss Foreign women opening restaurants in Kabul provide stability and comfort to a war-torn area. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/03/kevin_rudd_signs_kyoto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/03/kevin_rudd_signs_kyoto/index.html?source=rss And then there was one. In his first act as prime minister, Rudd leaves the U.S. standing alone as the only developed nation that hasn't ratified the Kyoto Protocol. Lynn Harris Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/21/help_women_in_congo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/21/help_women_in_congo/index.html?source=rss How to help victims of sexual violence in Congo Lynn Harris Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/24/un_vaw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/24/un_vaw/index.html?source=rss The U.N. Security Council demands -- again -- an end to violence against women. By Mark Danner Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/18/aznar_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/18/aznar_bush/index.html?source=rss A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism. By Jill Savitt Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/04/china_darfur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/04/china_darfur/index.html?source=rss Slick P.R. moves around the '08 Olympics can't hide the fact that China is still complicit in the Darfur genocide. By Joe Conason Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/28/aznar_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/28/aznar_iraq/index.html?source=rss Bush's 2003 conversation with the Spanish prime minister shows his smug determination to invade Iraq at all costs. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/27/saudi_arabia_oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/27/saudi_arabia_oil/index.html?source=rss The Kingdom's petroleum minister claims that efforts to rein in the demand for oil are unfair to his country. But maybe the world has bigger problems? By Hooman Majd Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/26/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/26/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss My time with the Iranian president this week underscored how the U.S. media has overlooked his political savvy. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/06/bush_wmd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/06/bush_wmd/index.html?source=rss Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq. Digby Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/20/un/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/20/un/index.html?source=rss The Bush administration invites the U.N. to dive into the quagmire. By Peter Galbraith Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/18/iraq/index.html?source=rss Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat. By Thomas Powers Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/02/tenet_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/02/tenet_iraq/index.html?source=rss Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war. By Mohamad Bazzi Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East. By Gregory Levey Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/16/aipac/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/16/aipac/index.html?source=rss AIPAC's three-day summit included fiery evangelical oratory, adoration for Dick Cheney -- and new plans for going after Iran. By Hooman Majd Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/21/letter_from_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/21/letter_from_iran/index.html?source=rss Iranians are fed up with the high price of tomatoes and their provocative president. But it would be dangerous for Bush and the West to overlook their national pride. By Sidney Blumenthal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/01/libby_cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/01/libby_cheney/index.html?source=rss The vice president knew the intelligence for the Iraq war was cooked. So he launched his aide to smear the man who took the information public. By Michael Scherer Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/25/darfur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/25/darfur/index.html?source=rss The day after Bush got cheers for mentioning Darfur, members of his own party blasted him for neglecting the region. Does a new Congress mean new hope? By Matt Steinglass Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/12/21/traub/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/12/21/traub/index.html?source=rss James Traub's examination of Kofi Annan reveals a patient and wily leader who managed to outwit John Bolton and elevate the United Nations. By Joe Conason Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/15/lieberman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/15/lieberman/index.html?source=rss Regardless of Sen. Tim Johnson's health, Bush could easily hand the Senate back to the GOP -- by appointing the Connecticut senator to fill Bolton's slot at the U.N. Page Rockwell Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/08/middle_east/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/08/middle_east/index.html?source=rss Surprise -- the U.N. say Middle Eastern countries are slacking off when it comes to gender equality. Tim Grieve Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/04/bush_bolton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/04/bush_bolton/index.html?source=rss By using a recess appointment to name his U.N. ambassador, the president created the problem he faces today. Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/04/bolton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/04/bolton/index.html?source=rss The quintessential ugly American falls on his sword. Tim Grieve Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/04/bolton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/04/bolton/index.html?source=rss The White House avoids a confirmation fight it was going to lose again.