Iraqs Debt Burden

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:27:56 -0400

At the end of a special United Nations conference in Sweden to discuss Iraqi debts, Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, has said that he has received no firm commitments from Arab states to help ease his country's debt burden.

Baghdad owes at least $67bn to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Al-Maliki, who pointed out that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had sent only low-level officials to the one-day conference outside Stockholm, said: "So far we have not heard from the other countries that have not undertaken... to reduce the debt."

When the Tables Turn

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:20:12 -0400

The current Democratic presidential race promises to change the way citizens approach politics and elections. The numbers have been staggering; across the country we have seen voters turn out in record numbers, crossing party lines in their pursuit of democracy. Young voters in particular are putting their stamp on the electoral process by not only registering to vote, but also by contributing time and money to their respective candidates.