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Vatican Sanctions Belgian Bishop Who Abused Nephew
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has sanctioned a Belgian bishop who resigned last year after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew, saying he can no longer act as a priest in public and may risk further church sanctions. The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe after Belgian bishops reported over the weekend that he had merely been sent outside Belgium for spiritual and psychological counseling, a seemingly cushy punishment given the seriousness of the crime. Peter Maenhoudt, AP Bishop Roger Vangheluwe seen in Bruges, ...
NATO to Libya: What Seems to Be the Problem?
By Robert and Donna Trussell - Politics DailyFollow the Trussell cartoons on Twitter at ChaosTheoryPD ...
Iranian Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- Iran's parliament moved to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this weekend but was thwarted by orders from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an Ahmadinejad supporter, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing conservative papers in Iran. In a report released Sunday, which was discussed in parliament on Monday, lawmakers accused "Ahmadinejad and his government of 14 counts of violating the law, often by acting without the approval of the legislature," reports the Journal. "Charges include illegally importing gasoline and oil, failing to provide budgetary transparency and ...
Is Obama's Iran Strategy Working?
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 5) -- President Barack Obama came into office planning a two-track strategy on Iran: The promise of high-level political engagement combined with tough economic sanctions. His plan was that the sanctions would deter bad behavior -- specifically, the ongoing nuclear program -- while the potential for engagement would encourage good behavior. Has it worked? Yes and no, Obama told a recent gathering of national security reporters. Here's what he said and how observers are parsing his successes and failures on Iran. Is Time Right for Engagement? The Washington Post's David Ignatius writes, ...
Jurists Seek to Put Iranian Leaders in the Dock
By Matthew Kalman - AOL NewsJERUSALEM (July 28) -- As the European Union announced new, tougher sanctions this week against Iran, a blue-chip coalition of lawyers and human rights activists reiterated its demand that Iranian leaders be brought before the International Court of Justice for incitement to genocide and the brutal repression of their own citizens. The Responsibility to Protect Coalition, chaired by former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler and supported by a who's who of international law experts, says the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "a clear and present danger to international ...
Obama's Foreign Policy: Haven't We Seen This Before?
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyIt was three years ago exactly -- July 23, 2007 -- during the halcyon days when Barack Obama's hair was a lot less gray and Hillary Clinton was still mastering the Art of Just Letting Go. In a CNN/YouTube sponsored debate, the two would-be leaders of the free world outlined what their foreign policy doctrine might be as president. Obama caused a stir by saying he would engage with leaders of rogue states -- Cuba, North Korea and Iran -- calling it "a disgrace that we have not spoken to them." Clinton chided her opponent as naďve, but Obama stuck to his guns: for too long (well, for eight ...
Meeting with Obama, Netanyahu Vows Direct Talks With Palestinians in a 'Few Weeks'
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyCalling the bond between the United States and Israel "unbreakable," President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to dispel any rumors of perceived cooling in the relationship between the two countries. On Tuesday, Netanyahu was in Washington to meet with Obama, after being forced to abruptly cancel a meeting in early June and return home to deal with the fallout from a deadly Israeli attack on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. In a press conference following the hourlong meeting, Obama said the two had discussed a number of high priority issues, including the situation ...
Iran Bars Two UN Nuclear Inspectors
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(June 21) -- Iran today announced that it was barring two United Nations nuclear inspectors from entering the country, in apparent retaliation for recent U.N. sanctions intended to slow the Islamic republic's atomic program. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, accused the two as yet unnamed International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors of leaking "false" information about the country's nuclear program. "Last week, Iranian officials informed the [IAEA] that two of its inspectors will no longer be allowed to enter Iran," Salehi said, according to state broadcaster ...
Iran Calls New UN Sanctions 'Illegal'
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(June 10) -- Iran's foreign ministry today called new U.N. sanctions against the country "illegal," and its parliament vowed to revise relations with the world body's nuclear watchdog. Its president likened the penalties to "a used handkerchief." In the past, Iran has allowed inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to enter the country and explore its nuclear facilities. They were even on hand when Iran announced earlier this year that it had succeeded in enriching uranium to a higher purity than it was previously thought to be capable of – one of the key steps that ...
China Leader Tries to Defuse Korean Tensions
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOGWIPO, South Korea (May 30) -- China's premier said today that tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship urgently need to be defused, but did not join other key nations in blaming longtime ally North Korea and gave no indication he would support U.N. sanctions. Premier Wen Jiabao's comments came at the end of a weekend summit in South Korea where he was closely watched for signs that Beijing would get tougher on the North, which is accused of sinking the naval ship Cheonan with a torpedo two months ago, killing 46 sailors. North Korea has repeatedly denied attacking the ship, ...
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