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Bush Jr to mend fences in Germany | World news | The Guardian
Guardian Unlimited – Feb 19, 2005
“And therefore, it’s those values that should unite our voices when it comes to spreading those values in parts of the world that are troubled parts of the world: Iran, or Syria, or, as you saw recently, in Lebanon. ” The president has clearly come to the conclusion that his plan to spread democracy in the Middle East would be far easier if he salvaged the relationship with France and Germany. Their opposition to the Iraq campaign has made reconstruction and the training of home-grown Iraqi forces much harder and diminished western leverage over Iran and Syria. “This rethink comes out of a recognition that the administration needs some legitimacy for its actions,” argues James Goldgeier, director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University. The change in American attitude, Prof Goldgeier says, “is a reflection of reality” in view of the new EU constitution and the growing momentum towards a single foreign policy, over which France and Germany will exert a dominant influence. The unanswered question at the start of the Bush visit is whether the dramatic improvements in tone can also bring the old allies closer together on matters of substance. On that score, the Atlantic is getting wider, rather than narrower.
Advisory Panel Tells FDA Not to Ban Cox-2 Drugs
New York Times – Feb 19, 2005
09 million to a superior court judge, ruling that the newspaper libeled him in articles that accused him of making disparaging comments about crime victims. ] A New Kind of Microbroadcasting The new home-grown technology known as podcasting may have the potential to transform the world of radio. ] Shares Finish the Week Mixed Intensified fears about inflation caused by a report on producer prices sent stocks to a mixed finish as bond prices fell. Blue-chip stocks rose in late trading, led by pharmaceuticals. The major indexes finished the week with losses.
India special: The next knowledge superpower
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Feb 19, 2005
Fishermen have begun using mobile phones to price their catch before they make port, and autorickshaw drivers carry a phone so that customers can call for a ride. Technology companies are extending internet connections to the remotest locations. Small, renewable electricity generators are appearing in villages, and the government is using home-grown space technology to improve literacy skills and education in far-flung areas. These efforts are often piecemeal, and progress is slow. “Illiteracy today is reducing only at the rate of 1. 3 per cent per annum,” says R.
India special: Embracing GM crops
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Feb 19, 2005
GM research only takes up around 10 per cent of the research at ICRISAT, but the researchers there feel they have a special contribution to make because they cannot be seen as being in the pocket of industry. “We see ourselves as the acceptable face of GM,” says ICRISAT’s deputy director-general, Dyno Keatinge. There is an expectation among researchers that opposition to GM crops will melt away once their home-grown research begins to deliver tangible results. India’s farmers are already voting for Bt cotton by buying the seed. GM crops that are “Made in India” can only get more popular.