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Le Monde diplomatique
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June 2000
LEADER
Glimmer of hope for the Middle East *
by IGNACIO RAMONET
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/01leader>
Translated by Wendy Kristianasen
UN PEACEKEEPS FOR RIVAL GANGSTERS
Sierra Leone's diamond wars
by ANDR�S PEREZ
It was a short-lived peace: signed last July between the Freetown
government and the RUF, it broke down in early May when 300 blue
berets were taken captive by the rebels. The arrest of the RUF's
leader Foday Sankoh by British troops on 10 May did not bring a
halt to the fighting. The background to the civil war is a
no-holds-barred fight between the international mining companies
for control of Sierra Leone's diamonds.
Translated by Derry Cook-Radmore
SHIPOWNERS WANT A UN NAVY ON PATROL
Pirates of the South China Seas
by SOLOMON KANE and LAURENT PASSICOUSSET
The spectacular seizure of 21 hostages on the island of Jolo
(Philippines) by the Islamist Abu Sayyaf group is the most visible
sign of the instability affecting South East Asia. In the confusion
left behind by the reduction (or withdrawal) of the superpowers'
naval forces, there is now piracy, alongside separatist claims,
conflicts of sovereignty and, of course, economic crisis. This
maritime crime is flourishing, sometimes with the active complicity
of local authorities.
Translated by Malcolm Greenwood
ABANDONED, ABUSED AND UNTAUGHT IN EASTERN EUROPE
Nobody's children
by our special correspondent PHILIPPE DEMENET
Throughout eastern Europe, children are suffering most from the
brutal transition to a market economy. Families have been
disrupted, state schools increasingly rely on sponsorship, social
welfare is being privatised, and even orphanages are riddled with
corruption. The extent of the damage can be seen in three key
countries, all candidates for EU membership: Poland, Romania and
Ukraine.
Translated by Barry Smerin
REMEMBERING A FORGOTTEN HISTORY
Amnesia in Algeria
by GHANIA MOUFFOK
During his first official visit to France from 13 to 16 June, the
Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, will be trying to
convince his hosts that the war is over and it is time to restore
normal relations with his country. However the Algerian people have
not yet recovered from the bloodbath of the 1990s. And the history
of the war of independence (1954-62) is still closely guarded. A
timid debate has now begun, but will it be enough for the country
to recover its memory and come to terms with its recent past?
Translated by Harry Forster
FORGETTING A REMEMBERED HISTORY
Greece's earthquake diplomacy *
by NIELS KADRITZKE
Costa Simitis's victory in the Greek parliamentary elections on 9
April and Ahmet Necdet Sezer's election to the Turkish presidency
on 5 May are likely to encourage d�tente between the two countries.
That is what the people want. The solidarity that emerged during
last year's earthquakes is still strong. But the way ahead is full
of difficulties. There is the knotty problem of Cyprus. And Turkey,
now an official candidate for EU membership, still has to meet the
accession criteria, including recognition of individual freedoms
and minority rights.
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/06greece>
Translated by Barbara Wilson
WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Far from equal
by AGN�S CALLAMARD
In October women marching against poverty and violence from all
over the world will converge on New York. A delegation will meet
Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general. Hundreds of thousands of
women are mobilising to demand genuine political equality, denounce
an unbridled global economy of which they are the first victims,
and condemn brutality (in particular rape), genital mutilation and
domestic violence. They are also determined to play an equal part
in political parties and unions. Five years after the Beijing
conference many bastions of inequality and male chauvinism have yet
to be breached.
Translated by Harry Forster
One hundred years of struggle *
by BRIGITTE P�TZOLD
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/09history>
Translated by Julie Stoker
VILLAGE WOMEN CAMPAIGN AGAINST MUTILATION
Breaking the taboo in Senegal
by ROLAND-PIERRE PARINGAUX
Translated by Malcolm Greenwood
POSTCARDS FROM US LYNCH MOBS
Evidence in black and white
by ANNE CHAON
In February the Roth-Horowitz gallery in New York put on an
exhibition entitled Without Sanctuary. It will be showing at the
New York Historical Society till 9 July. The exhibition features
photographs and postcards of lynchings, confronting the United
States with one of the darker sides of its history. Unfortunately,
other equally hateful events have followed: from January 1977 to
the end of March 2000, 625 people were sentenced to death and
executed, 98 of them last year alone.
Translated by Harry Forster
HOME COUNTRIES OR HOST COUNTRIES IN CONTROL
Who speaks for Europe's Muslims?
by TARIQ RAMADAN
Muslim life in Europe is entering a new era. There is a general
move to national representation, as shown by France's recent
exercise in consultation. A meeting of leading Muslims was held
this January with the aim of encouraging the integration of Islam
into French society and helping Muslims organise their
representation. But if this is to be a true democratic expression
of grassroots opinion, free from foreign influence, we must take
note of the conflicting forces at work inside Europe's Muslim
communities.
Translated by Derry Cook-Radmore
First for Islam in Belgium
by LIONEL PANAFIT
Translated by Julie Stoker
GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS: A NEW WAY TO BALANCE THE WORLD'S BOOKS
The fairness revolution *
by INGE KAUL
A report published by the CIA in early May broke new ground in
identifying the world AIDS epidemic as a threat to the United
States' national security. As a result, President Clinton has
devoted $254 million to international aid designed to fight it.
This could be seen as cynicism, or alternatively as enlightened
self-interest - an example of economic logic that could encourage
the world's statesmen to cooperate for the greater good of
humanity.
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/14publicgood>
Original text in English
What is a public good? *
I.K.
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/15publicgood>
Original text in English
BACK PAGE
www.buythis.com *
by PHILIPPE RIVI�RE
<http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/16riviere>
Translated by Ed Emery
English language editorial director: Wendy Kristianasen
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