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    News & views from over 1600 organizations worldwide Fri., Feb. 8, 2008
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A Washington, DC anti-war rally, April 2004.
A Washington, DC anti-war rally, April 2004. © Mike Flugennock / Independent Media Center
Last November, President Bush negotiated a long-term security deal with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that contained U.S. commitments to defend Iraq from foreign aggression. Now, however, the U.S. Secretary of Defense is saying the security guarantee has been revoked. But what does all this mean for the development of Iraq and for American troops stationed there? In today's lead analysis, an independent think tank breaks down what it considers the "dangers" of a permanent U.S. presence in Iraq.

Meanwhile, in news, an international tribunal prosecuting individuals for genocide and war crimes just arrested a third high ranking figure from a militia group that committed crimes against humanity in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Plus, in features, Kenya's largest public university resumes classes in an effort to encourage peace and inter-ethnic understanding in the currently conflicted country.
UN peacekeepers arrive in Ituri province, DRC, where Ngudjolo reportedly committed his crimes.
The International Criminal Court has arrested Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, a high ranking member of a militia group that committed crimes against humanity in northeastern DRC and the third war crimes suspect from this country to be taken into custody in the Hague.
From: Human Rights Watch
Image: UN peacekeepers arrive in Ituri province, DRC, where Ngudjolo reportedly committed his crimes. © Christophe Boulierac / DPI / United Nations
The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of 385 institutional investors managing assets of $57 trillion, is asking the world's largest corporations to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and share their strategies for dealing with risks and opportunities related to climate change.
From: Environment News Service (ENS)
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New data showing that not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures has been published by the World Health Organization in a report that shows how governments can prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this century.
Britain's Food Standards Agency is to review its advice on eating fish in light of the growing evidence that global fish stocks are in peril.
From Environmental Justice Foundation
Are polluting power plants' days numbered?
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.
From: OneWorld US
Image: Are polluting power plants' days numbered? © Center for Global Development
U.S. President George W. Bush and General David Petraeus in Iraq; Sep. 3, 2007.
As the U.S. Secretary of Defense just announced the country's long-term security engagement with Iraq will not an independent national security think tank analyzes the "dangers" of the proposed pact.
From: Council for a Livable World
Image: U.S. President George W. Bush and General David Petraeus in Iraq; Sep. 3, 2007. © Eric Draper - White House
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An organization promoting political, economic and social justice in Africa is condemning what it considers the "militarization of U.S. policy in Africa," a process "that would place humanitarian work under the auspices of the Department of Defense."
From: Africa Action
With their grand promises of "change," the US presidential candidates are raising expectations they cannot possibly meet, says Stephen Boyle.
From Prospect
Students at Kenyatta University.
Kenya's largest public university is the first to resume classes despite ongoing violence, with the administration, teachers, and students taking various steps to promote peace and inter-ethnic understanding.
From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: Students at Kenyatta University. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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Tidal power. By pbo31
Plans have been unveiled for one of the world's first tidal power farms, to be sited off Anglesey island in western Britain.
From: The BBC
Image: Tidal power. By pbo31
The west Antarctic ice sheet is endangered
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
From: The BBC
Image: The west Antarctic ice sheet is endangered © British Antarctic Survey


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