> Le Monde diplomatique > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 ANDRÉS 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 détente 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 AGNÈS 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 PÄTZOLD > > <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 RIVIÈRE > > <http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/en/2000/06/16riviere> > > Translated by Ed Emery > > > > > English language editorial director: Wendy Kristianasen > _________________________________________________________________ > > (*) Star-marked articles are available to every reader. 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