Venezuela's success under Chavez overlooked by world, says ambassador

The Ambassador of Venezuela to the UK questioned George Bush's definition of an ‘axis of evil' at a lecture recently. Alfredo Toro-Hardy, who is considered to be one of the top specialists and academics in Latin American Foreign relations and US-Latin American relations, asked how Bush can define what is evil and what is good: “Friends get into one classification, people counted as not-so-friendly are put in another.” More...

Democratic midterm victory puts environment on the agenda - meanwhile, Bush's legacy lies 'in the gutter'

The Democrats being in control of both houses means that more will be done for human rights and the environment, a leading commentator stated recently. Stryker McGuire, head of the London bureau of Newsweek magazine, believes that the political shift in the USA is entirely to do with the war in Iraq but will benefit green issues, as well as human rights and scientific research. More...