The US Comply w/ Int’l Bioweapons Ban?

While the issue of Syrian chemical weapons stockpile is hitting the world media headlines, little attention is paid on the problem of US compliance with its international obligations related to weapons of mass destruction. The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is a legally binding treaty that outlaws biological arms. In force since 1975, it currently has 165 states-parties and 12 signatory states. The BWC reaffirms the 1925 Geneva Protocol which prohibits the biological weapons use. The seventh BWC review conference was held in December 2011. The Final Declaration document concluded that«under all circumstances the use of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons is effectively prohibited by the Convention and affirms the determination of States parties to condemn any use of biological agents or toxins other than for peaceful purposes, by anyone at any time».

Washington’s Drive For Hegemony Is A Drive To Nuclear War

It was five years ago that the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvilli, who was installed in power by the Washington supported “Rose Revolution,” launched a military invasion of South Ossetia, a break-away province under its…

Obama prepares Georgia for Iran war: Analyst

A researcher says in his recent meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Barack Obama discussed the use of the Eurasian country’s soil for a strike on Iran. “On January 30 US President Barack Obama met…

Russia’s Elections: “No Question” US is Backing Opposition

GRTV Introduction of F. William Engdahl’s Interview: To view his interview, please click the following: http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2012/02/russias-elections-no-question-us-backing-opposition. Saturday was a day for demonstrations in Russia.  Over two hundred thousand people gathered across the country to voice…

European Court of Human Rights in 2011

The eve of 2012 was marked by simultaneous adoption of two decisions on Russia taken by the European Court of Human Rights. The both of them quite remarkable going far beyond ordinary complaints. The first…

VIDEO: Georgia trying to Avoid US Sanctions against Iran

[anyplayer:url=http://217.218.67.244:8181/video/20120114/02-09-00-ftp-wdb-tbilisi.flv] Georgia is one of the most pro-American countries on earth. Its capital boasts a street named after former president George Bush, and thousands of its soldiers fight alongside American forces in Afghanistan. But, uniquely…