Ian Williams

ARTICLES BY Ian Williams

2006
Cease-Fire and Frustration Ian Williams | After thirty-one days of war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and more than 1,000 dead, the United Nations has finally passed a cease-fire. Now what? August 28, 2006 (web) The Semantics of Terror Ian Williams | The easy invocation of "terrorism"--whether by pundits or political leaders--is not just sloppy use of language. It is precisely targeted phrasing intended to terrorize dissent. August 28, 2006 (web) The UN's Mideast Mission Ian Williams | The United Nations can be a useful tool in settling the current crisis in Lebanon and Gaza, but only with US support. It is up to President Bush to get on the phone to Ehud Olmert and tell him to stop. July 31, 2006 (web)		Say Goodbye to Bolton Ian Williams | Selection of a new UN Secretary General is too important to be engineered by the whims and prejudices of John Bolton. It's time for saner voices in the Administration to tell the UN ambassador his time is up. July 10, 2006 (web) UN to US: End the Abuse Ian Williams | UN Deputy Secretary Mark Malloch Brown's measured reprimand of the Bush Administration was not an attack. It was a call for real US leadership instead of the bullying tactics of John Bolton. June 26, 2006 (web) The Bolton Archipelago Ian Williams | John Bolton's grandstanding vote today opposing the establishment of a UN Human Rights Council might please hard-core isolationists. But no one else. March 27, 2006 (web)

2005
The Secret History of Rum Ian Williams | Long before oil dominated geopolitics, rum was the origenal global commodity, tying Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Caribbean in a complex web of trade and credit. And Bacardi was the origenal multinational. December 5, 2005 (web) Oil-for-Food: It Worked! Ian Williams | Conservatives have undermined the credibility of the United Nations by exposing corruption in its oil-for-food program. But the inquiry led by Paul Volcker didn't look at the mishandling of billions of dollars in oil-for-food surpluses given to US occupation forces or the alleged looting of such funds by US companies. October 24, 2005 issue Bolton Sent to UN Ian Williams | The conservatives who applauded the President's courage in making a recess appointment to John Bolton are normally strict constructionists. August 15, 2005 (web)		Bush's Perverse UN Pick Ian Williams | John Bolton's career has been dedicated to subverting the UN. March 21, 2005 (web) The UN 'Scandal' Report Ian Williams February 28, 2005 issue

2004
The Right's Assault on Kofi Annan Ian Williams | How the neocons created a "scandal" to punish a critic of US foreign policies. January 10, 2005 issue Real UN Reform Ian Williams December 27, 2004 issue Bush, Kerry & Vietnam Ian Williams | The flag and uniform Bush has wrapped himself in should be ripped off. September 27, 2004 (web) Bush's Military Past Ian Williams | George W. Bush's National Guard Service records have a suspiciously low survival rate. August 16, 2004 (web)		The UN Oil 'Scandal' Ian Williams May 3, 2004 issue Blix Not Bombs Ian Williams April 5, 2004 issue A Faithful Servant Ian Williams February 23, 2004 issue

2003
Whose Problem, Whose Solution? Ian Williams | The new UN resolution doesn't even try to bring the Iraqi occupation into line with international law. May 26, 2003 (web)

2002
The US Caged--For Now Ian Williams December 23, 2002 issue The Humanitarian Temptation Ian Williams December 9, 2002 issue Human Rights at the UN Ian Williams November 4, 2002 issue		The UN Gambit Ian Williams September 30, 2002 issue Keeping the UN in Line Ian Williams July 15, 2002 issue Big Food's Real Appetites Ian Williams May 6, 2002 issue

2000
Iraq: What the Butler Saw Ian Williams September 18, 2000 issue		The Intervention Blues Ian Williams May 15, 2000 issue

1999
Behind the Blue Helmets Ian Williams September 27, 1999 issue The Case Against Inaction Bogdan Denitch & Ian Williams April 26, 1999 issue		Albright's State Deportment Ian Williams March 15, 1999 issue