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...Democracy's Tide Ebbs In his discussion of "Global Democratic Recession," Peter Beinart thoughtfully underlined the irrelevance of political freedoms for impoverished individuals throughout the developing world [May 21]. Not only did he highlight the fundamental relationship between economics and politics, but he also encouraged readers to question the export of American democracy. When democratization entails so many civilian deaths and economic dependence, is there any wonder that it is met with resistance and failure? It is time for a shift from the Bush Administration's vague, rhetorical emphasis on freedom to more concrete markers of democracy: human rights, peace...
...What sort of relationship do you hope to have with the U.S.? We have an excellent relationship with Washington and we will seek ways to expand ties...
...every finance and foreign minister in the world, including America's own. And then there is the matter of running the World Bank. Even before Wolfowitz , embroiled in a scandal over his role in finding a new job for a World Bank employee with whom he had a close relationship, lost the confidence of the Bank's vast bureaucracy, the Bank was struggling to both justify the need for a multinational lending institution sponsoring big public projects in an era in dotted with increasingly effective non-governmental organizations...
...DiRosa says "50 to 60% of my budget" is focused on border issues, not wilderness protection. He jokes that he has love-hate relationship with the Border Patrol - where illegals go, the Border Patrol follows, further impacting the wilderness. "It's a Catch-22 - we are joined at the hip," he said. "But if the Border Patrol was not out there it would be a war zone...
...concern among Texas conservationists echoes a wider anxiety about "The Fence" along the Rio Grande, which has a long symbiotic relationship with Mexico. One environmental advisor to the Bush Administration who serves on a border issues panel established after NAFTA was passed told TIME there has been a "heartening response" in border communities to its recommendation that DHS conduct a national outreach program on the environmental and cultural impact of "The Fence." But, he adds, DHS is so focused on security that it has so far has failed to reach out adequately to both environmental groups and Mexican neighbors...