The Swiss Parliament has passed legislation allowing UBS officials to hand over the names of 4,450 American tax evaders to the Internal Revenue Service immediately.
THE INDEX — June 16, 2010
Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, has been transforming the nation’s military from a professional fighting force to an armed militia under the command of the president, according to a senior military strategist and one-time member of the Venezuelan military. Over the past decade, there have been
THE INDEX – June 15, 2010
Even in prisons, the drug violence in Mexico continues. In a number of incidents, 29 inmates were killed this week in attacks relating to drug gangs, and in two separate incidents 13 police officers died.
THE INDEX – June 14, 2010
Prime Minister George Papandreou says Greek finances are on the mend while Moody’s downgrades Greece’s debt to junk status.
Patricia DeGennaro – Afghanistan: Investing in Insurgents
PATRICIA DEGENNARO. "Afghanistan: Investing in Insurgents" Huffington Post, May 20, 2010.
Patricia DeGennaro – Israel Must Grow Up
PATRICIA DEGENARRO. "Israel Must Grow Up," Huffington Post, June 2, 2010.
THE INDEX – June 11, 2010
The Italian Senate has passed a controversial bill limiting police wiretaps but also imposing sanctions on newspapers that publish information obtained from these wiretaps.
THE INDEX – June 10, 2010
Iranian officials have closed down a factory that was producing figurines of citizens who died in election protests last year. The factory’s managing director, known only by his initials H.M., had campaigned for an opposition candidate in the elections and made the statuettes to commemorate those who had been killed in their aftermath.
Eric Alterman – Israel Agonistes
ERIC ALTERMAN. "Israel Agonistes," The Nation, June 2, 2010.
Alon Ben-Meir – When Reason Is Forsaken
ALONE BEN-MEIR. "When Reason is Forsaken," The Huffington Post, June 3, 2010.