Tuning Out the Taliban

Pakistani pop musicians are propelling anti-American messages. The lyrics reflect widespread views among their young educated fans who say Pakistan’s problem is the West, not the Taliban.

See the video here

Eating Fish

photo by George Billard

Daniel Pauly, a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleted the number of fish in the oceans. Read and listen to an interview about this important issue here.

Kristof on Afghanistan

Nicholas D. Kristof

Tonight, Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is addressing Network 20/20.  Read his recent column on education instead of arms in Afghanistan here.

Khamenei Cracks The Whip

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned opposition leaders Friday of a “harsh response” if they continued speaking out against the government, a move that analysts said opened the way for their possible arrest.

Read the rest of this NY Times article here.

Read about the steps being taken to discredit the allegations of rape.

Some Call It Enhanced Interrogation

Abtahi before and during his trial

The prosecution and show trials of those against the stolen election continues.  Above is Mohammad Ali Abtahi, the former Vice-President and reformist blogger as he appeared before and during his trial. He is now blogging from prison and writes there was no significant election fraud.  He certainly looks like a man who has been broken. As Grouch Marx once said, “Are you going to believe me or your own lying eyes?”

Bacevich on Afghanistan

Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich

Dr. Andrew Bacevich opines on the war the U.S. cannot win in Afghanistan.  Read it here.

Sober Reading

Download the 2009 Arab Human Development Report

Network 20/20’s Pakistan Report

Watch the first in our video series on Pakistan.

Network 20/20 member Imtiaz Ali’s testimony on Pakistan to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee

You may be interested in this outstanding testimony from Network 20/20 member Imtiaz Ali before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on July 29, 2009. Imtiaz played a key role in our Pakistan project last year.

Imtiaz Ali's Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee

This week, breakfast hosted by Ambassador Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations

On July 30, Network 20/20 members will participate in an off-the-record discussion on “Brazil’s Burgeoning Economy” with Cesar Bonamigo, First Secretary to Ambassador Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations. As First Secretary, César Bonamigo is in charge of Human Rights, and social and economic affairs. His past experience in diplomacy includes multilateral work in peace and security, international trade negotiations, and trade promotion.

Here is a link to an article explaining why biofuel plays an essential role in the modern Brazil emerging on the global stage. 

 We invite you to share any articles or comments, as well as questions you plan to ask Mr. Bonamigo.