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The article presents the author's insights on international human rights after the 9/11 terrorists attack in the U.S. and the recognition of the trends of behaviour and legal issues in the advocacy for human rights and peaceful resolution. The author mentions the designed and implemented agenda of the U.S. and Great Britain concerning a unified intent of regime change in Iraq. Moreover, he notes the displacement of human rights on three themes namely jurisdiction, attributability and applicable law, incorporating for instance Guantanamo Bay. He provides an extensive discussion of the three themes in the context of U.S. and Great Britain and asserts that the prevention of the recurrence of terrible violations calls for seriously taking the commitment to human rights and the rule of law.

Events since 11 September 2001 have brought to light debates about the revival of public diplomacy and the role of propaganda in domestic and global communications. This article analyzes American strategies to manipulate information and to `manage the media against the backdrop of the ongoing war on terrorism and of the conflict in Iraq. It explores the problematic tension between democratic ideals and principles toward openness alongside government and military needs of operational security and to secure public support in a `war' that has been declared on global terrorism. This ongoing tension requires a genuine movement toward more open media and advocacy on the part of global citizens, including the strengthening of independent and non- corporate media, in order to challenge prevailing media that are subject to government and military influence. In a democracy, when things go wrong at home, it becomes much more difficult to project a positive image abroad. The impact of these trends in undermining the messages of public diplomacy overseas helps to explain both the success of US propaganda at home and its failure abroad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]