International notes
Greece: Olympic construction takes big toll Colombia: Communist farm co-op leader killed South Africa: Metalworkers warn of strike Ukraine: Mourning mine disaster
Chvez foe calls for violence, dictatorship
CARACAS – Venezuelan opposition leader and two-time president Carlos Andres Perez has made a series of statements calling for violence to remove President Hugo Chávez from office, and hinting that the Venezuelan opposition may have to impose a dictatorial period to make his removal permanent.
Russian communists hit by dirty tricks
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation, with 560,000 members and roughly 10 million voters, is one of the world’s largest non-governing communist parties. It is also the only opposition party represented in the Russian State Duma.
