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Worldwide call grows for release of Cuban 5
September 22, 2006The international campaign to free the Cuban Five — five Cuban nationals who were arrested by the U.S. for monitoring Miami-based exiles trying to bomb and otherwise wreak havoc on Cuba — has sparked solidarity actions...
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Peoples assembly names Lopez Obrador president
September 22, 2006Delegates to an extraordinary National Democratic Convention in Mexico City last weekend chose Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as Mexico’s new president. They also decided to continue the campaign of peaceful civil resistance to prevent the officially...
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Non-Aligned Movement looks to new role
September 22, 2006The 14th summit conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Havana, Sept. 11-16, was the occasion for redefining the group’s purposes and future direction. Delegates attended from 118 nations, representing two-thirds of the world’s population....
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Gaza suffers under Israeli lockdown
September 22, 2006The Gaza Strip has nearly disappeared from the news since July when the Israeli assault on Lebanon began, but there is reason to believe the 1.4 million Palestinians effectively locked down in that tiny piece of...
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U.S.-backed regime in Haiti committed crimes
September 22, 2006An article in a prestigious British medical journal reveals that forces linked to Haiti’s previous U.S.-imposed interim government were responsible for widespread murder and rape. The Lancet study, titled “Human rights abuse and other criminal violations...
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