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  • The murder of Bhutto: Cold War fallout

    The murder of Bhutto: Cold War fallout

    January 11, 2008 By Norman Markowitz

    The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan last month has a direct relationship to the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, the subject of “Charlie Wilson’s War,” the Hollywood “comedy” in which a corrupt congressman and...

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  • Getting to the root of Kenyas conflict

    Getting to the root of Kenyas conflict

    January 11, 2008

    The sitting president, Mwai Kibaki, supported by an entrenched ruling class, faces masses of ordinary Kenyans who voted for Raila Odinga, the popularly-named “people’s president” who they believe was denied victory in elections on Dec. 27....

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  • World notes: Jan. 12, 2008

    World notes: Jan. 12, 2008

    January 11, 2008 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

    Nigeria: Russians compete for natural gas Turkey: Women win strike China: Legislation benefits workers Italy: Marchers denounce U.S. base Venezuela: Chavez issues amnesty

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  • Its becoming more and more risky for an Iraqi woman to work

    Its becoming more and more risky for an Iraqi woman to work

    January 5, 2008

    Spotlight interview: Hashemiyya Muhsin Hussein, president, Electricity Workers’ Union of Basra. This interview was conducted by Natacha David on Nov. 28, and was featured on the web site of the International Trade Union Confederation, . BRUSSELS,...

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  • Iraq: Is U.S. surging trouble?

    Iraq: Is U.S. surging trouble?

    January 4, 2008 By Susan Webb

    Bloody suicide bombings continued to slaughter dozens of Iraqi civilians in recent weeks, and a new United Nations report says that 2 million Iraqi children suffer from malnutrition, disease and disrupted schooling.

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