International – Page 589

Soldier gets the word out

September 12, 2003

While we in Texas worry about the safety of our soldier friend in Iraq, he’s worrying about how to improve our PWW circulation. Here are more excerpts from his correspondence. Dear Jim, Did you know there...

International notes

September 12, 2003

Korea: DPRK proposes solutions The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea proposed “a package of solutions” to the nuclear issue during six-party talks held late last month in Beijing. The Korean Central News Agency said these include...

Recall attempt unfolds in Venezuela

September 12, 2003

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his country’s movement for independence and democracy are facing a new round of destabilization efforts. Venezuela, the world’s fifth largest oil-producing country, is facing a recall battle.

Japanese CP and CPUSA meet in Nagasaki

September 12, 2003

In Nagasaki on Aug. 8, the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and Communist Party USA (CPUSA) met to discuss their common struggle against the Bush foreign policy doctrine of first strike nuclear war. Nishiguchi Hikaru, JCP International...

Vieques activists warn of speculators

September 12, 2003

In a “Special Report from the Peace and Justice Camp,” peace activists in Vieques, Puerto Rico, are warning that there are “speculators and foreign economic interests that seek control of our lands.” The Peace and Justice...