International
50 years later, new plots against Iran
September 5, 2003“Regime change” is not a new policy. Fifty years ago, on Aug. 19, 1953, the CIA with British assistance embarked on a similar policy with catastrophic consequences. Its damaging effects are still being felt in the...
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Chile remembers 1973 coup
September 5, 2003Chileans are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fascist coup and the murder of former President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973, in a variety of ways. Allende was the first Socialist to win the position...
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Israeli assassination of Palestinians condemned
September 5, 2003The Israeli air force assassinated two leaders of the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas party, Aug. 30. The helicopter rocket attack on the Hamas leaders’ car, on a main street of a Gaza Strip refugee...
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Koreas remain dangerous flashpoint
September 5, 2003Last week’s six-country meeting on reducing tensions and easing the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula ended with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The three-day talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States,...
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Iraq crisis escalates: Bush seeks to share burden, keep U.S. control
September 5, 2003In yet another escalation of terrorist violence in Iraq, a massive car bomb killed one of the country’s most prominent Shiite religious leaders and some 100 others in the holy city of Najaf Aug. 29. It...
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