International

After U.S. invades Iraq, protests circle the globe

March 27, 2003

In the wake of last week’s attack on Iraq by U.S. and British troops, millions around the world poured into the streets for practically continuous anti-war actions. A small sampling follows. In India, thousands organized by...

Stop the war on our people

March 27, 2003

SHAQLAWA, Iraqi Kurdistan – At dawn, on Thursday, March 20, 2003, Iraq suffered what we have always feared and warned against. The U.S. forces launched their first missile attack on Iraq, signaling the breakout of the...

World leaders: Iraq war unjustified

March 22, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The decision by George W. Bush to launch a preemptive military strike against Iraq brought angry protests from apprehensive governments around the world.

Without French solidarity, would there be a U.S.A.?

March 21, 2003

Opinion Republican House leaders, enraged that France refuses to back George W. Bush’s Iraq war, have decreed that from now on french fries served in Capitol Hill dining halls are “freedom fries.” France is denounced as...

Chicagoans to hear about Venezuela

March 21, 2003

The Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, Dr. Bernardo Alvarez, will visit Chicago for a public presentation, March 28. The following is a recent letter Alvarez wrote to the U.S. press. The United States was founded...