Peace
Iran undergoes silent coup detat
February 27, 2004In the wake of the wholesale disqualification of 2,500 pro-reform candidates, the Feb. 20 parliamentary elections in Iran yielded predictable results: conservative forces gained the control of the Majlis, or national parliament. The barring of the...
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World Court holds hearings on Israeli wall
February 27, 2004Opening the oral hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of the Israeli government’s separation wall, Palestinian UN representative Nasser Kidwa said that the wall will render a two-state solution to...
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UN steps up role as Iraqis push for power
February 27, 2004United Nations election experts recently returned from Iraq told the UN Security Council this week a transfer of political power to an Iraqi government must happen by June 30, the previously agreed-upon deadline.
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Appealing for justice: the case of the Cuban 5
February 27, 2004Although there is not a shred of evidence to suggest that Cuba sponsors terrorism or is developing biological weapons programs, there is a great deal of evidence linking Washington to the 40-year old terrorist network that...
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Students to demand Books not bombs
February 26, 2004The Bush administration has cut funds for education drastically in the past three years, resulting in school closures, tuition hikes, overcrowded classrooms, and thousands of campus layoffs. On Thursday, March 4, thousands of students on hundreds...
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