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Letters – June 7, 2008
June 7, 2008Israel at 60 We were disappointed by Ari Goldman’s opinion piece “Israel at 60 — Why celebrations are muted” (PWW5/24-30). Goldman claims that Israel has enjoyed “unparalleled success at assimilating a majority immigrant population from all...
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Worldnotes – June 7, 2008
June 7, 2008Czech Republic: Resistance grows to U.S. bases In Prague, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar not to expect their hunger strikes to keep U.S. missile tracking systems out of the Czech Republic....
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Cuban Five lose appeal, protests build
June 6, 2008Almost ten months after defense attorneys presented oral arguments, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals June 4 delivered bad news to prisoners Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez; Rene Gonzalez; Ramon Labanino; and Antonio Guerrero, collectively known...
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Letters – May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008Fascist mayor terrorizes Rome As of May, the new mayor of Rome pledges to incite the “immediate expulsion” of illegal immigrants in Rome. Many of these immigrants are the thousands of Roma (Gypsies) residing in 85...
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Worldnotes – May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008Venezuela: Solidarity = medical education Venezuela’s Latin American School of Medicine last week welcomed 411 young people from 11 nations entering upon a free six-year medical education course. Posted to locations throughout the country, they will...
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