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  • Cuba: Weathering the storms, from Gustav to Ike

    Cuba: Weathering the storms, from Gustav to Ike

    September 9, 2008

    HAVANA – (Sept. 8) A little report on the TV just updated the situation in Guantanamo. The entire province is without electricity. Cuba has a policy of turning off electricity and gas, as a preventive measure...

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  • Colombia scapegoats left opposition

    Colombia scapegoats left opposition

    September 5, 2008

    Peace in Colombia, seen as humanitarian exchanges of prisoners and negotiations with guerrilla insurgents, took a hit recently with the government revving up a smear campaign against leftists. With approval ratings allegedly approaching 91 percent, President...

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  • Afghanistan: Protests grow over civilian deaths

    Afghanistan: Protests grow over civilian deaths

    September 5, 2008

    New protests erupted in Afghanistan this week as the number of civilians dying during U.S. and NATO attacks on insurgents continues to soar. In the capital city, Kabul, hundreds of protesters blocked the highway to Pakistan...

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  • World Notes: September 6

    World Notes: September 6

    September 5, 2008

    Gaza: Aid, solidarity arrive by sea Two ships loaded with humanitarian aid arrived in Gaza from Cyprus on Aug. 24. Aboard were 46 international solidarity activists. The Free Gaza Movement, organizer of the shipment, described the...

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  • Washington’s echo in Iran

    Washington’s echo in Iran

    September 4, 2008

    As Iran struggles to win the confidence of the West to head off a military attack, the ordinary people of the country struggle daily with rising prices and growing unemployment. It can only be with a...

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