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The Party of Hope
March 28, 2007Let me say that I am happy and proud to speak today at the opening of the Communist Party, USA’s papers at the Tamiment Library of NYU. I hope I do well because this really important...
Read moreNorth Korea condemns Japanese governments attempt to white-wash history
March 13, 2007The declaration by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan will renounce its 1993 apology for his country’s forcing of Chinese, Korean and other Asian women into becoming sex slaves — euphemistically called “comfort women” —...
Read moreOn a mission for justice: School of the Americas Watch travels to Colombia and Panama
March 9, 2007On return from our SOA Watch delegation to Colombia and Panama, I traveled by bus to Caracas with my son, Pachi. I took advantage of the long ride to sift through my notes from the trip....
Read moreReflections on returning to Vietnam
March 2, 2007I recently came back from a remarkable return visit to Vietnam. My first trip to Vietnam was in 1972 during the war, when Nixon decided to bomb Hanoi during the Christmas holidays. The contrast with today’s...
Read moreScore one for diplomacy
February 16, 2007In a new and promising development, the United States and North Korea have reached tentative agreement on a far-reaching pact that could ultimately result in North Korea ending its nuclear program. In return, it is to...
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