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  • Recall attempt unfolds in Venezuela

    Recall attempt unfolds in Venezuela

    September 12, 2003

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his country’s movement for independence and democracy are facing a new round of destabilization efforts. Venezuela, the world’s fifth largest oil-producing country, is facing a recall battle.

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  • Vieques activists warn of speculators

    Vieques activists warn of speculators

    September 12, 2003

    In a “Special Report from the Peace and Justice Camp,” peace activists in Vieques, Puerto Rico, are warning that there are “speculators and foreign economic interests that seek control of our lands.” The Peace and Justice...

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  • International Notes

    International Notes

    September 5, 2003

    Chile: Pinochet trial blocked Chile’s appeals court has blocked the latest effort to bring former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet to justice for the disappearances and killings of thousands of political opponents including Communist Party members, following...

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  • 50 years later, new plots against Iran

    50 years later, new plots against Iran

    September 5, 2003

    “Regime change” is not a new policy. Fifty years ago, on Aug. 19, 1953, the CIA with British assistance embarked on a similar policy with catastrophic consequences. Its damaging effects are still being felt in the...

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  • Chile remembers 1973 coup

    Chile remembers 1973 coup

    September 5, 2003

    Chileans are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fascist coup and the murder of former President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973, in a variety of ways. Allende was the first Socialist to win the position...

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