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May 15, 2003

Iraq: Agriculture in danger Agriculture in Iraq is on the verge of collapse, raising fears that many of the country’s 24.5 million people will go hungry this summer, the London Observer said this week. The Observer...

Cuba rejects U.S. terrorism claims

May 15, 2003

The Cuban Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Cuba’s inclusion in the list of countries allegedly sponsoring international terrorism the U.S. government issued April 30. “The Bush administration is once again lying to the U.S. and international...

Israeli troops raid Peoples Party offices

May 15, 2003

Israeli troops raided the headquarters of the secretary general of the Palestinian People’s Party in Ramallah on Friday evening, May 9. The Israeli troops searched the headquarters and confiscated a large number of files and documents...

Vieques: Celebration and commitment

May 9, 2003

Hundreds of people stood waiting outside the gates of Camp Garcia, the U.S. Navy’s firing zone in the island municipality of Vieques. They were waiting until 12:01 AM, May 1, the first full day when the...

Cinco de Mayo has many lessons

May 7, 2003 By Emile Schepers

Cinco de Mayo celebrations across the U.S. and Mexico are an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the inequalities caused by imperialism and debt, and to redouble anti-imperialist solidarity, upholding the principle of national sovereignty for...