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  • They have the gall

    They have the gall

    January 13, 2009

    The arrogance of attempts by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and George W. Bush to fool us is unbounded. Here’s why. In Colombia, thousands of indigenous people, peasants, unionists and leftists have been murdered or disappeared, mostly...

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  • Cuba stars at Brazil integration summit

    Cuba stars at Brazil integration summit

    January 13, 2009

    News analysis Two recent happenings are of signal importance for the future of Latin American politics. They are the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s socialist revolution on Jan. 1, 2009 and a gathering in Brazil on Dec....

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  • Gaza Crisis: Analysis and a Way Forward

    Gaza Crisis: Analysis and a Way Forward

    January 11, 2009

    Gaza Crisis: Analysis and a Way ForwardThank you for joining us for this special interview with Susan Webb of the People's Weekly World. Webb has covered the Middle East for the People's Weekly World, www.pww.org, for...

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  • WORLD NOTES: January 17

    WORLD NOTES: January 17

    January 9, 2009

    Peru: Witchhunt builds Late last month Judge Omar Pimentel ruled that 13 labor and leftist political leaders would be confined to their homes during a 15-day investigation period. They included Renan Raffo Munoz, head of the...

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  • Why do they hate Cuba?

    Why do they hate Cuba?

    January 8, 2009

    The U.S. government assumes that regular rules don’t apply to Cuba. Take for example the arms shipments proceeding from Honduras to Florida. Neither the U.S. military nor a military contractor is involved. Instead, Sanco Global Arms...

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