International – Page 214

10 years later, Iraq war holds big lessons

March 19, 2013 By PW Editorial

President Bush launched a war that directly killed nearly 4,500 U.S. troops and at least 121,000 Iraqis, and wounded over 33,000 U.S. soldiers and countless Iraqis.

France and U.K. decide to go all out in Syria, others have doubts

March 18, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Francois Hollande and David Cameron announced that their governments would push for an end to the European Union embargo on selling weapons to rebel forces in Syria.

Poor people in the U.S. also benefitted from Venezuelan oil

March 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Chavez cared about the poor at a time when "some of the wealthiest people on our planet have more money than they can ever reasonably expect to spend."

Groups fight to remove Cuba from “terrorism sponsors” list

March 11, 2013 By Emile Schepers

A consortium of organizations announced a new push to get Cuba taken off the State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list.

Chavez’s legacy

March 7, 2013 By Mark Weisbrot

He was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins, and will be mourned not only by Venezuelans but by many Latin Americans who appreciate what he did for the region.