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Worldnotes – June 7, 2008
June 7, 2008Czech Republic: Resistance grows to U.S. bases In Prague, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar not to expect their hunger strikes to keep U.S. missile tracking systems out of the Czech Republic....
Read moreCuban Five lose appeal, protests build
June 6, 2008Almost ten months after defense attorneys presented oral arguments, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals June 4 delivered bad news to prisoners Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez; Rene Gonzalez; Ramon Labanino; and Antonio Guerrero, collectively known...
Read moreDollars for Cuban anti-govt groups flow from Miami
May 30, 2008Cuban news media are charging the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba with being a bagman for groups seeking to overthrow Cuba’s government. Beginning May 19, Cuban news broadcasts have focused on e-mail communications, video and audio...
Read moreWorldnotes – May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008Venezuela: Solidarity = medical education Venezuela’s Latin American School of Medicine last week welcomed 411 young people from 11 nations entering upon a free six-year medical education course. Posted to locations throughout the country, they will...
Read moreMOVIE REVIEW Before the Rains
May 30, 2008MOVIE REVIEW – Before the Rains Directed by Santosh Sivan Merchant Ivory Products, 2007 98 mins. Rated PG-13 The movie “Before the Rains” should be used as an example to illustrate the main points of Frederick...
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