International
Carter condemns Israeli/U.S. policy toward Palestine
January 19, 2007Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid By Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster, 2006 Hardcover, 288 pp., $27 Book review Books by former presidents are usually the material for historians and history buffs. Readers look for revelations explaining decisions...
Read moreBolivarian socialism gains momentum
January 19, 2007President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by his overwhelming re-election on Dec. 3, has moved Venezuela’s revolutionary process into high gear. Two other landmarks of his presidency have similarly been followed by periods of intensified change: his election...
Read moreWashington finally brings charges against Posada
January 19, 2007On Jan. 11 a federal grand jury indicted Luis Posada Carriles on one charge of fraud and six counts of lying about his illegal arrival in the United States on March 17, 2005. The charges are...
Read moreWashington finally brings criminal charges against Posada
January 17, 2007On Jan. 11 a federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas, indicted Luis Posada Carriles on one charge of fraud and six counts of lying about his illegal arrival in the United States on March 17,...
Read moreYugoslavia past, present and future
January 17, 2007When the term “balkanization” is used, it has long meant to break a territory or a region up into hostile, unmanageable parts. The Balkans have long been portrayed in imperialist ideology as a region filled with...
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