International – Page 504

Giant tollway to bisect Texas

July 28, 2006

DALLAS — Although a conspiratorial secrecy shrouds much of the plan, Texans are beginning to find out that tens of thousands of acres will be taken from them to create an incredibly wide transportation corridor running...

Mideast death toll renews call for cease-fire

July 28, 2006

U.S., Israel block peace efforts for Lebanon, Gaza His body riddled with shrapnel, Wissam Abdullah, 14, spoke from his hospital bed in the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon. Wissam is one of the few survivors...

Cuba peace caravan members return to U.S.

July 21, 2006

The 17th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba crossed back into the United States via Hidalgo, Texas, on the morning of July 17, after delivering 60 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba and participating in...

Stop the Israeli assault on Lebanon and Gaza

July 21, 2006

Statement by the Communist Party USA The Communist Party USA strongly condemns the Israeli assault on Lebanon which has killed almost 300 mostly civilian Lebanese in its first eight days. Infrastructure has been smashed, thousands of...

Overthrow: Looking beyond the rhetoric

July 21, 2006

BOOK REVIEW Stephen Kinzer has previously authored or co-authored definitive studies on the CIA’s overthrow of democratic governments in Iran (1953) and in Guatemala (1954). Now in his latest work, “Overthrow,” Kinzer widens the scope of...