International

                
  • CAFTA disaster opposed

    CAFTA disaster opposed

    June 11, 2004

    DALLAS – North Texans were among the many Americans worried when the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was signed May 28 by the foreign ministers of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and U.S....

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  • Venezuelan unionists champion democracy

    Venezuelan unionists champion democracy

    June 11, 2004

    NEW YORK – New York’s Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) hosted a panel discussion of Venezuelan labor leaders here May 26. The delegation included leading members of the Venezuelan Transport Workers, Public Service Workers, Grain...

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  • Support our troops: bring them home now!

    Support our troops: bring them home now!

    June 11, 2004 By Marilyn Bechtel

    Events on both coasts last week reflected the worry growing throughout the country about the impact on soldiers and their families of ever-lengthening deployments in Iraq and Kuwait.

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  • New stage in Iraqs struggle vs. occupation

    New stage in Iraqs struggle vs. occupation

    June 4, 2004 By Susan Webb

    News Analysis With the naming of an interim Iraqi government following a contentious process, Iraq’s struggle for sovereignty and an end to the U.S. occupation enters a new phase.

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  • International notes

    International notes

    June 4, 2004

    Venezuela: Economy is growing The Central Bank says Venezuela’s economy grew by nearly 30 percent in the first quarter 2004, compared to the same period last year, Venezuelanalysis.com reported. In the first quarter of 2003, a...

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