International – Page 561

Soldiers dad: Aid needed for Baghdad hospital

February 20, 2004

SAN DIEGO – Fernando Suárez del Solar is a man with a mission. Meeting this determined and compassionate father at a local social justice center here (a pink house on a working-class street corner) evokes a...

New challenges to Israels apartheid wall

February 19, 2004

More than 3,000 Israelis and Palestinians participated in the largest demonstration yet against the Israeli “separation wall” on Feb. 7. The demonstration took place in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, where a segment of the 30-foot-high concrete...

Châvez to U.S.: Stop meddling

February 19, 2004

CARACAS – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has again called on the U.S. government to stop meddling in the country’s affairs, after revealing declassified U.S. documents proving that Washington is financing groups seeking to oust him. Last...

Haiti: a coup détat in the making

February 19, 2004 By Mark Almberg

The political crisis in Haiti reached a boiling point this week as violence by opponents of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide intensified, particularly in the northern part of the country, while right-wing elements in the capital stepped up...

German parties in a crisis

February 19, 2004

BERLIN – Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany no longer leads his Social Democratic Party (SPD). While remaining head of the government, he has turned over running the party to his right-hand man, Franz Muentefering, and replaced...