International – Page 574

U.S. exporting tools of torture

December 12, 2003

The Bush administration and big business interests are colluding in the sale of “tools of torture,” according to an Amnesty International report titled “The Pain Merchants” released on Dec. 2. The report focuses on the export...

Venezuela: Referendum provokes new crisis

December 12, 2003

Once again Venezuela draws all the attention in Latin America’s evolving scene with the development of a new political crisis. This time it is due to the announced “success” in collecting signatures calling for a voter...

U.S. military attacks Iraqi trade unions

December 12, 2003 By Susan Webb

A U.S. occupation force involving 10 armored vehicles and dozens of soldiers attacked the headquarters of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions in Baghdad, Dec. 6. They arrested eight of its leaders and members, who were...

Cuba develops low-cost childrens vaccine

December 5, 2003

Cuban researchers have developed the first synthetic vaccine against the bacteria that causes pneumonia and meningitis, the main cause of almost half of the infections of children under five in the developing world. According to UNICEF,...

Guantanamo prisoners to be released

December 5, 2003

Facing pressure from a Supreme Court challenge and increasing tension over the issue with the British government, the Bush administration has decided to release up to 100 of the estimated 660 prisoners from 44 countries held...