International – Page 594

Israeli assassination of Palestinians condemned

September 5, 2003

The Israeli air force assassinated two leaders of the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas party, Aug. 30. The helicopter rocket attack on the Hamas leaders’ car, on a main street of a Gaza Strip refugee...

Koreas remain dangerous flashpoint

September 5, 2003

Last week’s six-country meeting on reducing tensions and easing the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula ended with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The three-day talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States,...

Iraq crisis escalates: Bush seeks to share burden, keep U.S. control

September 5, 2003 By Susan Webb

In yet another escalation of terrorist violence in Iraq, a massive car bomb killed one of the country’s most prominent Shiite religious leaders and some 100 others in the holy city of Najaf Aug. 29. It...

Bush Iraq policy seen as failure

August 29, 2003 By Susan Webb

Following the devastating bombing of the United Nations office in Baghdad, talk is increasingly turning to the failure of the Bush administration’s unilateralist Iraq policies and its “war on terrorism.”

Stop the FTAA, On to Miami!

August 29, 2003

Thousands will be marching in the streets of Miami, Florida, during the week of Nov. 17-21, protesting the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA). They will pour into Miami from all over the country...