International – Page 607

Coup supporter shuts down community TV

July 18, 2003

Catia TV – Venezuela’s longest-running community television station – was shut down last week by Caracas Mayor Alfredo Peña. Peña was one of the chief supporters of the failed April 2002 coup d’etat against democratically-elected Venezuelan...

Soldier doesnt like Iraq War either

July 18, 2003

Before he was sent to the Middle East, a young soldier from Texas began corresponding by e-mail with some of us in Dallas. His view of the war and army life was considerably different from what...

Cuba-bound caravan gets Wisconsin welcome

July 18, 2003

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee Committee to Normalize Relations with Cuba brought together members of Central United Methodist Church, solidarity activists, Cuban Americans, members of the Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and a contingent of...

Cuban and U.S. youth to exchange views

July 18, 2003

On July 23 over 250 young people participating in the 3rd U.S.-Cuba Youth Exchange will begin their nine-day trip to Cuba, where they will meet Cuban youth and students and discuss many of the pressing issues...

White House lies prompt call for inquiry

July 18, 2003

As President Bush and other administration officials scramble to explain away their use of doctored evidence to launch a preemptive war on Iraq, calls for independent, bipartisan investigations grow. Mounting evidence shows that the administration’s top...