Peace
War toll mounts … White House panics as GOPers jump ship on Iraq
July 13, 2007WASHINGTON — Lawmakers returned to the capital from a July 4th recess with their constituents’ urgent demands for an end to the Iraq war still ringing in their ears. The pressure is so intense that Republican...
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Gaza and after …
July 6, 2007After the tragic events in the Gaza Strip, and the complete takeover of Gaza by Hamas in a military coup, we think that it is important to stress the following points: (1) We condemn the military...
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Maine officials block Canadians Cuba donations
July 6, 2007Activists with Let Cuba Live of Maine and Quebecers with Caravane d’amitié Québec-Cuba engaged in a six-hour standoff with U.S. Homeland Security officials June 30 at the wilderness Coburn Gore border station in Maine. At issue...
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Darfur, oil and the China card
July 6, 2007Darfur has almost become a household word, and with good reason. The first human-made catastrophe of the 21st century, its death count combined with the huge humanitarian crisis staggers the imagination. Whether it’s the 400,000 claimed...
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Unity makes a better country possible
July 6, 2007U.S. Social Forum draws 10,000, links peace, worker rights and Katrina ATLANTA — Ten thousand community and human rights activists, trade unionists and young people converged in this city of epic civil rights struggles June 27-July...
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