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Israels Gaza invasion aimed at ousting Hamas

July 14, 2006

Despite a rising world outcry against the Israeli government’s attack on the Gaza Strip last week, the Israeli military continued to push ahead with a large-scale offensive that appeared to be aimed at bringing down the...

Rally confronts Bush on war, minimum wage

July 14, 2006

CHICAGO — About 200 people rallied outside the Hilton Hotel in this city’s downtown area July 7, protesting George W. Bush’s presence at a Republican fundraiser. Here is a sampling of some of their comments. Elizabeth...

Bush retreat fails to silence demand: Close Guantanamo!

July 14, 2006

WASHINGTON — Fighters for justice and peace greeted a Pentagon memo saying that 1,000 or more detainees at secret U.S. military prisons around the world are protected by the Geneva Conventions. They called for the closing...

Rape, killings of Iraqis called tip of the iceberg

July 14, 2006 By Susan Webb

Former Army Pfc. Steven Green was arrested this month and charged with raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her, her parents and her 5-year-old sister on March 12 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.

Mumbai Blasts: Foil Heinous Aim of Terrorists

July 13, 2006

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: The series of bomb blasts on the suburban railways in Mumbai is a vicious terrorist attack. The death toll has touched...