W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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U.S.
U.S. intervention in Cuba continues via “civil society” groups
October 7, 2016For the United States, old interventionist habits die hard.
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U.S.
High death rates of mothers in childbirth
October 3, 2016"Motherhood and apple pie" used to be sacrosanct, according to the old adage. Now motherhood is in trouble.
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News
U.S. project of regime change in Cuba is still on
September 22, 2016U.S. intervention masked as "democracy promotion" violates any pretense of normal U.S.-Cuban relations.
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News
Colombian paramilitaries advance as peace plebiscite approaches
September 21, 2016Paramilitary violence threatens efforts to end Colombia's 52-year civil war. Time to demand the U.S. government no longer support them.
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News
For 25th year, Cuba seeks UN resolution on blockade
September 20, 2016Cuba reports to the General Assembly so members can see the blockade through Cuban eyes. In 2015, 191 nations voted to end it; not the U.S. and Israel.
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Opinion
Give Guantanamo back to Cuba
September 14, 2016For over 100 years, the U.S. has occupied 45 square miles of land and water in Guantanamo province in eastern Cuba. It's time to give it back.
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News
IRS bullies Pastors for Peace, Cuba solidarity activists – petition
September 2, 2016The IRS appears to be targeting the faith-based group, which has for decades sent caravans of goods to Cuba as an act of civil disobedience.
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News
Peace agreement in Colombia ends brutal, decades-long war
August 26, 2016The agreement signed August 24 represents final approval of preliminary agreements reached by the FARC and the Colombian government.
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