W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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Deposed President Zelaya returns to Honduras
June 1, 2011"Our cry is for return of all rights and guarantees of Honduran democracy," Zelaya told supporters. "We are heading for a constituent assembly to win back power."
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World Notes: Venezuela, Somalia, Fiji and more
May 27, 2011Sanctions on Iran hit Venezuela; labor rights under siege in Iraq, Fiji and Turkey; humanitarian crisis in Somalia; and Cuba at the UN.
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Colombian court blocks witch-hunts
May 25, 2011The top court issued a writ of prohibition in the case of former Congressman Wilson Borja, ending investigation into allegations he had connections with the FARC.
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Chavez’s jailing of Colombian political refugee causes outrage
May 2, 2011An arrest near Caracas triggered questions about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and protagonist of continent-wide emancipation knuckling under to Colombia.
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World Notes: Brazil, Turkey, Laos – and more
April 28, 2011Some 80,000 workers stopped work in mid March at hydroelectric plants, refineries, and electric generating facilities in "the biggest social protest by workers in many years," according to upsidedownworld.org.
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Reject terrorism, extradite Posada
April 26, 2011The time is overdue for justice-minded people to organize to secure terrorist Luis Posada's extradition to Venezuela.
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Cuban Communist Party congress recalls victories, projects more
April 25, 2011At the Cuban Communist Party's sixth congress, it was an occasion for remembering and rededication.
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World Notes: Finland, Honduras, Japan – and more
April 22, 2011Buoyed by opposition to EU bailouts and disillusionment with government scandals and arrivals of new immigrants, the populist True Finn Party won 19.1 percent of the votes in elections April 17.
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