W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
Petitioners urge President Obama, Free the Cuban Five!
December 6, 2010The Let Cuba Live Committee of Maine has launched a petition drive to put pressure on President Obama to free the Cuban Five political prisoners.
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World Notes: Cuba, Gaza and more
December 6, 2010From workers striking in Korea to Spanish complicity in U.S. war crimes, what's going on in the world.
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Cuba saves lives in cholera-stricken Haiti
December 2, 2010Cuban doctors care for 4o percent of Haitians suffering from cholera.
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World Notes: Japan, Israel, Cuba and more
November 16, 2010Western Sahara, Mexico, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Israel and Cuba: all the latest in international news.
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Recalling Colombia’s Patriotic Union tragedy
November 15, 2010Survivors of government persecution paid homage to Colombia's Patriotic Union, memorializing victims of slaughter of UP activists, which, after nearly a quarter century, is still ongoing.
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World Notes: Australia, Iran, Cuba and more
November 5, 2010Global warming and coral reefs; rape as an act of war; nuclear weapons, Russian labor laws and Venezuelan nationalization
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U.S.
Alarming U. S. public health statistics raise big questions
November 2, 2010In 1960 combined male and female life expectancy in the U.S. ranked fifth in the world, in 2000 it had fallen to 24th place, and 10 years later, in 2010, to 49th.
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On eight-nation trip, Chavez promotes multi-polar world
October 28, 2010On a eight-country tour, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed 69 agreements and said his country seeks to build a multi-polar world.
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