W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World Notes: Austria, Bolivia, Cuba, Eritrea, Gaza, South Korea
December 29, 2009In this World Notes, the Austrian Parliament last month authorized civil unions between same-sex couples; Bolivia on climate change, Cuba on nutrition, sanctions on Eritrea, PFLP marks 42nd anniversary, South Korean autoworkers opt for bonuses.
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World Notes: Western Sahara, Iraq, Chile, Canada, Indonesia, Cuba
December 22, 2009After taking Aminatou Haidar to a hospital on Dec. 17, Spanish authorities removed the "Saharan Gandhi" from the Canary Islands to Western Sahara.
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ALBA marks fifth anniversary at Havana summit
December 20, 2009Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed representatives of ALBA nations to Havana Dec. 11-14 for their eighth summit meeting.
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Cuba’s detention of U.S. agent is revealing
December 20, 2009Facts every now and then intrude upon fakery and secrets. The New York Times reported Dec. 11 on the detention a week earlier of a U.S. agent in Havana.
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World Notes: Kenya, Thailand, Egypt, France, Colombia, Cuba
December 18, 2009Kenya: The Dandora waste disposal site serves Nairobi's four million people.
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Conservative presidential candidate takes Chilean vote
December 15, 2009Presidential and congressional elections on Dec. 13 were bad news for the Chilean left and working class.
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Class conflict surfaces at climate summit
December 14, 2009Half way into the 15th UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen on December 7-18, 100,000 demonstrators from 500 different organizations were in the streets protesting.
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Terrorist activities surface as anti-terrorists are sentenced
December 12, 2009Critics of the resentencing this month of three of the Cuban Five prisoners in U.S. jails focused once more on U. S. "double standards."
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