Having lost his constitution reform vote by a razor-thin margin, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez said he will accept the results—with caveats. “I faced a great dilemma,” he said. “I wanted to wait until the results were irreversible, but we cannot… Read moreChávez accepts defeat —”for now”
Dear WW4 REPORT Readers: WW4 REPORT now enters its sixth year of struggle: to provide an ongoing record of the Global War on Terrorism, and its impacts on human rights, democracy and ecology. To bring the news from the “forgotten… Read moreSPECIAL MESSAGE TO OUR READERS
Continue ReadingSPECIAL MESSAGE TO OUR READERSSurvivors of Cold War Nuclear Testing Say No to Revived Weapons Program by Lisa Mullenneaux They have heard it all before. Residents near the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles from Las Vegas, call themselves “downwinders” because they disproportionately suffer from… Read moreDOWNWINDERS CATCH THE DRIFT
Continue ReadingDOWNWINDERS CATCH THE DRIFTMilitarization and the “Mérida Initiative” by Laura Carlsen, Foreign Policy in Focus After months of talks, President George W. Bush finally announced the “security cooperation” plan for Mexico. On Oct. 22, he sent a request for $500 million in supplemental… Read morePLAN MEXICO
Continue ReadingPLAN MEXICOA Threat to What Was Won Through Struggle from El Libertario, Caracas This is the editorial from the November edition of the Venezuelan anarchist journal El Libertario, analyzing the controversy over the pending constitutional reform, from a position harshly critical… Read moreVENEZUELA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM:
Continue ReadingVENEZUELA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM:What’s at Stake by Sujatha Fernandes, ZNet On Sunday Dec. 2, Venezuelans will return to the voting booths to ratify or reject two slates of constitutional reforms, 33 of which have been proposed by President Hugo Chávez and 36 additional… Read moreVENEZUELA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM:
Continue ReadingVENEZUELA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM:Iranian Left-Opposition Activist Azar Majedi Says No to Both by Riposte Laique Azar Majedi is founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iran, and a veteran of a generation of struggle against dictatorial regimes—first against the Shah, and then… Read moreAGAINST U.S. AGGRESSION; AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
Continue ReadingAGAINST U.S. AGGRESSION; AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLICIssouf ag-Maha on Music, Culture and the Guerilla Struggle in Niger by Bill Weinberg Issouf ag-Maha is a political leader of the Tuareg people of Niger, and a social activist involved in numerous humanitarian efforts in Niger and elsewhere in… Read moreVOICE OF THE TUAREG RESISTANCE
Continue ReadingVOICE OF THE TUAREG RESISTANCEElectronic Journal & Daily Report VOICE OF THE TUAREG RESISTANCE Issouf ag-Maha on Music, Culture and the Guerilla Struggle in Niger by Bill Weinberg, WW4 REPORT AGAINST U.S. AGGRESSION; AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC Iranian Left-Opposition Activist Azar Majedi Says No… Read moreIssue #. 140. December 2007
