As of Feb. 29 the 41,000-member Teachers’ Federation of Puerto Rico (FMPR) was maintaining an open-ended strike at public schools that started on Feb. 21 over wages, classroom size and health issues. Meanwhile, controversy continued over the role of Change… Read moreNew York labor boss denies designs on Puerto Rico teachers union
Electronic Journal & Daily Report ROMA DEMAND REMEMBRANCE Czech Republic Intransigent on Honoring the Forgotten Holocaust by Gwendolyn Albert, WW4 Report PHANTOM REPUBLICS Kosovo’s Independence Reverberates Across Eurasia by Rene Wadlow, Toward Freedom THREATENED GROVES OF GALILEE Palestinians Struggle for… Read moreIssue #143 March 2008
Perspectives on Colombia from the US Civil War by Paul Wolf, Upside Down World On February 4, up to a million Colombians participated in public demonstrations against the FARC insurgency. Organized by supporters of President Alvaro Uribe Velez, the call… Read moreCIVIL WARS, NORTH AND SOUTH
Continue ReadingCIVIL WARS, NORTH AND SOUTHA man claiming to be Jaber al-Banna (also rendered Elbaneh), a Yemeni-American who is among the FBI’s most wanted terrorism suspects, showed up in a Yemeni court Feb. 23—and was allowed to walk free, surprising the attendees. Al-Banna’s appearance was… Read moreYemen lets jihadi walk free?
The third suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwest in as many days left up to 40 dead and 30 wounded near Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier Province, March 2. The bomber struck a grand jirga of five tribes in Zarghon… Read moreDefeated at polls, Pakistan’s Islamists strike back with bombs
