Although it was only the attempt on a luxury cruise ship that made headlines, Somali pirates attacked five vessels last week, with shipping experts saying the operations were apparently directed from a mysterious “mother ship” prowling the busy Indian Ocean… Read morePirates and jihadis shake up Somalia
From NY Newsday, Nov. 14: Brooklyn man killed in hit and run BY ASHLEY HARRELL STAFF WRITER; Staff writer Luis Perez contributed to this story. A Brooklyn factory worker and father of three was killed in a hit and run… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican leader Vicente Fox of being a “puppy” of President Bush and warned: “Don’t mess with me, sir, because you’ll get stung.” Fox shot back Nov. 14 that “we have dignity in this country” and… Read moreVenezuela-Mexico tensions escalate
From the opening days of the Iraq campaign in March 2003, there were uncorroborated reports of use of chemical and other unconventional weapons. These reports emerged again with the re-taking of Fallujah one year ago. Thanks to the work of… Read moreWhite phosphorus in Fallujah?
A prominent French anti-globalization activist blamed the wave of urban unrest on failed government policies and the social and economic marginalization of immigrants. “Riots have nothing to do with Muslims, Arabs or African immigrants as propagated by the media,” JosĂ©… Read moreFrance: JosĂ© BovĂ© repudiates hatred
More than 500 troops of the Colombian National Police attacked a group of Nasa Indians who were occupying a plantation in the southwestern department of Cauca Nov. 10, leaving one dead and more than 40 injured. Belisario Camallo Guetoto, 16,… Read moreColombia: National Police attack Nasa indigenous land occupation
Hundreds of heavily armed Maoist guerillas stormed a jail in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, killing at least four people and freeing about 350 prisoners, including many fellow guerrillas. The rebels entered Jehanabad town the night of Nov. 13… Read moreIndia: Maoist guerillas raid prison
A forensic team working in the mass graves of Bosnia announced it had found the remains of 227 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre Nov. 11. Murat Hurtic, the lead excavator, said the exhumation at the village of Snagovo, 30… Read moreMore mass graves in Bosnia; Belgrade faces deadline on Mladic
From Palestine Monitor, Nov. 7: Thursday, November 3, was the first day of the post-Ramadan Eid al-Fitr holidays, the feast of fast-breaking, a three-day festival of family visits, new clothes, gifts, and a break from work and school. On that… Read morePalestinian boy killed on Eid; parents donate organs to Israelis
Arutz Sheva, arch-reactionary organ of the Israeli settler movement, is clearly overjoyed by this Nov. 13 tidbit: (IsraelNN.com) New York Senator and former US First Lady Hillary Clinton voiced her support for the Partition Wall Sunday. “The fence was built… Read moreHillary supports Apartheid Wall
This may be bad news for Detroit, but given fast-growing evidence of global climate destabilization, it’s damn good news for the rest of us. From the New York Times Nov. 2: DETROIT, Nov. 1 – October, which is the start… Read moreGlimmer of hope: SUV sales down
After threatening another popular uprising if stalled presidential elections were not allowed to proceed, Bolivian indigenous and populist leader Evo Morales hailed a deal to allow the race to proceed in December. The crisis, which had once again paralyzed Bolivia’s… Read moreBolivian elections to proceed —despite “conspiracy”?
