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”
Last week, a US-Canada oil pipeline exploded in Minnesota, briefly affecting global prices—and highlighting the criticality of Canadian resources to the US and global economy. Our November issue featured the story “Flashpoint in the Flathead: US-Canada War Looms Over Energy,… Read moreThe coming war with Canada: our readers write
Colombian prosecutors on Nov. 22 ordered the detention of an army captain, Guillermo Gordillo, for participating with paramilitary killers in the massacre of eight civilians, including three children, in San José de Apartadó in February 2005. (Fiscalia press release, Nov,… Read moreColombian army captain charged in Peace Community massacre
On Nov. 23, approximately 5,500 Colombian and Ecuadoran women marched for demilitarization, to end violence against women, to construct peace with dignity and social justice and for a negotiated solution to the conflict. Their celebration was to mark Nov. 25,… Read moreColombian, Ecuadoran women march for peace
From the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), Nov 27: Brutal Government Attacks on Community of Cutumay Camones Continue On November 22, the community of Cutumay Camones was again brutally attacked by the Salvadoran riot police… Read moreEl Salvador: attacks continue on water protesters
Children exposed to World Trade Center dust are at much higher risk for respiratory problems, according to a New York City Health Department survey. The survey of the 3,100 children who are enrolled in the city’s World Trade Center Health… Read moreNYC: 9-11 dust takes toll on children
From the International Federation of Journalists, Nov. 23, via AllAfrica: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged President Mamadou Tandja of Niger to take strong action for the release of two journalists accused of criminal offences following their coverage… Read moreFree speech under attack in Niger’s Tuareg war
The entire population of northern Niger’s remote desert town of Iferouane has fled, a local official told BBC last week. Deputy mayor Mohammed Oumma said 5,000 residents were displaced following army reprisals in operations against Tuareg guerillas. The government in… Read moreEthnic cleansing in Niger
Australia’s Labor Party prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd said Nov. 30 he will pull the country’s 550 combat troops out of Iraq by the middle of 2008. Rudd was elected in a landslide Nov. 24, ousting veteran conservative prime minister John… Read moreAustralia to quit bleeding Iraq
A nuclear war between Israel and Iran would be mutually devastating, but Israel might survive as a state, according to a new study by Anthony Cordesman of the DC-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. According to “Iran, Israel and… Read moreIsrael could “survive” nuke war with Iran: wonk
Six days before President Nicolas Sarkozy is to visit Algiers, the Algerian veterans’ minister Mohamed Cherif Abbas was quoted in the daily Al-Khabar Nov. 26 attributing Sarkozy’s rise to a “Jewish lobby” that holds sway over French politics, and implying… Read moreSarko-fascist Jew-baited as Franco-Intifada erupts again
Japan’s House of Councillors passed a bill Nov. 28 to end the nation’s air force mission in Iraq. Japan withdrew its ground troops from Iraq in July 2006, but a Japanese unit stationed in Kuwait still provides air support for… Read moreJapan’s upper house votes to end Iraq air mission
