Freedom’s on the march in Afghanistan—freedom of opium kingpins to exploit the peasantry and make a killing. The opium economy has exploded since the country’s “liberation” from the Taliban, and efforts by the Anglo-American-led occupation forces to crack down on… Read moreAfghanistan: “narco-state under NATO’s nose”
Hamed Abderrahmane, a Spanish national freed in February from over two years in detention at the US base at Guantanamo, Cuba, was sentenced on Oct. 5 by a Madrid court to six years in prison for belonging to a “terrorist… Read more“Spanish Taliban” convicted
Vice President Dick Cheney said that the US must be prepared to fight the War on Terrorism for decades. Speaking to US military personnel at the Association of the US Army in Washington DC, he said that the only way… Read moreCheney: “decades of war”
Moroccan troops killed six undocumented African migrants attempting to reach the Spanish-controlled enclave of Melilla on the Mediterranean coast Oct. 6. Citing Abdellah Bendhiba, the governor of Nador province, news accounts said the Africans were killed in a “violent” assault… Read moreMoroccan security forces kill African migrants; crisis grows over Spanish enclaves
On his October 4 visit to Nicaragua, US deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick met with President Enrique Bolaños and other senior officials to discuss the country’s ongoing political crisis. Speaking with reporters in Managua, Zoellick warned of stark consequences… Read moreU.S. threatens to tighten noose on Nicaragua
Plia Albeck, legal advisor to the Israeli government and known as the “mother of settlements,” died Sept. 27 at age 68, according to the Oct. 7 edition of New York’s weekly Jewish Press. In 24 years as head of the… Read moreIsrael’s “Mother of all settlements” dies
More bicycles than cars were sold in the United States over the past 12 months the US Chamber of Commerce reports, with rising gas prices prompting commuters to opt for two wheels instead of four. Not since the oil crisis… Read moreBicycle sales overtake cars
From Israel’s largest newspaper, Yediot Aharanot. A year ago, several high school students in an upscale section of Tel Aviv chained themselves to the gate of their school to keep out an army recruiter. As one of their number, Uri… Read moreIsraeli refuseniks in graphic street theater
Mexico was jolted by revelations this week by Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Clemente Vega linking elite Guatemalan commandos to a Mexican drug cartel operating on both sides of the US-Mexico border. In an appearance before the Mexican Senate, Gen. Clemente… Read moreGuatemalan commandos linked to Mexican cartels
From Electronic Intifada, Palestinian psychiatrist Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj describes the effect of sonic booms from Israeli war planes on Gaza: 28 September 2005 — During the last few days, Gaza was awakened from its dreams of liberation with horrible explosions… Read moreIsrael terrorizing Gazans with sonic booms
Surrounded by an uncertain climate following recent bombings and the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Harriri, the Palestinian refugee community in Lebanon is feeling the pinch: Pro-Syrian Palestinian group puts refugee camps on alert 29 September 2005 Daily Star Beirut… Read morePFLP-GC orders Palestinian refugee camps on alert in Lebanon
Steve Larson, a recent graduate of the University of Puget Sound, is presently in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, working with Common Ground Collective, a community self-help organization. This letter, online at United for Peace of Pierce County, reports… Read moreLetter from New Orleans
