Dozens of protesters shouted, “Rumsfeld, you fascist, you are the terrorist,” on Aug. 17 as US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld presented a floral offering at the Tomb of the Heroes in downtown Asuncion during a brief visit to Paraguay. The… Read moreParaguayans Protest Rumsfeld
Escalating violence continues to make life unlivable in Haiti, with police forces and foreign “peacekeepers” contributing to the bloodshed–while those who flee to the neighboring Dominican Republic face racist attacks and mass deportations. From Weekly News Update on the Americas,… Read moreLynchings in Haiti; ethnic cleansing in Dominican Republic
Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has given Hugo Chavez ample reason for his paranoia, calling for the US to assassinate the Venezuelan president, calling him “a terrific danger” bent on exporting Communism and Islamic extremism across the Americas. “If he thinks… Read morePat Robertson: whack Chavez
Washington Post reported Aug. 21 that “US defense contractors are riding high these days, buoyed by rising Pentagon spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the high cost of homeland security in the US-declared war on… Read moreWashington Post: war good for business
Subcomandante Marcos, spokesman for the Zapatista rebels in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas, clarified that the group’s new political proposal does not support any candidate for the presidency in the 2006 elections, but neither does it encourage abstention. The masked… Read moreChiapas: Marcos clarifies stance on electoral contest
This one is so blatantly appalling that even the New York Times is aghast. What a sickening display we have to look forward to, and what an offense this political manipulation is to the victims of the attacks. Via TruthOut:… Read moreWhite House gears up for 9-11 hyper-exploitation
Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan called her mother’s stroke a “devastating blow” that has forced her to leave “Camp Casey” temporarily. She left Crawford, TX, Aug. 18 to be by her mother’s side at a Los Angeles hospital. In a message… Read moreCindy Sheehan: truth and propaganda
With the following pithy statement, the two monoliths of the anti-war movement in the US have agreed to cooperate on a joint demonstration in Washington next month: The two major antiwar coalitions that have initiated and organized for a massive… Read moreJoint anti-war rally called for Sept. 24; Iraq’s secular left betrayed
Mexico’s Social Development Secretary Josefina Vazquez Mota announced Aug. 19 that the country has lived through a “lost decade” and that poverty levels are slightly worse today than in 1994. In a speech at the National Congress to Combat Poverty… Read moreMexico: NAFTA, transgenic maize impacts assessed
1980s nostalgia fans should enjoy the political battle which is heating up in Nicaragua, even if the sides are more confused this time around. Hopefully, the situation will not come to armed conflict this time, but echoes of the war… Read moreEchoes of war haunt Nicaragua
After 12 days camping out with supporters on the roadside near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, TX, Cindy Sheehan announced Aug. 18 she was leaving because her mother in Southern California just suffered a stroke. “I’ll be back as soon… Read moreCindy Sheehan leaves Texas —for now
Louai Sakra, a supposed al-Qaeda operative held responsible for the November 2003 bombings in Istanbul and plans to launch attacks against cruise liners carrying Israeli tourists in Turkish ports, was arrested by Turkish authorities in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir… Read moreTurkish intelligence: al-Qaeda a “secret service operation”?
