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SAUDI ARABIA: ADAPT OR DIE
A British analyst writes about our "reluctant ally", a another despotic, failing Arab regime that is being pressed to change; but true democracy is still so far away from Saudis as it was for Irakis under Saddam....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 6:59pm PST
Half-Million Taiwanese Protest Election
The rally started peacefully — a contrast from the day before when about 2,000 people stormed the Central Election Commission headquarters in Taipei. The mob broke glass windows and scuffled with police in an unsuccessful attempt to delay the formal certification of the election's results....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 8:58am PST
Urgent Action: AI supports death squads via confused wording
On the page http://web.amnesty.org/pages/hti-index-eng as of Sat 27
March 14:00 GMT, ambiguous wording wrongly suggests that (1) Amnesty
International opposes President Aristide (2) death squad leaders are
opposed to US-French occupation, (3) Amnesty favours reestablishing an
army in Haiti. Please urgently write polite letters to Amnesty....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 7:18am PST
Caribbean Said Not to Accept Haiti Gov't
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) - The 15-nation Caribbean Community does not plan to recognize Haiti's new U.S.-backed interim government, senior Caribbean officials said Friday....
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 4:47pm PST
Updates from Nablus and Balata
1/Institutionalizing Occupation and Isolation
2/Two Dead in Balata, Situation Rapidly Escalating
3/These are the Indians…...
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 10:38am PST
Condoleezza Rice Threatens Jamaica Over Aristide
Randall Robinson, who accompanied Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on his historic return trip back to the Caribbean, reveals that National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice is telling the Jamaican government if Aristide is not immediately expelled from the country and anything happens to American forces in Haiti, consequences would be exacted against Jamaica in full force by the U.S. [includes rush transcript]...
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 9:03am PST
Aristide Party Emerges from Hiding, Demands Peace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Lavalas Family party emerged from hiding on Thursday to demand the new government disarm all sides in the divided country and end intolerance, arrests and killings....
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 9:01am PST
Trinidad Express: Haiti in a Caricom limbo
BASSETERRE-Caribbean Community leaders yesterday went to their two-day Inter-Sessional Conference here in the capital of St Kitts, signalling doubts about any recognition of the interim Haitian regime in Port-au-Prince by the 15-member regional economic integration movement....
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 8:59am PST
Haiti’s US-installed prime minister hails fascist gunmen
A government rally in Gonaïves March 20 has provided further proof that the Bush administration, the “political opposition” to Haiti’s deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the fascist gunmen who overran the Caribbean-island country have been acting in concert....
Posted: Fri, Mar 26, 2004 8:56am PST
Israel 'fabricated' child-bomber story to vilify Palestinians
Khiwairah said the Israeli army had a history of "fabricating and concocting stories" for the purpose of vilifying the Palestinians and winning public relations points. A few weeks ago, another boy from Nablus, Muhammad Kuraan, made headlines when the Israeli army presented him to the media as a child who had been dispatched to blow himself up at an Israeli roadblock. However, when the boy returned home, he reportedly told his family and relatives "Jews told me to do this or el...
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2004 7:59pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 3/26/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.2MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia....
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2004 5:11pm PST
Party Tomorrow in Solidarity with Haiti
Get your groove on, show your solidarity, and contribute to an Emergency Relief Fund set up for Haitian activists and their families who are under attack since the U.S. backed coup....
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2004 11:10am PST
Jewish American Activist Held in Israel- Released Today!
American activist
Kristin (Flo) Razowsky was released from Nazareth detention center,
Israel, where she had been detained for ten days, facing
deportation....
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2004 9:38am PST
Historic congress of Pakistan Marxists
For pictures of the congress,March 20th demo in Lahore,Esteban Volkov(Leon Trotsky's grandson) Alan Woods and Bhagat Singh memorial.Go to website -click on article they are within and below it....
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 7:29pm PST
Finnish Police unwilling to run investigations in Iraq...
“Yesterday other group members traveled to Amman in Jordan, were they are about to be examined on the order of the Finnish Criminal Police by the Finnish Police on a training mission in Jordan.”...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 4:30pm PST
Open Letter to President ,Harvard University
Open Letter to President ,Harvard University...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 4:22pm PST
Libertad de Expresión / 'derechos gays' / ¡DETENGAMOS LA 'RESOLUCIÓN BRASILEÑA'!
La reunión de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas se llevará a cabo del 15 de marzo al 23 de abril en Ginebra, Suiza. Uno de los puntos más polémicos que se someterá a debate es el de la resolución sobre la “orientación sexual” que fue aplazada en la 59va sesión. Esta resolución, presentada por Brasil, fue expuesta como una medida para no discriminar a los homosexuales. Sin embargo, los miembros de la comisión en 2003 pudieron no haber comprendido totalmente las implicacion...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 11:41am PST
EUREKA! SINISTER SECRET GOVT EXPOSED! HUGE!
Please disseminate as widely as possible. This is the history and understanding that was never taught to us and we need this more than ever during these seemingly very confusing and deceptive times we live in. This book is now available. For those out there who have been trying to figure out through much study the real causes of all this world disruption you will finally be satisfied!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 11:40am PST
President Chavez dedicates 20 minutes to In Defence of Marxism on TV
Hands Off Venezuela Campaign...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 7:37am PST
What Do You Intend To Do About It?
A brief essay on Peace Rallies, Actions, Intentions, Thoreau and Hound Dogs....
Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2004 9:56pm PST