'Killing Their Own Poster Boy': Why Pat Tillman’s Parents Are No Longer Silent
When former Arizona Cardinals football player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in Afghanistan, sonorous bugles moaned from coast to coast.
Bush Administration Rejects Request for Extradition of Terror Suspect
The State Department’s summary and insulting rejection of the extradition request issued by the government of Venezuela for Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles was as shocking as it was predictable.
Historical perspective: The Truth about the United States
On May 19, 1895, José Martí was killed in his first battle for Cuban independence, struggling for the republic of which he had dreamed, one where 'the first law (...) should be reverence on the part of Cubans for man’s full dignity.' His anti-imperialist ideas remain an important instrument for understanding the problems currently threatening humanity.
Bush receives well-known accomplice of Posada at the White House
Zúñiga is now executive director of the Cuban Liberty Council, an organization that brings together the most fanatical elements of the Miami mafia – several of them with pasts as CIA 'collaborators' – who supported, financed and supplied Posada’s criminal operations for decades.
Bush Administration Attempts to Influence Global HIV/AIDS Policy
This week, the administration forced The Global Fund to accept Randall Tobias, U.S. Ambassador for AIDS Coordination, as the chairman of the Policy and Strategy Committee. This will give the Bush administration undue influence on international HIV/AIDS policy, and will likely be a death sentence for many living with the disease.
Amnesty International Calls for International Investigation of US Torture
A report released by Amnesty International this week characterized the Bush administration’s 'war on terror' as making 'a mockery of President George Bush’s claims that the USA was the global champion of human rights.'
Sudan: Activists Urge Action Against Darfur Atrocities
US activists released an open letter to President Bush at a press conference Tuesday calling for specific and immediate actions to stop ongoing atrocities in the Darfur region of the Sudan.
New Latin American TV Network:TELESUR, a Channel with a New Vision
TELESUR seeks to offer services similar to those of CNN, TVE or BBC, but includes documentaries and films.Unlike other television networks, it will show audiovisual productions by the Latin American social movement and independent producers.(Inspired from) a proposal by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Russian Communist Party Condemns Anti-Cuban Maneuvers
'We are all perfectly aware that for more than four decades, tens of thousands of violent actions against the Island and its Revolution have been prepared and financed on US territory,'
On the Brink of 'Complete Strategic Failure' in Afghanistan
Apparently, Britain is a bit less optimistic than we are about the state of affairs in Afghanistan. Britain, for instance, is of the opinion that the U.S.-led coalition faces a 'complete strategic failure' in Afghanistan. To stave off such a failure, Britain is preparing to send up to 5,500 more troops to Afghanistan, a ten-fold increase of their current military presence there.
