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  • Life in a strong hold of the “Bolivarian Revolution” from ZNet | Venezuela
    15 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Zachary Lown; March 08, 2006
    Lara, Venezuela- Rito Martinez a former guerilla fighter with flowing white hair and a long white beard stands in the town square of Sanare, a small mountain village. Sanare is located in the state of Lara, a state which lies roughly 200 miles southwest of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Inspired by the revolution in Cuba Martinez along with thousands of other fighters in the 1960s took to the surrounding mountainside. In response the Venezuelan government (…)

  • Latin America and Asia are Breaking Free of Washington’s Grip By NOAM CHOMSKY
    15 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    The prospect that Europe and Asia might move towards greater independence has troubled US planners since the second world war. The concerns have only risen as the "tripolar order"—Europe, North America and Asia—has continued to evolve.
    Every day Latin America, too, is becoming more independent. Now Asia and the Americas are strengthening their ties while the reigning superpower, the odd man out, consumes itself in misadventures in the Middle East.
    Regional integration in Asia and Latin (…)

  • Amazonia: Where All Life Matters
    12 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By JULIA KENDLBACHER Counterpunch
    They came from the deepest forest, gathered at the two harbors of Porto Velho in Rondônia and Belém in Pará and finally reached the center of Amazonia, Manaus. They came together to celebrate the 20th anniversary at the annual conference of the Conselho Nacional dos Seringueiros (CNS), organization of the famous Chico Mendes that until today is fighting for the rights of the rubber tappers and traditional populations of the rainforest. More than 350 (…)

  • Fears mount as US opens new military installation in Paraguay
    12 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Written by Benjamin Dangl
    Controversy is raging in Paraguay, where the US military is conducting secretive operations. Five hundred US troops arrived in the country on Jul. 1, 2005 with planes, weapons and ammunition. Eyewitness reports prove that an airbase exists in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay, which is 200 kilometres from its border with Bolivia and may be utilized by the US military. Officials in Paraguay claim the military operations are routine humanitarian efforts and deny that (…)

  • 10-year-old boy prisoner of Guantanamo Bay — found innocent after two years of detainment
    11 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    February Sunday 19th 2006 (05h00) : 10-year-old boy prisoner of Guantanamo Bay — found innocent after two years of detainment 23 comment(s). From: Eric Smith> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 02:10:46 +0900 To: http://www.thenation.com/outrage/in... (hyperlinks also follow story.)
    You’re kidding, right? That’s it?
    After holding Brits in our extralegal dungeons for two years, one day we just let ’em go?
    We’ve still got more than 600 people imprisoned in our Halliburton-built prison camp (…)

  • FBI stages violent raids in Puerto Rico
    2 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    FBI stages violent raids in Puerto Rico By Bill Van Auken 14 February 2006 http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/feb2006/fbi-f14.shtml Heavily armed US agents backed by helicopters raided five homes and an office in Puerto Rico last Friday in what federal officials claimed was an operation aimed at foiling a “potential terrorist attack.” The raids, which come five months after federal agents assassinated the fugitive leader of a pro-independence group, are another indication that (…)

  • April 8 March on Washington, DC Stop the Threats Against Venezuela and Cuba!
    19 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Dear Joelle,
    On Saturday, April 8, thousands of people from cities up and down the East Coast and Midwest will travel by bus and car caravan to march on the White House. This demonstration comes at a critical time as the Bush administration is moving aggressively to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuela, while it initiates new provocations against the people of Cuba.
    The ANSWER Coalition has joined with many other organizations to form the April 8: Hands Off (…)

  • Brazil president urges world churches to support social reform
    19 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Stephen Brown
    Porto Alegre, Brazil (ENI). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has appealed to a global gathering of church leaders to support his country’s efforts to construct a more egalitarian society.
    "Religious organizations have played an irreplaceable role in transforming Brazil," Lula da Silva told delegates at the World Council of Churches ninth assembly on 17 February, referring to a wide-ranging programme of social reform he introduced after being elected (…)

  • While USA has thousands of nuclear and DU warheads, Venezuela has none
    17 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Mary MacElveen
    Most of you will have read Would Sumate stand by and allow their fellow citizens to be contaminated? and, if you have not, I strongly urge you to do so. In this piece I wrote in great detail concerning the effects of depleted uranium and the devastating effects it has on American soldiers as well as innocent civilians.
    I do not only mention Iraq, but other countries as well where this deadly weapon has been used.
    As tensions rise between Venezuela and the United (…)

  • Chavez and the good people of Venezuela have only the best of intentions for USA
    12 February 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by Mary MacElveen
    There are times when I read an article that borders on comedy ... where I actually sit there laughing, as well as shaking my head, knowing that an ill-informed public will actually believe it.
    I first want to state to my readers around the globe and especially here within the United States, that if you think that Venezuela is a threat to you ... you really do need to get a life.
    The piece I am referring to is Pentagon document mentions Venezuela as a concern and I (…)