Cuba: Solidarity from all parts of the world
HAVANA -- The most important thing is that the country is running perfectly well, affirmed Fidel in his message sent August 1 to the Informative Roundtable.
The love, respect and consideration that Fidel has won in the world, as opposed to the media campaigns of the U.S. empire against his revolutionary work and moral stature, are confirmed in the thousands of messages that have come in from all over the world wishing him a speedy recovery.
Fed Up With War
On July 4, Gold Star Families for Peace and Code Pink began a fast to end the war in Iraq. Hundreds of pro-peace supporters marched from the Gandhi Memorial statue in Washington, D.C. to the White House to call upon President Bush to bring the “Troops Home Fast.” The fast will continue until September 21, International Peace Day.
DAVID BROOKS ON “HEZBOLLAH’S WINNING STREAK”
David Brooks, the ultra-right columnist for the New York Times’ op ed page (hired for “balance” no doubt) has penned an analysis of the current Israeli attack on Lebanese civilians which purports to tell us what must be done (and its not a let up on killing civilians, especially women and children.) His article, “Cease-Fire to Nowhere” can be found in the Sunday New York Times (July 30, 2006) and was written before the latest Israeli butchery of unarmed civilians, mostly children, in Qana.
The state should target the real drug kingpins
Ashley O'Donoghue is a low-level, nonviolent offender currently serving a 7-to-21-year sentence for the sale of 2 1/2 ounces of cocaine. In September 2003, the Oneida County district attorney claimed that the 20-year-old was a major drug kingpin and needed to face a life sentence under the Rockefeller Drug Laws.
Welcome BRIDGES News on Cuba and Latin America
From Monday, July 31 , 2006 NEWS—CUBA—NEWS
* MERCOSUR-Cuba Deal Transcends
* Panama Recalls Omar Torrijos Legacy
* CentAm Solving Organized Crime, and more...
Washington's Wars and Occupations
Israel's continuing military offensives in Lebanon and Gaza are producing a human catastrophe, and have immense political consequences. First, the human cost, as of July 30: at least 561 dead in Lebanon, the vast majority civilians - with 60 killed (including 37 children) by Israeli air attacks on the village of Qana this morning. Over 1,000 wounded and 700,000-800,000 Lebanese made homeless...
Negotiations Nothing to be Ashamed of, Says War Resisters' International
We have learned that Israel’s massive bombing of Lebanon has now escalated into a full invasion, at the cost of (so far) hundreds of lives, most of them Lebanese.
From Cuba to Queens: Who needs a revolution more?
Reading about the imaginative plans Washington's expatriate plotters have for a post-Castro Cuba, the thing that always sticks out is their lack of any grounding in reality.
Roundup: International community condemns Israeli attacks on Qana
The international community on Sunday reacted with shock over the Israeli assault on civilians in the southern Lebanese village of Qana, which killed at least 57 Lebanese, including 37children.
