Republican Stinginess on VA Spending Angers Veterans...Again
During congressional hearings last week, Jonathan B. Perlin, the Veterans’ Administration undersecretary for health, admitted that the VA is short $1 billion and may not be able to cover current needs this year.
Japan-U.S. ‘defense’ talks must be directed toward U.S. base withdrawal
In Japan-U.S. 'defense' talks, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stressed the importance of maintaining deterrence in response to Defense Agency Director General Ohno Yoshinori’s view that the task is to reduce the burden (on local residents), mainly in Okinawa.
Bush Administration Restrictions on Trade Affect Sales to Cuba
Cuba this year already spent $300 million USD in markets other than the United States due to Washington´s restrictions hindering free exchange between the two countries. Pedro Alvarez, president of the Cuban food importing company Alimport, denounced the latest measures introduced last February by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) during a meeting with US farm producers and traders.
Sudan: Rape as a Military Weapon
The Janjaweed militia forces allied with the Khartoum regime are continuing a brutal campaign of systematic sexual violence directed against the women and girls of non-Arab or African tribal groups. Khartoum for its part remains deeply complicit in this campaign, now in its third year.
America's Neo-Conservative World Supremacists Will Fail
Three continuities link the global US of the cold war era with the attempt to assert world supremacy since 2001. The first is its position of international domination, outside the sphere of influence of communist regimes during the cold war, globally since the collapse of the USSR.
Beyond Impeachment: The Bush Administration as War Criminals
In the wake of the Downing Street Memo and other leaked British documents created before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, many have begun to question the legality of the Bush administration's actions. Outraged Americans are calling for an independent investigation of the Bush administration's manipulation and outright fabrication of intelligence.
Senators Call for Investigation of Downing Street Minutes
The coalition welcomed yesterday’s letter signed by 10 Senators. The coalition described the move as 'another major step forward' in learning the truth about the Bush administration’s drive for war. Contact your Senators to let them know what you think about the President's failure to be honest with the public about his drive to war.
Health Care: Nationwide hearings support HR 676
From California to New York, from Alabama to Michigan, single-payer health care activists are organizing hearings to press Congress to listen to the human voices of the health crisis. The Campaign for a National Health Program NOW is calling on communities nationwide to organize citizen/congressional hearings to spotlight the need for action to secure a system of comprehensive health care for everyone in the United States.
Cuba: Basic wage increase for education and health workers
The recent raise of the minimum wage from 100 to 250 pesos benefited more than 1,700,000 individuals, and with that figure, approximately 537,000 occupy various posts in general and higher education, and in public health; that was the case for mid-level technicians in nursing.
Iraqis Sign Petition Calling for Democratic Constitution
More than 1,200 Iraqis have signed a petition issued by the Iraqi Committee for Democratic Constitution two weeks ago, calling for the adoption of a number of principles as part of a permanent Iraqi constitution that provides the basis for a modern democratic state and consolidates national unity in a free unified democratic federal Iraq.
