This Century Marks the End of US Imperialism, Says Venezuelan President
“This century marks the end of US imperialism and the birth of our new and great homeland, free and united, where all of us will be able to live with the most happiness possible,”
Book Review: The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey
The progressive community can breathe a little easier with the roll back, for the time being, of the anti-evolutionary religious diehards who have recently caused so much trouble in Kansas and Pennsylvania.
36 US House Reps Want Bush Impeachment Probe
36 US House Representatives have signed on as sponsors or co-sponsors of H. Res 635, which would create a Select Committee to look into the grounds for recommending President Bush’s impeachment.
Despite Lead in Run-Offs, Préval’s Party Likely to Face Parliamentary Obstructionism
Only a handful of unauthorized Lavalas candidates ran since the FL(Aristide’s Lavalas Family party) , along with the National Popular Party (PPN), officially boycotted the de facto and occupation-run elections, calling them “selections.”
War Crimes: Widespread and Unpunished
In conducting this study, the human rights groups documented over '330 cases in which US military and civilian personnel are credibly alleged to have abused, tortured or killed detainees.'
Impeach Cheney First
We should impeach Vice President Dick Cheney first, and President George Bush immediately thereafter. This idea is not original with me. It's been seen on bumper stickers for quite some time.
CHAD: Deadly militia attack on border villages
Conflict erupted in Darfur in February 2003 and fighting and refugees have repeatedly spilled into eastern Chad since. Darfur rebels say they took up arms over Khartoum’s discrimination and oppression of the region.
EGYPT: Opposition, activists blast extended state of emergency
Activists, who have long campaigned against the state of emergency, say the government has historically used the emergency law to thwart political opposition rather than terrorism.
Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela Reject U.S. Trade
Bolivia's new left-leaning president signed a pact with Cuba and Venezuela on Saturday rejecting U.S.-backed free trade and promising a socialist version of regional commerce and cooperation.
Book Review: After the Neocons
Francis Fukuyama is one of that growing band of pundits who are safely cloistered over their keyboards, who now reckon that perhaps the US-led invasion of Iraq was not such a good idea.
