HAITI INFORMATION PROJECT: “One Lavalas official freed in Haiti - second remains missing”

 
 
HaitiInformationProject (HIP)
(Winner of the Censored 2008 Real News Award for investigative journalism)

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HIP — An official with ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide’s Lavalas political movement was released this morning after being held for three days by unknown captors. Dr. Maryse Narcisse was taken at gunpoint on Saturday from in front of her home and was [...]

HAITI: Pres. Preval Must Intervene in Disappearances of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine and Dr. Maryse Narcisse

 
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, founder of the September 30 Foundation and courageous defender of human rights in Haiti, disappeared in Port-au-Prince shortly after meeting with members of a US human rights fact finding delegation. That was August 12, 2007. He has not been seen since.
IN ADDITION, I learned just yesterday morning about the disappearance [...]

CUBA: Roque - “We are a victorious Revolution and we have won the respect of everybody.”

Regardless of US plans, Cuba will remain sovereign and continue to build its Revolution. And, yes, this Revolution and the Cuban people have won respect around the world. So much respect, that should the US attempt any invasion or major destabilization of Cuba, I would not be surprised if people come from across [...]

VENEZUELA: Watch and Share “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”

Venezuela and Hugo Chavez’ service as its president are among the most maligned topics in US (and much of European) media. In spite of valiant efforts by solidarity activists to refute the unfounded and shameless accusations hurled at President Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution, it is tough to stay ahead of the endless stream [...]

AFRICA: Adios political activism, revolutionary thinking is needed!

For the past few days, I have been trying to figure out how to characterize conversations I have been having with friends about curing liberals of their liberalism. No matter how you cut it, liberals are treacherous. The treachery is partly due to their inconsistency on issues but mostly results from thinking the [...]

CUBA: The death of “Che” and the birth of sight for an old man

I have been previewing several videos featuring Che Guevara and for one reason or another have rejected most for use in my blog series leading up to the 40th anniversary of his death, October 9.  Many of the “professionally” produced videos repeat old lies about Che, his intentions, and his relationship with Fidel. [...]

CUBA: Che Speaks - 1965, Algeria, Organization of Afro-Asian Solidarity

In late 1964, after his speech before the UN General Assembly, Che Guevara embarked on a lengthy tour of Africa that began and ended in Algeria. He visited Mali, Congo (Brazzaville), Guinea, Ghana, Dahomey, Tanzania, and the United Arab Republic. He returned to Algiers to participate in the Second Economic Seminar of the Organization [...]

CUBA: Anniversary of Che Guevara’s Assassination - October 9, 1967

Next week will mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Che Guevara. Throughout this week I’m going to post videos and commentary about him and various events in Cuban history.
Che was killed in the highlands of Bolivia in a CIA operation headed up by a man by the name of Felix Rodriguez. [...]