ACTION ALERT FROM HAITI ACTION COMMITTEE
Protest brutal attack on Haitian street vendors by UN soldiers!
Bullet holes are visible in this photo from UN assault on Haitian street vendors
On Saturday, April 11th, a little past 3 p.m., a MINUSTAH (UN) soldier, Nigerian Cpl. Nagya Aminu, was shot and killed in downtown Port-au-Prince. While this killing was [...]
On February 29, 2004, Bush’s Deputy Ambassador in Haiti, Luis Moreno, and US Special Forces kidnapped the democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and put him on a plane to the Central African Republic. Bush’s initial objective in Haiti had been achieved — the guy who bucked the neoliberal system was out of the way. [...]
HELLO? Jackson? Jackson Diehl? I know you are there somewhere. Quit hiding behind the editorial page. Step out and accept your accolade. You guys have outdone yourselves this time with the December 26 editorial on Chavez, Fernandes de Kirchner and the $800,000. It is far more entertaining than anything [...]
“We have been here for 500 years and we have never shut up, much less when a monarch says to do so.” — Chavez at press conference after Summit.
We know that over the weekend, King Juan Carlos of Spain told President Chavez to “shut up.” But, let’s get the whole who-hit-johnny and [...]
Within the last few days, we learned that the UN is sending home 0ver 100 Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving with the UN mission in Haiti because of allegations of rape against Haitian women and girls. Of the close to 1,000 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, 10% are being sent home for these [...]
Cuba hits newly released CIA documents
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HAVANA 07/01- Communist Cuba`s parliament said Friday that a 47-year-old plot to assassinate Fidel Castro still reflects U.S. policy toward the island.
The National Assembly unanimously approved a resolution condemning CIA documents made public this week that described the agency`s attempt in 1960 to use mobsters and poison pills to kill [...]
