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Lendman: The War On Immigrants
Znet Article, April, 11 2006
Stephen Lendman
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"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Once that was true, but no longer. Emma Lazarus’ beautiful and memorable words we’ve all heard many times and...
Chomsky: Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Noam Chomsky
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[This piece is adapted from Chapter 2 of Noam Chomsky's newest book, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (New York: ...
Martin: US launches major military exercises in the Caribbean as a warning to Venezuela and Cuba
Znet Article, April, 01 2006
Jorge Martin
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According to a press release by the US Southern Command on Monday, March 27: "A U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group will deploy from the U.S. east coast to the Caribbean Sea to conduct Operation Partnership of the Americas from early April through late...
Solo: The Anti-Americans
Znet Article, March, 31 2006
Toni Solo
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Jean Kirkpatrick's recent intervention in Nicaragua's internal politics is a helpful reminder that US government foreign policy is marked not just by hypocrisy and sadism but also by delusional stupidity. Take this quote from an interview Kirkpatr...
Coronado: LA Immigrant Rights March
Znet Article, March, 31 2006
Ty Coronado
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Ty Coronado, Sarah Knopp, Katie Miller and Avery Wear report from LA on the massive immigrant rights march. A SLEEPING giant awoke March 25 in Los Angeles as some 1 million people marched to protest anti-immigrant legislation that would make crim...
Cuffe: From Guatemala to Colombia
Znet Article, March, 30 2006
Sandra Cuffe
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This article analyzes the role of militarization as a part of the control of territory, natural resources and people, and raises doubts about the so-called war on drug trafficking in mining districts. A comparison is drawn between Plan Colombi...
Emersberger: Haiti and Human Rights Watch
Znet Article, March, 29 2006
Joe Emersberger
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In a world dominated by the wealthy the temptation will always exist for NGOs to acquire funds, and respectability, by saying at least some of what the powerful want to hear. It's an understandable temptation. Nobody should seek out oblivion - es...
Paez victor: Mr. Danger and Socialism for the New Milennium
Znet Article, March, 29 2006
Maria Paez victor
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[A talk prepared for the "Walter Gordon/Massey Symposium", Toronto March 15, 2006] Throughout most of its history, there has been very little interest in North America about Venezuela except as a supplier of oil. With the election of Hugo Chávez...
Elie: The New Reality in Haiti
Znet Article, March, 28 2006
Patrick Elie
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Roger Annis: On February 7, the Haitian people elected René Préval as president. He promised deep-going reforms in favor of the poor majority of Haiti. How do you view the election and its outcome? Patrick Elie: The election is a very positive ...
Heyne: Two views of a world
Znet Article, March, 21 2006
Christian Heyne
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Citizens of Haiti in the utterly poor communities of Cite Soleil, Bel Air, La Saline, and other distress areas have a problem they can’t seem to shake. They are living a battle with the very forces of the world community that are supposed...
Bigwood: U.S. Meddling in Peruvian Presidential Race?
Znet Article, March, 20 2006
Jeremy Bigwood
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Something smells funny about the recent denunciation of maverick Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala for alleged human rights violations. Before the accusations, Humala was riding high as the leading candidate in Peru's presidential ele...
Boukman: Opening Space for Popular Movements
Znet Article, March, 12 2006
Samba Boukman
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Interviewed by Stuart Neatby, John Dimond-Gibson, and Christian Heyne. Rush Transcript. The desperately poor neighbourhoods surrounding Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince have been hardest hit by the political violence and social cleansin...
Chomsky: The Long View
Znet Article, March, 08 2006
Noam Chomsky
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Staunton: First of all, I wanted to clear something up. I understand that some remarks you made about Bertie Ahern and "shoe shining" may have been reported inaccurately.Chomsky: The Press Association story on December 26th said that on his way to...
Lendman: Closing Haiti's Open Veins
Znet Article, March, 04 2006
Stephen Lendman
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On February 7, 2006 (and with due homage to the great Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano) the people of Haiti were not to be denied. Few people anywhere have endured more oppression and human misery or for a longer period of time (with all too few p...
Elie: Canada, Haiti, and the Struggle for Justice
Znet Article, February, 28 2006
Patrick Elie
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Patrick Elie is a former cabinet minister in the government of Haiti, a leading social justice activist in that country and a fierce opponent of the 2004 coup d’état against the democratically-elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide,...
Concannon: Haiti's Elections
Znet Article, February, 20 2006
Brian Concannon
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[Note: This is an update of Concannon's earlier election analysis, which was also posted to ZNet] On February 7, Haitian voters went to the polls to elect a president for the fourth time since 1990. Through great patience and determination they o...
Podur: A Dishonest Case for a Coup
Znet Article, February, 16 2006
Justin Podur
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I was convinced, reluctantly, into replying to Deibert.
Deibert: Reply to Justin Podur
Znet Article, February, 16 2006
Michael Deibert
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Reply to Justin Podur
Concannon: Counting Some of the Votes in Haiti
Znet Article, February, 14 2006
Brian Concannon
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[Note: Rene Preval was declared the winner on Feb 16, 2006, but this analysis remains an important record - ZNet]. Haiti’s elections on February 7 went well enough that the post-election vote counting should have been uncontroversial. T...
Podur: Kofi Annan's Haiti
Znet Article, February, 10 2006
Justin Podur
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In the vast corrugated-iron shanty town of Cité Soleil, home to quarter of a million people, all the schools are shut down and the one hospital closed. White armoured UN personnel carriers patrol the perimeter, half a dozen blue-helmeted heads po...


