Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has asked for forgiveness from the Brazilian people for a scandal that has engulfed his government and promised that the guilty ones will be punished.
In asking for apologies in a TV address to the nation, he insisted he knows nothing about the alleged corruption, including a cash-for-votes scheme in the Brazilian Congress, in which key members of his Workers’ Party (PT) are said to be involved.
He also called for reform to (...)
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Lula’s Sorry for Corruption Scandal, Promises Sanctions
14 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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Breaking News : Cuban Five Win a New Trial!
10 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Announcement from the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five
Today - August 9, 2005 - after more than one year of weighing the evidence, the 11th Circuit Court of a Appeals vacated the trial court’s ruling against the Cuban Five and ordered a new trial with a change of venue. This is a sensational victory for the Five, the Cuban people and the international people’s movement that supports them! The Five will now receive a new trial in a place other than Miami. This blow to the U.S. (...) -
We want the revolution in Australia and for everyone in the world!
10 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Paul Benedek
Viva la Cubana y Venezuela revoluciones! Our first full day in Venezuela, and the anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution (July 26 attack on Moncada Barracks, 1953) — a potent combination, reflected in an amazingly revolutionary experience.
it was ¨supposed¨ to be our only ¨sightseeing¨ day before the brigade begins - it WAS that, but in a revolution, everything takes on the flavor of change and possibility. As one placard read at a pro-revolution demonstration (...) -
Chavez: U.S. will ’bite the dust’ if it invades
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told thousands of visiting students that if U.S. forces were to invade the South American country, they would be soundly defeated.
The U.S. government has strongly denied Chavez’s claims that it is considering military action against Cuba’s closest ally in the Americas.
But Chavez said late Monday that the U.S. government, which "won’t stop caressing the idea of invading Cuba or invading Venezuela," should be warned of the (...) -
Subcomandante Marcos leaves four years’ hiding to speak out
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Zapatistas quit the jungle for soapbox
by Giles Tremlett
The masked revolutionary icon of Latin America, Subcomandante Marcos, emerged from the Mexican jungle for the first time for four years over the weekend as his Zapatista movement rebranded itself as a non-violent proponent of alternative politics.
Wearing his trademark military fatigues and sweat-provoking black ski mask, the rebel appeared to be kick-starting a recently declared shift towards political engagement by the (...) -
Ibrahim Ferrer, 78, Cuban Singer in ’Buena Vista Social Club,’ Dies
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy BEN RATLIFF
Ibrahim Ferrer, the Cuban singer whose life included one of popular music’s most triumphant second acts, died on Saturday in Havana. He was 78.
The cause was multiple organ failure, his manager, Carmen Romero, announced.
Mr. Ferrer was at the center of the Buena Vista Social Club, a phenomenon that brought long-delayed international fame to a group of older Cuban musicians thanks to a Grammy-winning 1997 album produced by Ry Cooder and a subsequent film by Wim Wenders, (...) -
Chile - MIR 40 Anniversary
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Chile : "Spreading the social and popular revolution" MOVEMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT OF CHILE (MIR) MIR 40 Years of Struggle in Chile
CULTURAL AND POLITICAL NIGHT SATURDAY AUGUST 27 7 PM, MARITIME UNION HALL 54 IRELAND ST. WEST MELBOURNE (CLOSE TO NORTH-MELBOURNE TRAIN STATION) Melway Map 43-C6, Donation $5
More Info: 9481 2273 - 0401 558373 - 0402937280 - 0404075736
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United States partners with terrorists ... who is the real “Evil Doer”?
7 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentby Mary MacElveen
VHeadline.com guest commentarist Mary MacElveen writes: A statement made by Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman in relation to Saudi Arabia, truly boggles the mind where he said, “As the world’s largest producer and as the world’s largest consumer, our two countries have a special relationship." He then went onto say “We are, at least in certain respects, partners" ... he made these statements earlier in the year with his Saudi counterpart Ali al-Naimi.
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BUSH RANTS AGAIN
6 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
8 commentsBUSH RANTS ABOUT IRAQ By Peter Fredson August 7, 2005
NEWS ITEM: “COLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT MEETS BUSH
“U.S. President Bush met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez at the Bush ranch near Crawford, Texas on Thursday, August 4, 2005.”
After a talk about democracy in Colombia, Bush was asked about the status of his Iraq war. For dramatic effect the President’s standard ranting is capitalized, while my comments are not.
REPORTER Q: THANKS, SIR. AL QAEDA’S NUMBER TWO, DR. (...) -
BUSH GETS LECTURE ON DEMOCRACY
5 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
8 commentsBUSH GETS A LECTURE FROM URIBE By Peter Fredson August 5, 2005 NEWS ITEM: “COLOMBIA’S PRESIDENT MEETS BUSH
“U.S. President Bush met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez at the Bush ranch near Crawford, Texas on Thursday, August 4, 2005.”
“President Uribe expressed appreciation for U.S. support in fighting drug trafficking and insurgency in his country. He said he hopes the two countries will soon conclude talks aimed at creating a bilateral free trade agreement to bolster (...)