Political prisoners and Cuba can be a confusing mix, in our time of mass propaganda. Three groups have attracted international attention over the past decade.
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Washington is continuing to step up its offensive to reestablish dominance over Latin America as South American governments take Colombia to task over the proposed installation of five new US military bases in its territory.
Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque passed away on September 11 at the age of 82. Almeida was a life-long revolutionary, who started work at the age of 11 as a brick layer. He took part in Fidel Castro鈥檚 failed assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26 1953, often seen as the start of the Cuban Revolution. Almedia sailed to Cuba from Mexico onboard the Granma, along with Castro and Ernesto 鈥淐he鈥 Guevara to start a guerrilla struggle against the US-backed Batista dictatorship. He was one of 16 survivors of the landing.
The United States was founded as an 鈥渋nfant empire鈥, in the words of George Washington. From the earliest days, control over the hemisphere was a critical goal.
Bolivian President Evo Morales recalled on September 13 that, as leader of the coca growers of the Chapare region, he had been 鈥渁 permanent victim鈥 of the US military presence in his country. Morales said that 鈥渢hanks to the consciousness of the Bolivian people, this has finished鈥.
The statement published below was released by the British Palestine Solidarity Campaign. To read the full Trades Union Congress motion, or for more information, visit
鈥淭he war could have finished the day before I arrived鈥, independent journalist and author Antony Loewenstein told 91自拍论坛 Weekly of his recent trip to the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza.
鈥淐onstant fighting and threats to health workers have forced the closure of at least 11 of the 38 health facilities across [Kandahar] province, the population of which is estimated at over one million鈥, provincial health officials said, IRIN reported on September 17.
The article below is the September editorial of the Indian-based Analytical Monthly Review. It is reprinted from .
It happened in Europe earlier this year 鈥 for the second time. And now it has happened again.
Over the last few years it鈥檚 become one of our quaint English traditions that on any day following the announcement of immigration figures, certain newspapers display headlines such as 鈥淭EN MILLION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT POLES TO SWARM INTO BRITAIN LIKE PLUMBING LOCUSTS!!! And they plan to BUGGER OUR KITTENS!!!鈥
October 1 will mark 60 years since Mao Zedong proclaimed the creation of the Peoples Republic of China. This followed the victory of the People鈥檚 Liberation Army, led by the Communist Party of China, over the US-backed Guomindang (Nationalist Party).
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