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March 11, 2004 in Madrid: Was it really an Islamist attack?

by Mathieu Miquel

28 November 2009

A series of bombings plunged Madrid into mourning five years ago. The Spanish legal system concluded that this operation, attributed first to ETA and then to Al Qaeda, was Islamist inspired, though not linked with international networks. The Spanish press, led by the newspaper El Mundo, today (…)

Statement by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann To the Final Session of the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly

by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann

New York (USA) | 14 September 2009

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Tempus fugit, the Romans used to say, and they were right. Time flies: it is running out for us. And as time passes us by, so too do the opportunities for us to do what we must to ensure a fitting future for the coming generations.
Older persons, such as myself, (…)

Memo reveals Brazil’s involvement in US backed anti-leftist coups

16 August 2009

Soldiers and firefighters remove the body of Salvador Allende from the destroyed presidential palace in 1973. (Associated Press / September 11, 1973)
New documents reveal former presidents Richard Nixon of the US and Emilio Medici of Brazil discussed a cooperative effort to topple leftists in (…)

Whose penetration in Latin America?

Iran and the AMIA Bombing in Argentina

by Belén Fernández

26 July 2009

The Western campaign to demonize Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism is largely rooted in the bombing of the Jewish Center (AMIA) in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994. Tel-Aviv and Washington immediately blamed Iran and Hezbollah, despite the fact that the attack had the unmistakable fingerprints (…)

July 26 Veterans Recall Fidel Castro’s Firm Certainty in Revolutionary Victory

23 July 2009

The Organizing Committee of the central activities to mark the ‘26 of July’ in this eastern province met Tuesday to discuss with working groups the final touches of preparations for the commemoration of the Cuban National Rebellion Day.

Thirst for blood

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 17 March 2008

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The empire is not resigning itself to being the only loser at the Rio Group meeting held in Santo Domingo on March 7th. It wants to set up the bloody mess once more. It is not difficult to demonstrate it.
On Tuesday March 11th, El Nuevo Herald, a paper that is extremely hostile to Cuba (…)

Cuban Writers Win International Awards

13 March 2008

Cuban writers Alexis Diaz Pimienta and Amado del Pino have won two international awards granted by two renowned Spanish institutions.

Cuban President Raul Castro Held Talks with Vatican Cardinal

27 February 2008

Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz met with the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on Tuesday. Cardinal Bertone is paying an official and pastoral visit to Cuba.

A Discussion on the Current State of Venezuela

Mr. Danger and the Socialism for the New Millennium

by Maria Páez Victor

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 April 2006

Walter Gordon/ Massey Symposium
University of Toronto, 15 March 2006
Good evening students, professors, friends. I want to thank the Walter Gordon Foundation, the Master of Massey College and the Organizing Committee for the special honour of inviting me here tonight.
Throughout most of (…)

New commercial reality with Argentina

by Modesto Emilio Guerrero

Caracas (Venezuela) | 28 September 2004

Relations between the Bolivarian government of Venezuela and Argentina have started a trend that could draw a new political map in South America. Regardless of whether it is a strategy of State or not, the relevant fact is that the process is already underway and showing some of its effects. The (…)