Attacks on journalists prompt call for inquiry
As Operation Iraqi Freedom shifts to an occupation plan, international concern is being raised over the deaths of journalists in the course of the fighting.
International notes
Iraq: Agriculture in danger / Colombia: Unionist killed on May Day / Japan: ‘Love of country’ curriculum falls flat / South Africa: Mineworkers support women’s rights / Germany: Workers in east want 35-hour week
Cuba rejects U.S. terrorism claims
The Cuban Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Cuba’s inclusion in the list of countries allegedly sponsoring international terrorism the U.S. government issued April 30.
Israeli troops raid Peoples Party offices
Israeli troops raided the headquarters of the secretary general of the Palestinian People’s Party in Ramallah on Friday evening, May 9. The Israeli troops searched the headquarters and confiscated a large number of files and documents belonging to the Party and Sawt al-Watan magazine, published by the People’s Party.
Vieques: Celebration and commitment
Hundreds of people stood waiting outside the gates of Camp Garcia, the U.S. Navy’s firing zone in the island municipality of Vieques. They were waiting until 12:01 AM, May 1, the first full day when the Navy would no longer be in control of Camp Garcia.
