The October 8 article below is reprinted from http://www.cubanews.ain.cu
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Many people are understandably frustrated when they try to make sense of the world financial crisis based on what they read in mainstream newspapers.
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The statement below was released on October 8 by Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). The delegations report can be downloaded at http://www.cispes.org.
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Britain’s most senior military commander in Afghanistan, Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, told the British media about the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan that “We are not going to win this war”.
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“The idea that markets were always right was mad”, right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated, according to a September 29 Businessweek.com article. “The all-powerful market that always knows best is finished.”
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A popular uprising in Bolivia is defending its government and democratic institutions against US-inspired minority violence.
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On October 8, Prensa Latin reported that the Second International Congress of Indigenous People of America (Abya Yala) had begun in the Venezuelan state of Zulia, focusing on imperalism. The multi-national event, to be run until October 12, will also debate topics related to the strengthening of Indian-American peoples sovereignty.
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The Wall Street crisis seems light years away from the side streets of Manila’s urban poor slums.
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An overlooked order by the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) lead lawyer this summer dealt a serious blow to the rights of US workers to protest government policies.
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Canada’s largest media group is suing Palestinian solidarity activists who created a parody version of the Vancouver Sun newspaper.
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On September 28, 65% of Ecuadorian voters approved the countrys 20th and newest constitution strengthening the mandate of left-wing President Rafael Correa.
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The political rupture in South Africa is being presented in the outside world as the personal tragedy and humiliation of one man, Thabo Mbeki. It is reminiscent of the beatification of Nelson Mandela at the death of apartheid.