Duhalde submits to IMF, plans austerity

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AFP. 20 January 2002. Argentine president outlines economic plan reflecting IMF remedies. BUENOS AIRES -- Argentine President Eduardo Duhalde Saturday outlined an economic plan that reflects IMF calls for austerity and discipline. The policies largely reflect recommendations made by the Intern

"Free Market" for Captive Consumers

2002-01-19 Thread Bill Howard
[Dripping blood and dirt from every pore, bound and gagged, shackled and chained, hooded, kidnapped, interrogated, blasted and burned, collaterally damaged, foetally deformed, genetically altered, embargoed, starved, drugged and diseased we are cordially invited to come and

NDF: US 'advisers' 'tripwire to new Vietnam'

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AFP. 19 January 2002. US military advisers a "tripwire to new Vietnam": communist rebels. MANILA -- US President George W. Bush's despatch of military advisers to the Philippines could lead to a "new Vietnam" and hasten President Gloria Arroyo's downfall, communist guerrilla leaders warned Sunda

Juche tourism

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
NYT. 20 January 2002. Vacationers in North Korea Kept Firmly in Their Place. Excerpts. ONJUNG-RI -- At night, behind a seven-foot fence topped with both barbed wire and electric wire, the holiday lodge is an island of light, warmth and conviviality. Food fragrances waft from steam tables tended

FARC continues offensive, talks proceed

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AP. 19 January 2002. Colombian Rebels, Government Meet, but Renewed Bloodshed Undermines Talks. LOS POZOS -- Colombia's military accused leftist rebels of killing 12 soldiers on Saturday as government and rebel negotiators met to advance fragile peace talks ahead of an approaching deadline. On

Italy: Demo against anti-immigration law

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AP. 19 January 2002. Tens of Thousands March in Rome to Protest Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants. ROME -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Rome Saturday to protest the a crackdown on immigration advocated by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government. Ma

Turkey: The circular on prisoners having conversations has been published

2002-01-19 Thread TAYAD Scotland
Cumhuriyet January 19, 2002 The Minister of Justice has given up waiting until the F-type actions are finished. The circular on prisoners having conversations has been published ANKARA (Cumhuriyet office) - The "circular on conversations" which Minister of Justice Hikmet Sami Turk announced sh

Guardian: Hope dies in Turkish prison hunger strike

2002-01-19 Thread TAYAD Scotland
(Correction notes: Sevgi Erdogan's organisation is given wrongly - it is the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front. Lale Colak's group, the TIKB, is not Maoist but tends more towards the ideology of Enver Hoxha.) Hope dies in Turkish prison hunger strike 45 li

[IAC] Upcoming activities in NYC- 1/21-2/2

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
From: "Action Center" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 14:33:38 -0500 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [IAC] Upcoming activities in NYC- 1/21-2/2 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN NYC: 1) Monday, January 21 - Two rallies for civil rights & immigrant rights 2) Tuesday, January 22 - “Eye on Latin

FARC offensive, talks continues

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
Reuters (with additional material by AFP and BBC). 19 January 2002. Colombian Rebels Face Ultimatum, Mull Cease - Fire. LOS POZOS -- Facing a Sunday ultimatum, Colombia's Marxist FARC guerrillas met government negotiators to hammer out a timetable for a cease-fire even as 22 people died in army-

Guardian: Hope dies in Turkish prison hunger strike

2002-01-19 Thread TAYAD Scotland
[Second attempt at sending this out, so apologies if it appears twice] (Correction notes: Sevgi Erdogan's organisation is given wrongly - it is the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front. Lale Colak's group, the TIKB, is not Maoist but tends more towards the ideology of Enver Hoxha.) Hop

The Long and Hidden History of the U.S in Somalia

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The Long and Hidden History of the U.S in Somalia HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12253 The Long and Hidden History of the U.S in Somalia Stephen Zunes, AlterNet January 17,

Nepal: More media repression

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
KOL. 19 January 2002. Yet another journo arrested. KATHMANDU -- Joint team of army and policemen on Saturday morning have arrested a Kathmandu based journalist with Space Time Nepali Daily, Anuradha Poudel, from her residence. The arrest comes amid much protest within the media community upon t

PWG offers peace talks

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AFP. 19 January 2002. India's dominant Maoist rebel group offers peace talks. NEW DELHI -- India's most powerful Maoist guerrilla group has offered to start its first-ever peace talks with local auhtorities in the southeast of the country, reports said Saturday. The outlawed People's War Group

US backs off DPRK 'terror' threats

2002-01-19 Thread Barry Stoller
AFP. 19 January 2002. North Korea not anti-terrorism war target: US house speaker. SEOUL -- North Korea is not a target in the expanding US war against terrorism, the US top parlimentary leader said here Saturday, dismissing the Stalinist state's media fuss over the issue. "To the best of my kn

wwnews Digest #373

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
WW News Service Digest #373 1) Boston baked Bush by WW 2) Why WEF billionaires won't be welcome in New York by WW 3) U.S. violages sovereignty of Cuba and Afghanistan by WW 4) India, Pakistan: Anglo-U.S. strategy is 'divide & conquer' by WW From: <[EMAIL PROTECT

China. People´s Daily Jan 20

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
Extracts. Taiwan Authorities Making Dangerous Moves Towards "Taiwan Independence". Taiwan authorities are continuing their "Taiwan independence" platform, and have recently staged a series of "gradual Taiwan independence" activities. Taiwan authorities are continuing their "Taiwan independenc

Vietnam News Jan 19-20

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
VNA Leaders wish to develop strategic partnership with Russia Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, said on Friday that Vietnam will do all it can to preserve and develop its "strategic partnership" with Russia, particularly in the economic, commercial, cultural, scientific-technic

Radio Havana Cuba-18 January 2002

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 04:30:14 -0500 To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Radio Havana Cuba-18 January 2002 Radio Havana Cuba-18 January 2002 Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 18 January 2002 . *NATIONAL WORKSHO

[marxistindia] january 20 issue of people's democracy

2002-01-19 Thread marxistindia
The january 20 issue of people's democracy is available at: http://pd.cpim.org The draft political resolution for the 17th CPI(M) Congress is available at: http://www.cpim.org/documents/2002_draft%20%20political%20resolution_17th%20congress.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email t

[New-Worker-News] Make 2002 a year of resistance

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
From: New Worker Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [New-Worker-News] Make 2002 a year of resistance Make 2002 a year of resistance by Andy Brooks Normally the marking of the New Year is taken as an opportunity for bourgeois politicians to trot out their pious phrases of hope and peace and

US caught bugging Jiang's jet

2002-01-19 Thread sipila
From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: US caught bugging Jiang's jet HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --- Reuters. 19 January 2002. China Says President's Jet Bugged - FT. LONDON -- China has said its intelligence officers found more than 20 spying devices in a