Oct 12, 2002

Mientras George W. Bush pronunció un discurso bélico a un grupo escogido de republicanos en Cincinnati, ciudad de Ohio, la noche del 7 de octubre, 4 mil protestaron afuera por la “Paz en el Medio Oriente ... No ataquen a la gente de Irak”.

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The Ulster Unionist Council’s decision to bow before the party’s rejectionist wing and fire a missile into the heart of the 1998 British-Irish Good Friday agreement, while disappointing for supporters of the deal, can hardly be said to have come as a surprise.

NEW YORK – Unions and their members are speaking out against war with Iraq while taking steps to form stronger ties with the peace movement. Michael Letwin, president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, United Auto Workers Local 2325, told the World strongly worded resolutions denouncing the war are being adopted in union halls across the country.

In honor of Russell Brodine’s 90th birthday, friends, family and admirers gathered at his home in Roslyn, Wash., and collected $700 for the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Fund Drive.

George Bush está tratando de atraer a los votantes hispanos, hablando españoly nominando a un abogado latino reaccionario como juez federal. Pero, la Agenda Nacional para el Liderazgo Hispano ha examinado los archivos de votación de congresistas.

Hasta septiembre, aparecía que las elecciones iban a ser un golpe contra la administración Bush y su política ultraderechista. La economía y los escándalos en las corporaciones, la crisis en la provisión de fondos para cuidado de salud, educación y el Seguro Social fueron las preocupaciones mayores del pueblo trabajador, favoreciendo a los demócratas sobre los republicanos.

In a front page article in the Oct. 5 Albuquerque Journal, Paul Logan describes how all the Catholic leaders of New Mexico have taken a stand against a war with Iraq. “The bishops of the state are gravely concerned about the threats of war with Iraq,” said Archbishop Michael Sheehan. The elected officials of this state have been inundated by requests to take a stand against the war with Iraq.

NEW YORK – Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women (NOW) president, spoke here Oct. 3, at New York University, before a standing-room-only crowd of about 200 people.
Her speech, on the importance of feminism in today’s world, covered the topics of women’s rights, peace and the importance of the upcoming elections.