WASHINGTON — Fighters for justice and peace greeted a Pentagon memo asserting that 1,000 or more detainees at secret U.S. military prisons around the world are protected by the Geneva Conventions. They called for the closing of the Guantanamo detention facility. 
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The series of bomb blasts on the suburban railways in Mumbai is a vicious terrorist attack. The death toll has touched 173 and is still rising. Hundreds have been injured, many of them seriously. The attacks in the Kashmir valley on the same day targeting tourists underline the similar aim of disrupting normal life and restoration of peace.
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WASHINGTON D.C. - U2’s Bono, well recognized for his campaigns to reduce poverty and treat AIDS in Africa is backing a videogame which promotes the invasion and destruction of Venezuela in order to check “a power hungry tyrant” who has “seized control of Venezuela and her oil supply.” Bono has failed to respond to concerns raised by the Venezuelan Solidarity Network about his funding of this project.
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The Washington Post ran a misleading Editorial June 28 arguing that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez may not be a “legitimate democratic politician.” After countless elections and a recall referendum, the fact that this debate is still happening is ridiculous.
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We are writing this press release from the Customs dock in Reynosa, Mexico, having successfully passed across the US border this morning without incident.
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Mientras que la República Popular Democrática de Corea (RPDC) estaba preparándose para probar un misil Taepodong-2 el 5 de julio, la administración Bush dejó pasar la oportunidad de calmar la situación.
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The Communist Party USA strongly condemns the latest acts of aggression by the Israeli government against the Palestinian people. In the past days, the Israeli Army has launched a series of attacks on civilian infrastructure, including bridges, water supply facilities and Gaza’s only power station. In the face of the attacks, coupled with the ongoing withholding of humanitarian aid, Palestine faces a humanitarian crisis.
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The Pastors for Peace/U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan and the Venceremos Brigade are off once more to Cuba, the 17th time for the faith-based group led by the Rev. Lucius Walker and the 37th trip for the VB, which will undertake agricultural and construction work there.
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CHICAGO — As many as 200 people, mostly African American men, were allegedly tortured while in the custody of the Chicago Police Department during the 1970s and ’80s. The goal, victims charge, was to force them to falsely confess to crimes they did not commit.
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LOS ANGELES — A standing room only crowd came out June 25 to discuss how the immigration issue affects the African American community.
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