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Series
- Cuba's Reasons
- Cuban Five
- El Paso Diary
The El Paso Diary is written by José Pertierra--an attorney who represents the government of Venezuela in its request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles. Pertierra´s journals describe the testimony, evidence, legal skirmishes, quirks and follies of this very historic trial that features for the first time the close collaboration of the United States government with Cuban authorities to prosecute an ex CIA agent who is one of the masterminds of the fifty-year old dirty war against Cuba.
Authors
- Bernie Dwyer
- Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
- Deisy Francis Mexidor
- Fidel Castro Ruz
- José Pertierra
- Raúl Castro Ruz
- Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
- Amy Goodman
- Arleen Rodríguez Derivet
- Frei Betto
- Hugo Chávez Frías
- Josh R. Nelson
- Juan Gelman
- Luis Rumbaut
- Michael Moore
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Noam Chomsky
- Reinaldo Taladrid Herrero
- Richard Gott
- Tom Hayden
Articles of Siria
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Syria and Rhetoric on Chemical Weapons
Damascus (Prensa Latina) The rhetoric about the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government pushes events toward a possible military aggression which, in the opinion of heads of state and political experts, could ignite the region. After the so-called armed opposition argued the authorities had used toxic agents on August 21, a virulent campaign was unleashed by the media and some Western capitals and the Middle East against Damascus, with threats preceding an almost imminent attack.
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Syria Holds Israel Responsible for Fires in Occupied Golan
Damascus, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Syrian authorities accused Israel today of continuing with the policy of causing premeditated fires in the Golan Heights zone, a territory illegally occupied by Israel since 1967. Zayed al-Tahan, member of the Quneitra Government Executive Office, in southern Syria, told local reporters that Israeli occupation authorities started a big fire on Monday afternoon which spread up to the outskirts of Hamidieh and al-Hurrieh, in the Golan area which remains under the Syrian sovereignty.
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Iran is Willing to Back Syria after Israeli Attack
Tehran, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Iran is willing to help Syria providing military training after the Israeli attack Syria suffered some hours ago against a research center. The Syrian army is strong and ready to defend its borders, but if we can assist them in the training sector, we will, noted Iranian Commander of Land Forces General Ahmad Reza Pourdestan.
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Mercenaries Confess Destabilization Plans on Syrian TV
Damascus, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) New confessions from members of armed opposition groups captured by the Syrian authorities are revealing the existence of a destabilization plan led by external actors to destroy national infrastructure and overthrow the government through terrorist actions.
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Síria diz que relatório da ONU sobre direitos humanos é tendencioso
Damasco, 12 mar (Prensa Latina) A Síria afirmou que o relatório apresentado em Genebra pela Comissão de Investigação Internacional sobre Direitos Humanos não é imparcial e contém erros, e o criticou por ter ignorado dados do Governo sobre os ataques terroristas de grupos mercenários que atuam no país.
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Brahimi Continues Peacemaking Efforts in Syria
Damascus, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) UN Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi continued his contacts with different Syria political and social sectors, seeking formulas aimed at a political resolution of the crisis in this Levantine nation.
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Syrian Gov’t Makes Effort to Begin Talks
Damascus, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Interior Minister Muhammad al-Shaar said today that his country’s government is making a huge effort to start a political dialogue among Syrians without foreign interference. The Syrian SANA news agency quoted the minister as stressing, after a meeting with Philippine Deputy Foreign Minister Rafel Seguis, the stance promoted by Syrian authorities since the beginning of the crisis.
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Syrian Forces Kill Chechen, Afghan Mercenaries
Damascus, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Arab Army (EAS) killed Czech and Afghan mercenaries during clashes in the Ziraha neighborhood in the town of Qusseir, in Homs province, an official source reported on Tuesday. As part of an offensive executed on Monday against those groups in areas near the border with Lebanon, EAS troops clashed with armed groups operating in the zone in west Homs, 162 kilometers north of Damascus.
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Over 20 Death Reported in Armed Groups Attacks in Syria
Damascus, 30 Sep (Prensa Latina) At least 17 civilians died today in an attack by armed bands against the locality of Al Haidariya, municipality of al-Qseir, in the central Syrian province of Homs, 162 kilometers from this capital. According to a military source the groups attacked that location with mortars and machine guns, in the early morning hours of Sunday. It was also reported the kidnapping of a yet undetermined number of people.
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Syria Condemns Egyptian President’s Statements
Damascus, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Syria condemned some statements by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, during an Arab foreign ministers’ meeting held in Cairo, and described it as a blatant interference in its internal affairs.