We continue our coverage of the 40th anniversary of the overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende with a look at the critical U.S. role under President Richard Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger.
Read MoreThis week marks the 40th anniversary of what’s known as the other 9/11: September 11, 1973, when a U.S.-backed military coup ousted Chile’s democratically elected president Salvador Allende and ushered in a 17-year repressive dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. We’re joined by Joan Jara, the widow of Chilean singer Víctor Jara, who has just filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. court against the former military officer who allegedly killed Jara 40 years ago.
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 31st to September 6th, 2013. While leaked information on the Palestinian-Israeli talks create controversy three Palestinians were killed this week in Gaza and the West Bank.
Read MoreDuring Tuesday’s Senate hearing on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted the administration has irrefutable evidence showing the Assad regime was responsible for the deadly chemical attack in late August. But questions remain over key parts of the administration’s case for military action.
Read MoreVenezuela recorded today a nationwide blackout that still affects several interior regions as the power is gradually restored, reported dpa news. The incident happened at about noon and lasted for about 15 minutes in Caracas before power was restored. Subsequently, however, it failed again.
Read MoreThe White House has launched what it describes as a “flood the zone” campaign to persuade Congress to authorize bombing Syria days after President Obama surprised many by announcing he would seek congressional approval before taking action against the Syrian government.
Read MoreAs the Obama administration seeks Capitol Hill support to bomb Syria as punishment for alleged use of chemical weapons; Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Sunday that urges the US Congress to take the lead from the British Parliament, whose rejecting such action made an important contribution to world peace.
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 24th to the 30th, 2013. As Palestinian – Israeli new resumed peace talks continue, Israeli troops kill three Palestinian civilians during attacks targeting West Bank committees.
Read MorePentagon officials say the U.S. Navy has moved five destroyers equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles into the eastern Mediterranean Sea to prepare for a possible strike on Syria. This comes as the British Parliament voted Thursday not to back international action against Syria.
Read MoreThe Obama administration appears to be pressing ahead with military strikes on Syria despite new obstacles at home and abroad. On Wednesday, an informal meeting of the United Nations Security Council failed to reach an agreement after Russia and China opposed any authorization of force in response to last week’s alleged chemical attack by Assad forces in Ghouta.
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