21 May, 2011

“Real Democracy Now!” ask the people of the “Spanish revolution” (+ photos)

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Comunicas Spain.- Thousands of people have taken part in protests across Spain's main cities, defying a government ban on political protest ahead of local elections. In Madrid, some 25,000 protesters occupied a main square. Others gathered in Barcelona, Valencia and Seville. The protesters are angry with the government's economic policies and the country's high youth [...]

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20 May, 2011

George W. Bush has made $15 million with speeches

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Comunicas United States.- Before he left the White House, George W. Bush said he had plans to “replenish the ol’ coffers” by making a ‘ridiculous’ amount of money on the lecture circuit. Like other recent former presidents, he’s done just that. In the two years since leaving office, Bush has earned an estimated $15 million [...]

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6 May, 2011

“Bin Laden knew his enemy”

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Comunicas United States.- The killing of Osama bin Laden is being celebrated by the U.S. media and government officials who spin it as one of the most important events since September 11, 2001. To the extent that it weakens Al-Qaeda, that would certainly be a gain. But it is worth taking a sober look at [...]

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1 May, 2011

Osama Bin Laden has been killed

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Comunicas United States.- Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama has said. The US is said to be in possession of Bin Laden's body. The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation in a mansion outside Islamabad in an operation based on US intelligence, reports [...]

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13 August, 2011

“Right now, Uncle Sam, you are the banana republic”

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Comunicas United States.- Forget The Change-Up. The best body-swapping story these days doesn't star Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds; it features Uncle Sam and Latin America. The U.S. was once the responsible (albeit imperious) adult among the two, the superpower whose politics and finances were managed more reasonably and rationally. Latin America was the petulant [...]

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10 August, 2011

Activist Howe said that “London Riots” it’s an “insurrection of a generation of poor”

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Comunicas England.- The riots that broke out across England this week were the consequence of years of built-up resentment among Britain's young, mostly black, underclass, the Caribbean-British writer and activist Darcus Howe told The Huffington Post on Wednesday. "It's an insurrection of a generation of poor, primarily, black people from the Caribbean and from Africa," [...]

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2 July, 2011

Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela after his medical treatment in Cuba

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  Comunicas Venezuela.- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived back in his country after receiving medical treatment in Cuba. A video shown on state TV showed the leader saying goodbye to Cuban leader Raul Castro then getting off a plane at Maiquetia airport outside Caracas. Mr Chavez has been in Cuba since 8 June, where [...]

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21 June, 2011

Oliver Stone: “WikiLeaks was a great boon to people”

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Comunicas United States.- Oliver Stone, the legendary and controversial American film director and screenwriter, recently shared his thoughts on Wikileaks, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning while speaking to students and faculty at Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. In a series of rarely viewed YouTube videos brought to our attention by blogger Maria [...]

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6 June, 2011

Left-wing Ollanta Humala is the new president of Peru

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28 May, 2011

Manuel Zelaya returns after 2 years of the Honduran coup d’etat

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Comunicas Honduras.- Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from office in 2009, has returned to Honduras. Mr Zelaya was forced into exile by the military after he failed to abide by a Supreme Court order to cancel a non-binding vote on changing the constitution. Thousands of supporters greeted him at the airport in [...]

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