Number 234, April 2001
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Eran Fraenkel, Search for Common Ground in Macedonia, SCGM
We in Macedonia are not facing not an imminent civil war but rather the possibility that irresponsible international media may incite more violence than the people with guns. The international press has been extremely provocative and irresponsible in this very sensitive situation.
Ana Fiol
In Latin America concentration of wealth and the gap between rich and the poor have increased with recessive tributary systems and legislation made in corporate interests. During the ' 90s many services including telecommunications were cut back, made vulnerable or sold off.
A presentation given at the workshop "News Embargo in Iraq", New York, April 4-6 supported by WACC and NARA WACC. by Carlos A. Valle, WACC General Secretary.
Maya Cu
Guatemala, March 2001 - Two soldiers on trail for the murder of Monsignor Gerardi
El Salvador, February 2001 - Another earthquake and tremors keep the population shaky
Nicaragua, March 2001 - Daniel Ortega is the eternal candidate for the FSLN
Charles G. Richards (OBE, D.Litt.), who died on 21 January 2001, was a critical but stalwart friend of WACC in the years after its formation in 1968.