Vol. 4, No. 37 October 17-23, 2004

In observance of Peasant Week

• Peasants to Stage Farm Strike, Lead Multi-Sectoral Rallies By Alexander Martin Remollino

• Jail Instead of Land Certificates for 6 Negros Farmers By Karl G. Ombion

• Pangasinan Peasants Re-occupy Land Near Controversial Dam By Lyn V. Ramo

How Do Filipinos Cope with the Fiscal Crisis?  By Dabet Castañeda 

World Food Day and the Irony of World Hunger  By Alexander Martin Remollino

COMMENTARY - On World Food Day and World Rural Women’s Day: Protect the Rights of Key Food Producers  By Abigail Taguba Bengyawan

Peace in Mindanao: Still a Long Way to Go  By Carlos H. Conde

SPECIAL REPORT - A Sick Health Care System By Carlos H. Conde

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Faces Last Battle; Leyte Fisherfolk Want U.S. Navy Sunken Ship Preserved for Life  By Gerardo Albert Corpuz

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

• Maco Four Massacre: A Year Passing in Silence By Tyrone V. Velez

• ‘No Regrets Our Daughter Was An Activist’ By Tyrone V. Velez

• RPA-ABB Harasses HR Group in Quezon City By Aubrey SC Makilan

US Imperialist Plunder and War and the People’s Resistance By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

Cultural Politics, U.S. Imperialist War of Terror, and Socialist Revolution in the Philippines  By E. San Juan, Jr.

Oil Firms Earn Superprofits via Speculation  By Arnold Padilla

New Philippine-Japan Trade Pact Harmful to Local Economy?  By Jennifer Del Rosario-Malonza

Displaced Gold Panners Worse Off Even with Japan Aid By Lyn V. Ramo

Genetically Modified Food, Anyone?: Book review of Eat Your Genes: How Genetically Modified Food is Entering Our Diet  By Alexander Martin Remollino

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - HOME NOT HOME  By Dabet Castañeda/BULATLAT

NEWS AT GLANCE

• CPP condemns Palparan’s promotion to two-star general

• State of health now a convenient escape route ─ Maza

• FBI seizure of Indymedia servers denounced

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 90

• Analysis: Seizure of Indymedia Web Servers "an Act of Global Censorship" By Alistair Coleman

• FBI shuts down 20 antiwar web sites: an unprecedented act of Internet censorship Posted by Axisoflogic

• Indymedia's Hardware is Returned, But Many Questions Remain By Independent Media Center

 

Vol. 4, No. 34 September 26-October 2, 2004

Train Rehab to Bump Off Thousands of Dwellers (Part II)  By Dabet Castañeda 

Related article: Demolitions Threaten Tacloban’s Urban Poor  By Maureen Japzon

U.S. Troops Unwanted in Davao; ‘We will make it politically costly for them!’  By Cheryll D. Fiel

The Philippine Financial Crisis and the Neo-Colonial State   By Edberto M. Villegas 

Arroyo Has Her Own Share in the Fiscal Crisis   By Alexander Martin Remollino 

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Vigilantes Descend on Tagum; Death Squads kill 40 persons in 4 months By Grace S. Uddin

‘My brother is not a criminal’: Even in Prison, Mindoro's Alleged Top NPA Cadre Serves Others   By Dennis Espada

‘Worse Than Martial Law’  By Cheryll D. Fiel

LABOR WATCH - From 2001 to 2004: More Than 12,000 Workers Repressed   By Ronalyn V. Olea 

Villagers Up in Arms Against Mining Firm’s Exhaust Reopening  By Marlon Gomarcho

DPWH, Japanese Contractors Collaborate on ‘Useless’ Projects - UP Prof By Aubrey SC Makilan 

Students Walk Out, Decry Budget Cuts By Ronalyn V. Olea

BOOK REVIEW - Historicizing Samar: The Tree and the Forest
The Untold People’s History: Samar Philippines  By Alexander Martin Remollino 

Experts on Terror: Looking in the Mirror By James Petras

TULA (POETRY) - Balangiga By Richard R. Gappi

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - DEEP WELL AMID TROUBLED WATER  By Dabet Castañeda/BULATLAT

 

Vol. 4, No. 33 September 19-25, 2004

Railway Poor's Loss is China's Gain (Part I)  By Dabet Castañeda 

ON THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIAL RULE:

19 Years After ‘Bloody Thursday,’ Terror Still Stalks Escalante  By Karl G. Ombion

The Truth is, He Never Left Us  By Alexander Martin Remollino

News Commentary - Taxpayers To Pay Marcos Debt Until 2025 By Arnold Padilla

8 Breadwinners Needed To Support a Family of 6 in ARMM; House leaders agree: legislated wage hike needed now   By Danilo Araña Arao 

LABOR WATCH - Fight Goes on for San Miguel’s Retrenched Workers  By Alexander Martin Remollino 

Expect Worse Floods To Hit CL By Aubrey SC Makilan 

Life Along the Abra River   By Abi Taguba Bengwayan 

MIGRANT WATCH - Filipinos in Canada Organize To Protect Themselves  By Edwin Mercurio  

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - Terror Still Reigns in Mindoro    By Dabet Castañeda 

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S WATCH - Letter from an Aeta: Pro-Mining Policy Spells More Trouble for Indigenous Peoples  By Nelson Mallari

A Century of Crimes Against the Filipino People By Atty. Romeo Capulong 

POETRY - Walang Katapusan ang Hibik ng Filipinas By Richard R. Gappi

Photo Essay - Rail Life  By Dabet Castañeda

NEWS AT A GLANCE

• Government to blame for the exodus of nurses – Rep. Maza  

• Garments company’s closure illegal - Workers’ alliance

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - WHEN PEDAL TURNS TO PUSH  By Dabet Castañeda/BULATLAT

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 89  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

• Soldiers of Fortune - at What Price?   By Jonathan Turley

• Yesterday's Men, and Tomorrow's   The Economist

• It's Worse Than You Think By Scott Johnson and Babak Dehghanpisheh

• Rumsfeld's Dirty War on Terror  The Guardian U.K.

• Why the West is Losing    By Eric Margolis

• Iraq War was Illegal and Breached U.N. Charter, Says Annan  By Ewen MacAskill and Julian Borger

• U.S. Intelligence Shows Pessimism on Iraq's Future   By Douglas Jehl

• Far Graver than Vietnam  By Sidney Blumenthal

 

Vol. 4, No. 32 September 12-18, 2004

Violence Mars Land Reform Implementation in Negros; 15 agrarian reform beneficiaries killed in 4 years   By Karl G. Ombion

Ex-President’s Son in Congress Row with Peasant Solon; Workers Assail ‘Modern-day Slavery’  By Gerry Albert Corpuz  

LABOR WATCH - Workers Face Mass Lay-Offs as Lucio Tan Takeover of VMC Looms By Karl G. Ombion

Philippine Public Health ‘in Emergency Room’ – Health Activist   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Activist Solon Gets House Support for Health Probe By Alexander Martin Remollino 

Health Workers, Patients’ Kin Decry Low Health Budget By Ronalyn V. Olea

Tarlac’s Colibangbang Dike: Unfulfilled Promises    By Aubrey SC Makilan 

Commentary - Nationalizing the Oil Industry is Tough, But…   By Danilo Araña Arao

Privatization Squeezes NAPOCOR Dry    By Arnold Padilla

Melita Trinidad-Carvajal: A Beacon of Militant Women’s Movement  By Dennis Espada

Alvin Luque and the Travails of Filipino Activists By Amabelle Plaza-Laminero 

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - Soldiers Kill Farmer, Pregnant Wife in `Legitimate Encounter’    By Cheryll D. Fiel

Agno River Irrigation: Development Or Peril?  By Jhong dela Cruz 

CULTURE - UP Dumps Bust of National Artist, Father of Philippine Pharmacy; Rizal artist restores worn-out sculpture By Richard R. Gappi

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - WHEN IN TROUBLE  Courtesy by the Citizen's Disaster Response Center/BULATLAT.COM 

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Viewing the Crisis from Where the People Stand   By the Concerned Artists of the Philippines

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 88  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

• The Standoff in Chechnya Continues  By Misha Steklov

• Chechnya: Let's Denounce Russian Imperialism Unambiguously  By Francisco Brotons

 

Vol. 4, No. 31 September 5-11, 2004

10-Year Debt Moratorium Will Give Gov’t P3 Trillion; Anti-tax group seeks passage of debt moratorium bill to avert crisis   By Gerry Albert Corpuz 

Analysis - On the third anniversary of 9/11: ‘We Shall Prevail’?   By Bobby Tuazon 

On the GRP peace talks with the NDFP, MILF: Is Arroyo Negotiating in Bad Faith? By Cheryll Fiel

Barrels of Controversy   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Foreign Debt: The NDFP View By Alexander Martin Remollino 

MIGRANT WATCH - 69-Year-old OFW in Coma in Riyadh; Another Missing in Dubai By Karl G. Ombion

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH  

3 Activists Missing Since Aug. 18; Abduction witnessed by hundreds of Sampaloc church devotees   By Dabet Castañeda 

Two Kalinga Students Summarily Killed?   By Northern Dispatch

Commentary - Gov’t Should Reduce Power Rates, Not Just Give Discounts   By Giovanni Tapang

LABOR WATCH - KMU-Cordillera Opposes Unskilled Workers’ Wage Reduction  By Leonida Tundagui

Compostela Valley’s Radyo Natin Maco Turns One By Mars Marata  

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SCREAMS AND SQUIRMS  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 30 August 29-September 4, 2004

ANALYSIS   - Fiscal Crisis, People’s Crisis   By Sandra Nicolas

Every Filipino Owes P41,000; New anti-tax alliance launched; calls for debt repudiation   By Alexander Martin Remollino  

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

14 HR workers killed under the Macapagal-Arroyo government: HR Workers' Killings Worse than Under Marcos By Aubrey SC Makilan

Soldiers Strafe Samar Hut, Kill Pregnant Woman; Army says victim was an NPA; then claims gunmen were NPAs  By Dabet Castañeda 

Samar Villagers Want Soldiers Out Due to Abuses; HR violations are committed where troops are – CHR official By Maureen Japzon

Brutal Slaying of Gabriela Leader Enrages Laguna Townsfolk By Dennis Espada

MIGRANT WATCH - 14 Months of ‘Hell’; Filipino domestic reveals ordeal in Kuwait   By Karl G. Ombion

San Roque Dam Behind the Massive Flooding in Pangasinan?   By Jhong dela Cruz

Abu Ghraib and an NPA Prison  By Bobby Tuazon

What’s a U.S. Peace Center Doing in the Philippines? By Alexander Martin Remollino 

Lepanto Discovers New Gold Reserves; Residents caution DENR over permit issuance  By Arthur Allad-iw

Ninotchka’s Way   By Carlos H. Conde 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - DASSAL  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 29 August 22-28, 2004

Peasant Solon Lectures House; 149 legislators get crash course on Peasant 101   By Gerry Albert Corpuz

Without Walls or Bars: A prison on the hills of Camarines   By Dabet Castañeda

Bill Repealing Oil Deregulation Gains Ground   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Alternative to Oil Deregulation By Alexander Martin Remollino

ANALYSIS - GMA’s ‘Education for All’: An Empty Rhetoric? By Ronalyn V. Olea

Analysis - Media’s Role in the 2004 Elections: Profit Orientation as Media’s Pitfall   By Danilo Araña Arao

Book Reviews of JOSE MARIA SISON: AT HOME IN THE WORLD

A Revolutionary’s Affirmation of Life    By Edberto Villegas

A Revolutionary is not a 'Terrorist'  By Elmer A. Ordoñez

I Love You, Madame Librarian By Kurt Vonnegut

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SCREAMS AND SQUIRMS  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, Special Issue August 19, 2004

Freed POW Could Have Faced People's Court ; Army lieutenant denied charges of massacre, sexual abuse   
By Dabet Castañeda

 

Vol. 4, No. 28 August 15-21, 2004

Journalists Close Ranks; Demand Probe of Media Killings   By Aubrey SC Makilan and Ronalyn V. Olea

PHOTO ESSAY - Journalists 'Shooting' Journalists   By Aubrey SC Makilan

With the imminent release of two NPA captives: NDFP Asks for Release of 15 Political Prisoners   By Dabet Castañeda and Karl G. Ombion

New Taxes will Weigh Heavily on Ordinary Filipinos By Alexander Martin Remollino

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH - Damning Effect of Revived Laiban Dam By May Vargas

‘What Future Will We Give Our Children?’ : Subanen tribes endangered   By Mars Marata

After 7 years of privatization: Water Remains Unaffordable, Inaccessible    By Ronalyn V. Olea

House Speaker Bows to Text Power   By Ronalyn V. Olea

UPLB Teachers Decry Union Busting by Chancellor By Dennis Espada

BOOK REVIEWS

The World is His Home By Alexander Martin Remollino

Encounters with Tony Zumel   By Bobby Tuazon

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - CAN'T BUY THEM LOVE  By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 27 August 8-14, 2004

BULATLAT SPECIAL REPORT

‘Big One’ Is Possible But Metro Is Unprepared (First of two parts)   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Disaster Execs Admit They Can’t Handle Big Quake (Last of two parts)   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Related article: ‘The Most Disaster-prone Country’

Antonio Zumel’s Radical Prose   By BULATLAT

"The People's Interests Come First"   By Antonio Zumel

GMA may be Impeached for Camago-Malampaya Declaration   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Related article: All the Way to Washington  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Attacks on Filipino Journalists Reach Crisis Proportion By Dabet Castañeda and Carlos H. Conde

U.S. Presidential Bets Want Troops Out of RP By Bobby Tuazon

Mong’s Moment   By Emily Vital

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WATCH - Unity Festival Caps IP Decade   By Abi Taguba Bengwayan

Baguio Losing Its Natural Beauty By Johnny Fialen

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - FROM A 'SAFE' DISTANCE  By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - TEXTERS, REVOLT! TXTPOWER Against the New Text Tax  By TxtPower

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 86  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 

Afghan Rebels Widen Attacks  By Eric Schmitt and David Rohde

Report: Afghanistan Could Implode  By CNN

 

Vol. 4, No. 26 August 1-7, 2004

MIGRANTS WATCH- ‘Keng Iraq’: 1 out of 4 OFWs in Iraq are women  By Dabet Castañeda

'Barangay Iraq'   By Dabet Castañeda

Angelo dela Cruz Is One Of Millions   By Jessica Tulloch

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - 101 HR Cases Filed vs Gov’t   By Karl G. Ombion

Rising from the Dead: Recycled bills in the 13^th Congress  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Commentary - Scathing remarks against Filipino troops’ pullout in Iraq : Howard, Downer Only Speak for Themselves By Alexander Martin Remollino

Truth as War Victim: Review of Errol Morris’ documentary feature 'The Fog of War' By Bobby Tuazon

Filipinos Less Upbeat with Economy, Survey Says By IBON Foundation

Arroyo Lost in May Polls, Ibon Survey Shows   By IBON Foundation

Humanitarian NGO Hiring OFWs for Japan Sweatshops By Karl G. Ombion

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SLEEPING IN LINE  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 86  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

The Scorched Earth: Oil and War in Sudan

 

Vol. 4, No. 25 July 25-31, 2004

Serving ‘Shoulder-to-Shoulder’with U.S. ‘Big Brothers’ in Iraq
Unlike Angelo dela Cruz, Many Battle-Scarred OFWs are Ignored by Gov’t   By Dabet Castañeda

HUMAN RIGHTS  WATCH - 9 Villagers Taken Hostage by Troops in Samar
Three farmers executed – one of them inside a chapel    By Maureen Japzon

Nation Is in Crisis – Civil Libertarians   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Cops’ Overkill vs Protesters Mirrors Crisis – Bayan Leader   By Alexander Martin Remollino

More Taxes for Less Pesos: In her SONA, Arroyo wants to tax the poor beyond their means  By Danilo Araña Arao

Protests against text tax mount; Texters to Join Anti-SONA Indignation Rally By Emily Vital 

The U.S. Squeeze Play on Arroyo By Andres Rebana

Forum Scores AFP Meddling in May Polls By Ronalyn Olea

Fearing mass lay-off: OWWA Union Hits Restructuring   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Zambo Villagers Up in Arms vs Australian Mining Fir m By Mars Marata

Commentary - Bleak Future for the Environment in GMA’s Next 6-year Term  By Clemente Bautista, Jr.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SIDEWALK HIT  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 85  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 

Inside the Iraqi Resistance

·                     Fallujah: Inside the Iraqi Resistance  By Nir Rosen

·                     Iraq Insurgency Larger Than Thought  The Associated Press

·                     Our Lies Led Us into War  By George Monbiot 

·                     Torturing Children  By William Rivers Pitt

·                     'Secret Film Shows Iraq Prisoners Sodomized'  By Charles Arthur

·                     U.S. Army Criticized over Halliburton Contract  By Matt Kelley

·                     Arms Suppliers Scramble into Iraq  By Thalif Deen

 

Vol. 4, No. 24 July 18-24, 2004

News Analysis - In Harm’s Way
Macapagal-Arroyo Uses New Labor Conscription for U.S. Armed Occupation of Iraq  By Bobby Tuazon

News Analysis - Arroyo’s Iraq Gambit a Matter of Political Survival  By Carlos H. Conde

Angelo de la Cruz: A Victim of an Unjust War   By Paul Quintos

The New Baghdad Triumvirate: Allawi, Negroponte and the NED Bush's Democratic Charade in Iraq  By Jim Tarbell and Roger Burbach

Court Ruling Sends CARP to Its Grave By Karl G. Ombion 

No More Gold for Mt. de Oro Small Miners; Gov’t Says Gold-Rush Site Fit Only for Big Mining Companies  
By Tyrone Velez

FILM REVIEW - Rustic Fields and Peasant Flags in Red Saga By Dennis Espada

Write Fairly, Mindanao War Journalists Urged  By BULATLAT

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - TEARS FOR ANGELO  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 23 Special Issue  July 14, 2004

Analysis - Desperate Straits  By Benjie Oliveros

A Pall of Gloom Over Buenavista By Dabet Castañeda

The Other Hostage Crisis  By Emily Vital

Four arrested, 20 others injured; Cops Break Up Prayer Vigil for Angelo de la Cruz By Emily Vital

 

Vol. 4, No. 23 July 11-17, 2004

MIGRANT WATCH  

On the Hostage Crisis in Iraq: OFWs in Saudi Call for Troops’ Pullout By Alexander Martin Remollino

Confusion on Dela Cruz's "Release" as Malacañang Decides against Pullout

Filipinos Toil to Support U.S. War in Iraq  By Bobby Tuazon

Angelo de la Cruz, Other OFWs Lured to Middle East Due to Higher Pay  By Danilo Araña Arao

ANALYSIS - GMA’s de Soto: Rich People’s Reformist By Sandra Nicolas 

Analysis - On the Move to Change the Constitution: Recycling the Elite  By BULATLAT.COM

SPECIAL REPORT - College Education: High in Profits, Low in Quality By Ronalyn Olea

NPC: The Debt Zap  By Alexander Martin Remollino

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - The ‘Basilan Fall Guys,’ Three Years Later   By Dabet Castañeda

EU Credibility Challenged in Parliamentary Elections   By D.L. Mondelo

2 Suspected Guerrillas Shot Dead   By Mars S. Marata

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - CITY OF PINES NO MORE  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 83

·                     Birds of Guantanamo  By Tom Crumpacker

·                     At War  By Marc Ash

·                     US Torture in Iraq:  From a Scratch to Gangrene    By James Petras

·                     The New Crusade  By Robin Eastman Abaya

·                     The Venezuelan Referendum:  The Truth about James Carter By James Petras

 

Vol. 4, No. 22 July 4-10, 2004

Human Rights Watch 

Martial Law Victims’ P8B Now in Gloria’s Hands By Dabet Castañeda

Victims Thrice Over  By Dabet Castañeda

NEWS ANALYSIS -GMA’s 10-Point Agenda : Promises for the U.S., Power Firms By Sandra Nicolas

News Analysis - Arroyo Can Generate 6 Million Jobs, But…  By BULATLAT.COM

UN Expert Sees Political Instability in Philippines By Danilo Araña Arao

Street Protests Mar Arroyo Inaugural  By Kara Mae Muga Noveda

Party-list Players in the 13^th Congress First of two parts  By  Alexander Martin Remollino

Party-list Groups and Arroyo: The Binding Links Last of two parts  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Budget Cuts Belie Arroyo’s ‘Education-for-All’ Claim  By Emily Vital

UPLB Chancellor Meddles in School Paper Exam Anew By Ronalyn Olea

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - YEAR OF THE MONKEY IN BONTOC By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 21 June 27-July 3, 2004

Analysis - ‘Handover’ Will Tighten U.S. Grip on Iraq   By Bobby Tuazon

Resist Imperialist Plunder and War   By Dr. Carol P. Araullo

Human Rights Watch

Children of War, Children in Anguish   By Dabet Castañeda

SPECIAL REPORT: 16 Years of Agrarian Reform

Lands are Back in the Hands of the Lords (First of two parts) By Zelda DT. Soriano

Are Filipino Peasants Better Off Now? (Last of two parts)  By Zelda DT. Soriano

Ex-President’s Hacienda Workers Score Crackdown   By Dabet Castañeda

A Tumultuous Presidency   By Alexander Martin Remollino

GMA Won’t Last Her Term – Sison   By BULATLAT.COM

UN Expert Sees Political Instability in Philippines By BULATLAT.COM

On the P20 wage hike in Metro Manila: 3 Family Wage Earners Not Enough   By Danilo Araña Arao

Negros Workers Call P5 COLA Increase an ‘Insult’
Gear for intensified campaign for wage relief, wage board abolition By Karl G. Ombion

Drivers Charge New Fares – But Not in Negros  By Karl G. Ombion

UP Dean Hit for Secret U.S. Labor Deal    By Caesar Ben Basan A. Baroña

Manila Campus Paper Padlocked  By Ronalyn V. Olea

Students Hit Gov’t Neglect of Education; Protest leaders dispersed, detained    By Emily Vital

A School Built from Scratch By Perry M. Calara 

Bulldozing Threatens Mt. Pulag Ecosystem     By Johnny Fialen

POETRY - Tenk Yu Beri Mats     By E. San Juan

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SECURITY-CONSCIOUS By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 20 June 20-26, 2004

MIGRANT WATCH

500 Distressed Female OFWs Languishing in Kuwait; Filipino domestic raped by 3 Kuwaiti cops   By Caesar Ben Basan A. Baroña

OFW’s Family Threatens to Return PGMA Award to Arroyo; Ailing dietician back home after 12 days in Kuwait   By Ronalyn V. Olea

Human Rights Watch

Air Force, Police Detain Family of 5; Foot of slain NPA fighter missing  By Dabet Castañeda

Soldiers Accused of Cutting Off Rebel's Ear  By Mars S. Marata

Media Groups Condemn Newsman’s Murder; Killing reflects deterioration of civil liberties situation  By BULATLAT.COM

ELECTION WATCH - 2004 Polls Most Fraudulent, Most Violent  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Iraq Handover Just Like Philippine `Independence’ – NCCP Leader   By Alexander Martin Remollino

ANALYSIS - Gov’t Destroys .5 M Jobs, Record 5 M Jobless   By Sandra Nicolas

Analysis - Reversing Oil Deregulation: Nationalization as an Urgent Necessity   By Danilo Araña Arao

Bridge Program: Added Cargo for Overworked, Underpaid Teachers By Aubrey SC Makilan

DepEd Not Ready for June 21 Opening – LFS High School; Students to walk out on Day 1  By Ronalyn V. Olea

NUJP Hosts IFJ Tolerance Prize for Southeast Asia   By BULATLAT.COM

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - STOOPING, BUT PROUD  By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

NEWS AT A GLANCE 

Gabriela scores GMA, DTI for not heeding calls for price caps

‘Assassination plot is a big Malacañang lie’ -- Ka Roger

 

Vol. 4, No. 19 June 13-19, 2004

Power Consumers ‘Electrocuted’ with False Promise, New Rate Hikes   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Bridge Program Means More Dropouts - ACT   By Aubrey SC Makilan

400 Children of Miners Barred from School  By Aldwin Quitasol

Peso Value Down to P0.56  By Danilo Araña Arao

ELECTION WATCH

ANALYSIS - Incredible Even Before Day One  By Alexander Martin Remollino

COMMENTARY - The Isabelinos’ Struggle Against Warlordism and Political Dynasty  By Arturo P. Garcia

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Murder Not Encounter, Mourning Parents Say  By Dabet Castañeda

At Home with Levi: Youngest Political Prisoner   By BULATLAT.COM

BOOK REVIEW - Poetry and Revolution: Behind Bars and Beyond By Alexander Martin Remollino

POETRY - Ang Lihim ni Madam Gloria  By Joi Barrios

The Role of Jose Maria Sison in the Peace Process  By Rey Claro Casambre

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - A BREAK BY THE PARK   By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 18 June 6-12, 2004

human rights watch  

51 Murder Charges Filed vs AFP   By Dabet Castañeda

A Pillow for Papa: Forced disappearances under Arroyo: 10 during the May elections    By Dabet Castañeda

NPA Treats POWs Well -- AFP Judge By Dabet Castañeda

Soldiers Maul Journalist, 7 Others in Batangas    By Dennis Espada

ELECTION WATCH

Cash Flowed Through Comelec to Ensure GMA Win in Cordi?  By Arthur Allad-iw

Bayan Muna Eyes Repeal of Oil Deregulation Law  By Aubrey SC Makilan

Results of Widespread Poll Fraud Out this Week  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Post-Election Assessment: Elections in Eastern Visayas Marred by Fraud, Violence   By Maureen Japzon

The May 10 elections: Unique – But the Same    By Luis V. Teodoro

No reason to hike oil prices: Oil Products Overpriced by P0.16/Liter By IBON Foundation

Gov’t Claim of High GDP: Sustained Growth?   By Danilo Araña Arao

UP Unions Oppose Privatization of Gov’t Services; Government employees face mass lay-off   By Lyn V. Ramo

Public Warned: Brace for Higher Water Rates, Poorer Services  By BULATLAT.COM

Computer tips and tricks: Pesky Mouse, Keyboard Shortcuts   By Pio Verzola Jr.

By Charlie Samuya Veric

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - WAZZUP, KA BEL?   By Aubrey SC Makilan/BULATLAT.COM

NEWS AT A GLANCE 

Protest prompts release of ‘illegally’ detained strikers

GMA Can Surely Win but Without a Real Mandate from the People - PCPR

EO seeks to reverse the culture being encouraged

 

Vol. 4, No. 17 May 30-June 5, 2004

ELECTION WATCH

The Spark that Crippled a Dynasty     By Dabet Castañeda

Ocampo to Gonzales, AFP: 'Shut up!'     By BULATLAT.COM

COMMENTARY - Marginalizing the Marginal  By Bobby Tuazon

Teachers Expose Widespread Poll Frau d   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Protests Hound Poll Results in Negros; “In Negros, fraud money flowed like raging waterfalls…”   By Karl G. Ombion

Post-Election: Baguio Sidewalk Stalls Demolished Anew   By Johnny Fialen and Milena Roque

The U.S. Offensive against the People's Right to National Liberation, Democracy and Social Justice  By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

COMMENTARY - Who Dictates Oil Prices?   By Arnold J. Padilla

MIGRANT WATCH - The Hero is a Slave    By Dabet Castañeda

Mindanao Farmers Oppose BT Corn   By Dennis Espada

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - IN FULL DEFIANCE    By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 83  COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

·                     For all The Grand Rhetoric
We Have Failed to See Through our Mission in Afghanistan  By Independent UK

·                     Regarding the Torture of Others  By Susan Sontag

·                     The Other Prisoners  By Luke Harding

Vol. 4, No. 16 May 23-29, 2004

Remembering Braveheart    By Lisa Cariño Ito

Under Arroyo Presidency: Instability and More Hardship for Filipinos    By BULATLAT.COM

ELECTION WATCH

Poll Watchdog Shows Proof; Says May 10 Elections “Tainted” By Alexander Martin Remollino

Media, Lawyers’ Groups Slam DoJ, Comelec for Media Gag    By BULATLAT.COM

Burning the Voters’ Mandate in Isabela   By Dabet Castañeda

Election Violence in Mindanao: ‘They Just Opened Fire!’   By Daisy C. Gonzales

Youth Party to File Contempt Raps vs Akbayan  By Emily Vital

Political Dynasties Still Rule Philippine Politics    By Carlos H. Conde

NL Dynasties and Kingpins: Some are In, Some are Out    By Pio Verzola Jr.

Low Turnout for Party-List Votes in Northern Luzon   By Northern Dispatch

In Baguio: Opposition Votes Show People’s Voice vs Corporate Interests   By Northern Dispatch

Commentary - U.S. Imperialism and the 2004 Elections   By Ricco Alejandro Santos

human rights watch  

Mother cries justice for 2 kids: ‘Agoy! Dyos Ko, ang Balay Ko!’ (Oh my god! My house!)  By Dabet Castañeda

Killings Alarm Dutch-Filipino HR Movement   By D.L. Mondelo

General Rapped by Rights Body for Mindoro Killings   By Emily Vital

OFW Remittances Needed to Pay Foreign Debt, Offset Deficit  By Danilo Araña Arao

Philippines Faces AIDS Explosion   By Carlos H. Conde

William H. Hinton (1919 –2004)   By John Mage

Book Review - Hearing the Music of Filipino Culture: A review of Bienvenido Lumbera's Sa Sariling Bayan         By Charlie Samuya Veric

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - SEXIST AD IN WORLD HERITAGE SITE    By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 15 May 16-22, 2004

ELECTION WATCH

ANALYSIS - Arroyo’s Sham Elections: Or How the Military Tried to Disenfranchise the Left  By Bobby Tuazon

Military-instigated Fraud and Terror vs Moro Vote Decried   By BULATLAT.COM

Party-list Groups Deplore ‘State-directed Fraud and Terrorism’; Protest in 60 provinces, 15 regions set next week   By Gerry Albert Corpuz

In Quezon: 2 Slain, 2 Declared Missing  By Dabet Castañeda

“No One Should Have to Die...Just so Elections may be Held” –  Int’l Election Observer   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Sison: Massive Cheating Can Ignite Protest Movement to Topple Regime  By BULATLAT.COM

ANALYSIS - DepEd Using Wrong Solution to Wrong Problem  By Danilo Araña Arao

human rights watch  

Missing Alleged Red Leader Surfaces  in Mindoro Police Jail
NDFP says Serrano is covered by immunity guarantee;  demands his release  By Dabet Castañeda

Related article: Serrano’s Side   By Dabet Castañeda

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - FIGHTING OFF THE DARKNESS  By Northern Dispatch/BULATLAT.COM

NEWS AT A GLANCE 

·                     Gabriela scores Bulacan party-list officers’ arrest

·                     Bring home OFWs in Iraq

·                     Lacson's treachery should forewarn all – Ka Roger  

·                     OFWs warned of South Korea's new employment system

 

Vol. 4, Special Election Issue May 12, 2004

ELECTION WATCH

Gonzales, AFP Accused Anew of Mounting Dirty Tricks vs Party-List Groups  By Dabet Castañeda

Initial List of Election-Related Human Rights Violations

At the Polls: Chaos, Confusion, Violence, Anger   By Carlos H. Conde

Isabela Burning: Dys Want to Keep Power Grip   By Dabet Castañeda

Youth Party Says Akbayan Stealing Votes  By Emily Vital

Widespread Vote-Buying in Negros Reported   By Karl G. Ombion

Missing Voters’ Names, Violence Mar Cordillera Polls  By Northern Dispatch

Arroyo Must Have a Clear Mandate  By Carlos H. Conde

Campaign 2004: What the Voters Missed  By Carlos H. Conde

 

Vol. 4, No. 14 May 2-8, 2004

ELECTION WATCH

2004 Campaign Trail Leaves 10 Party-list Members Dead; 3 Others Missing  By BULATLAT.COM

Bayan Muna Pays Tribute to Martyrs in Miting de Avance   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Anak ng Bayan Nominee Links Armed Group to his Arrest   By Karl G. Ombion and Edmund Sestoso

Exposed: Massive Cheating, Vote-Buying by Arroyos in Negros  By Karl G. Ombion

Same Old Faces Rule Northern Philippine Politics   By Northern Dispatch

Priest Leads Campaign vs. ‘Corrupt’ Mayor  By Mars S. Marata

As nation goes to polls: Human Rights Must be Respected - Amnesty International  By BULATLAT.COM

Purchasing Power Drops in Election Derby   By Danilo Araña Arao

human rights watch  

Torture of 2 NPA Suspects to be Raised to JMC  By Tyrone Velez

As military storms Anakpawis HQ: 4 Bayan Muna Members Killed in ‘Valley of Death’  By Tyrone Velez

Alleged Red Leader in AFP Custody Declared Missing   By Dabet Castañeda

Ex-Gov’t Exec, Now Red Leader, says PTC Goes to the People   By BULATLAT.COM

Joan Carling’s Journey to Damascus  By Alexander Martin Remollino

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - NOT ALL FIRE  By Aubrey SC Makilan/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Journalists' view: Public is the  first beneficiary of press freedom   By the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)

NEWS AT A GLANCE 

·                     Block voting should not be allowed --- PILC

·                     Migrante questions GMA project charged to OWWA

·                     Study leave on human rights for soldiers

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 82   COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 
Torture, Incorporated: Let the Wall of Silence Fall    By Virginia Tilley

 

Vol. 4, No. 13 April 25-May 1, 2004

LABOR WATCH - Gov’t-Controlled Media Workers: Underpaid, Harassed By Rowena Carranza

Workers Attacked But Undaunted  By Sandra Nicolas

The Untold Story of Hacienda Luisita Workers   By Dabet Castañeda

Teatro Mayo Uno And Emancipatory Culture  By Bobby Tuazon

Workers’ Unrest in Laguna   By Dennis Espada

Workers Need Wage Relief Now  By the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc.

Cordillera Day Marked Amid Dam Threats, Tribal Wars  By Alexander Martin Remollino

human rights watch  

Military Eyed In Anakpawis Leader’s Murder  By Lisa C. Ito

Samar Minor in Army Captivity for 4 Years; But Oslo peace talks will set him free    By Dabet Castañeda

Zenaida Llesis, 6 Others Released from Prison  By BULATLAT.COM

Migrante Scores Comelec Over Absentee Voting   By Kim Ngabit-Quitasol

BM Ilocos Reports P7.5 M Worth of Projects; Hits Military for False Charges   By Northern Dispatch

Philippine Elections: Under the Watch of Uncle Sam   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Red Fighters in Black and White  By BULATLAT.COM

Nick Joaquin: Friend and Compadre; Tribute by Jose Maria Sison and Julieta de Lima  By BULATLAT.COM

The Trouble with Nick   By Marra Pl. Llanot

BM Ilocos Reports P7.5 M Worth of Projects; Hits Military for False Charges   By Northern Dispatch

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - COOLING OFF  By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

NEWS AT A GLANCE 

May 10 election irrelevant to the masses – PILC

Anakpawis demands justice for slain coordinators, officials

 

Vol. 4, No. 12 April 18-24, 2004

Labor Day Analysis  - Can Workers Count on a Wage Increase in Election Season? By Danilo Araña Arao

ELECTION WATCH

For Senators: Ex-Leftists, Anti-Marcos Activists Get Bayan Muna Support   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Learning Politics the Hard Way: Youth Party Nominees Harassed   By Aubrey SC Makilan

Migrante Condemns Absentee Voting Anomalies, Harassments  By Benjie Oliveros

War, Imperialism And Resistance from Below   By Prof. Jose Ma. Sison

MIGRANT WATCH

Possible Cover-up in Missing Seaman’s Case Exposed By Sandra Nicolas

Woman Pleas for Sister’s Life; OFW’s Urgent Repatriation Urged After Distress Call  By Karl G. Ombion

Illegal Recruiter Dupes 40 Victims in Pangasinan   By Benjie Oliveros

Philippines Has Enough Water Supply, NGO Says   By Dennis Espada

Related article: Commentary - What To Do about the Water Crisis By Clemente Bautista, Jr.

20 Years of Cordillera Day: A Historic Testament to the Resolute Cordillera Peoples’ Struggle  By Windel Bolinget

Part I:  A Mirror of Cordillera History and Politics

Part II:  Historical Highlights 

PHOTO ESSAY: Cordillera Day Celebrations Through the Years

NPA Disarms Mayoral Bet’s Bodyguards   By Mars Marata

Misamis Farmers Demand Army Troops' Pullout  By Mars Marata

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - ANAKPAWIS DE MAYO   By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 81   COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 

Photos that Bush Didn't Want the World to See

Pentagon Ban on Pictures of Dead Troops Is Broken  By Bill Carter

Photo of GIs' Caskets Costs Worker Her Job  By Jessica Kowal

 

Vol. 4, No. 11 April 11-17, 2004

ANALYSIS - Politics of Dirt: Arroyo Aide Throws Mud at Progressive Political Parties  By Bobby Tuazon

Human Rights Team Held Hostage  By Dabet Castañeda

Safeguarding Rights amid War: GRP, NDFP launch Joint Monitoring Committee   By Alexander Martin Remollino

Media Under Fire  By Inday Espina-Varona

Related article: NUJP Elects New Set of Officers, Renews Commitment to Serve Journalists

ANALYSIS - IMF-WB in the Philippines: Half-Century of Anti-Development By Sandra Nicolas

The Need for New Politics: A People’s Analysis of the Platforms of Presidential Candidates  By Hetty Alcuitas

Send Teachers, Not Soldiers   By Kim Ngabit-Quitasol

BOOK REVIEWS 

Oil And the Americanization of the Middle East   By Bobby Tuazon

Reclaiming Ka Amado  By Alexander Martin Remollino

'Photojournalism Is More About Curiosity Than Courage’  By Carlos H. Conde

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - THANKS BUT NO THANKS   By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, Special Issue No. 2 April 7, 2004

 Release of Political Prisoners: A Promise Long Overdue  By BULATLAT.COM

 

Vol. 4, No. 10 April 4-10, 2004

UN Judge Asks Arroyo To Honor Oslo Joint Statement By BULATLAT.COM

Analysis - Fresh Graduates Comprise Bulk of Jobless  By Danilo Araña Arao

Cafgus Guarding Canadian Mining Firm Fire at Protesters; Wound 4   By Elmer D. Sagbigsal

Unpresidentiable?: Journalists score FPJ’s ‘Bullying of TV Reporter’ By BULATLAT.COM

Drivers’ Nationwide Strike Cripples Transport By Alexander Martin Remollino

Kaguma’s 33rd anniversary: Educators as Revolutionaries By Alexander Martin Remollino

A Note of Critical Appreciation  By Jose Ma. Sison

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - TOBACCO DANCE –WITHOUT THE SMOKE   By Ace Alegre/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - A Mother's Appeal: Call for Immediate Release of Nursing Mother & Baby By Zenaida Llesis, political detainee

news at a glance  

GMA in the world’s most corrupt list

Obstacles in absentee voting  

Youth party slams 5-year high school plan   

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 80   COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM 

Media Apology and Whistleblowers   

Why the Media Owe You an Apology on Iraq  By Rick Mercier

Bush Puts a 'Cancer on the Presidency' By Robert Scheer

Daniel Ellsberg Sees a New Trend -- Telling All While the Issue is Hot By Matthew B. Stannard

 

Vol. 4, No. 9 March 28-April 3, 2004

Notorious ‘Death Squad’ Asset Nabbed in Mindoro By Dabet Castañeda

Two Ex-Presidents Make It to World’s Hall of Scalawags; GMA’s Anti-Corruption Policies are Ineffective, London-based Watchdog Says  By Bobby Tuazon

GMA Faces New Suit Over Maynilad Bailout   By Alexander Martin Remollino

ELECTION WATCH - Party-List Groups, GMA Foes Unite Vs Fraud, Terrorism; Opposition Presidentiables Score Mounting Reports of Cheating  By Alexander Martin Remollino

NPA Gears for U.S. ‘War of Aggression’  By BULATLAT.COM

Take 2 For Alleged NPA Cadre Zenaida Llesis: Mother fasts for release as GRP resumes talks with NDFP By Dabet Castañeda  

Human rights violations in Camarines Sur on the rise: 42^nd IB PA on a Rampage   By Rowena Carranza

Justice Not War Campaign Joins 100,000 in NY vs U.S. Ocupation in Iraq By BULATLAT.COM

Poetry - Anniversary Oath By Tomas T. Talledo

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - WITNESS TO HISTORY   By Arkibong Bayan/BULATLAT.COM

news at a glance  

·                     Deportation of Filipino family condemned

·                     Meralco charges highest power rates

·                     Jinggoy should apologize to women -- Gabriela  

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 79   COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

“The War on Terror Failed”   

·                     The "War Against Terror" Has Failed  By Gilles Kepel

·                     Bush Tries to Rally Faltering Coalition   By Paul Koring

·                     Iraq Charges Against Bush Acquiring Critical Mass   By Alan Elsner

·                     Bush's Brand New Enemy is the Truth   By Sydney Blumenthal

·                     Cheney, Energy and Iraq Invasion  By Larry Everest

·                     Bush Questions

 

Vol. 4, No. 8 March 21-27, 2004

GMA, Bush To Face War Crimes Tribunal; Charges being finalized by Filipino and foreign lawyers By Dabet Castañeda

Disquiet at Peace Rally: U.S.-UK Occupation of Iraq Condemned in Anti-War Rally  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Analysis- After Afghanistan and Iraq: What Lies Ahead?; Current Regional and Global Implications of the U.S. War on Terror   By Bobby Tuazon

Commentary in Filipino - Liwanag at Apoy Bilang Simbolo at Instrumento  By Danilo Araña Arao

On the Streets of Iraq: A Review of Musikang Bayan’s Songs for Peace  By Dennis Espada

Rights group hits double standard; Resthouse for Erap, Cold Prison for Political Offenders By Dabet Castañeda  

Released NPA POW Quits Military Service  By Karl G. Ombion

Consumers Ask Maynilad to Refund P6.4 B, Call for Oil Price Rollback Anew; New Consumer Task Force Dares Presidentiables to Address Consumer Woes By Alexander Martin Remollino

A Closer Look at Our Water Bills By Arnold J. Padilla

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - STRENGTH TO ENDURE  By Carlos H. Conde/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Some Points on the February 14, 2004 Oslo Joint Statement of the GRP and NDFP Peace Panels By Rafael G. Baylosis

news at a glance  

·                     Anakpawis member abducted

·                     Striking seafarers condemn police harassment  

·                     Migrante: GMA’s foreign trips are at the expense of OFWs   

 

Vol. 4, No. 7 March 14-20, 2004

Setting the Sights on Jose Maria Sison By Rowena Carranza

One Year After the U.S. War Against Iraq: Crumbs for Asia’s Finest Puppet   By Sonny Africa

ELECTION WATCH - Interview with Satur Ocampo, Bayan Muna’s First Nominee: Taking Politics of Change to the Mainstream  By Dabet Castañeda

Scrap Oil Deregulation Law — Transport Drivers; Transport Groups Call for Fare Hike Anew By Alexander Martin Remollino

Commentary - Macapagal-Arroyo Not Off the Hook; Killings of BM activists increase under ‘war on terror’

 By Bobby Tuazon

Independent Probe Shows Bt-Corn has Human Costs By Dennis Espada

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - STRENGTH TO ENDURE  By Carlos H. Conde/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Some Points on the February 14, 2004 Oslo Joint Statement of the GRP and NDFP Peace Panels By Rafael G. Baylosis

news at a glance  

·                     POW release is a two-way process — Ka Roger

·                     No compromise on justice

·                     RFM-Swift workers demand DTI probe on 'misleading' products  

ALTERNATIVE READER NO. 78 COMPILED BY BULATLAT.COM

The U.S. Secret War in Haiti

·                     Tragedy in Haiti By Noam Chomsky

·                     Message from Ramsey Clark

 

Vol. 4, No. 6 March 7-13, 2004

TruthCom Finds Top Defense, AFP Officials Not Clean of Mindanao Bombings  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Surviving Mindoro  By Dabet Castañeda

Despite Gov’t Figures, the Poor Are Now Worst Off; Families Need P13,000-P22,000 to Survive Monthly By Danilo Araña Arao

The Economics of Jeepney Driving: 
Or Why Transport Drivers are Forced to Go on Strike  By Alexander Martin Remollino

Related article:

‘Terror Is Part of Our Life on the Streets’: New Negros-wide transport strike looms By Karl G. Ombion

Neutralizing Bayan Muna  By Dabet Castañeda

ELECTION WATCH

Suara Bangsamoro Party Nominees: Mindanao War Survivors Running for Party-list Seats By Leigh Halud

The Miracles of Elections: Baguio House Spared  By Northern Dispatch

Caring for the Sick, Struggling for Social Change: 3 Nuns Plant Seeds for Village-Based Health Program  By Ross Mayor

Agriculture Execs Pressed to Suspend BT-Corn Commercialization  By Rhoda Gueta

Ang Sistema ng Edukasyon sa Pilipinas By Dr. Eberto Villegas

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Wow, Tamaraw  By Carlos H. Conde/BULATLAT.COM

DEMOCRATIC SPACE - Revolutionary Taxation: A Governmental  Function, Not Extortion  By Rey Affirmado

news at a glance  

·                     Row over pork

·                     Teachers to boycott service in May polls, unless…

·                     Ka Roger notes Roco's stand against U.S. terror list