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Korea in the firing line as Trump鈥檚 UN threats reveal US war drive

US President Donald Trump made the unprecedented threat to 鈥渢otally destroy鈥 North Korea, not in a tweet or off the cuff remark, but in a written speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. No other leader of a country has ever stood before the UN and openly stated its intention to destroy another country.聽

Coupled with Trump鈥檚 earlier threat to rain down 鈥渇ire and fury鈥 on North Korea, this threat must be seen as one that at least includes the possibility of a nuclear attack.

Bigger than expected turnout for July 19

By Stephen Marks MANAGUA 鈥 The size of the turnout at the rally to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution surprised everybody this year. The FSLN had announced they did not have the resources to bus and truck people

'Stabilisation' in Russia: reality or rhetoric?

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW 鈥 "There is a general feeling 鈥 at least among those inclined to be bullish on the subject 鈥 that a post-reform Russian economy has dawned, and we are now moving out across the gently rising pastures on the further

Ecocalendar

Ecocalendar SYDNEY 鈥 The Ecocalendar is a quarterly listing of environmental and social ecology organisations and events. In addition to three months of events listed in a planner format, there is a listing of progressive organisations with

Car workers begin national strike

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG 鈥 Twenty five thousand workers employed in South Africa's car assembly industry have begun a national strike in support a 12% wage increase and the elimination of apartheid wage differentials. Speaking on August

Israel bans PLO from East Jerusalem

Israel bans PLO from East Jerusalem The Israeli government has introduced a new law to prevent the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian National Authority from conducting any political activities, or creating any political or

'Time to go'

'Time to go' By Catherine Brown Time for Peace 鈥 Time to Go is an international broad-based campaign formed to mark the 25th anniversary of British troops in the north of Ireland. The campaign says that British withdrawal is central to

Interesting exploration of relationships

Interesting exploration of relationships Traps Directed by Pauline Chan Starring Saskia Reeves and Robert Reynolds Ronin Films Reviewed by Karl Miller Traps is an interesting exploration of the dynamics of a relationship between two

South Africans demand US ends Cuba blockade

South Africans demand US ends Cuba blockade By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG 鈥 Pickets were held in several South African cities on July 26 to demand that the United States government end its blockade of Cuba. Over a hundred people braved a

Gay liberation and the meaning of Stonewall

June 1994 marked the 25th anniversary of the riots sparked by police raids on New York's Stonewall Inn. These demonstrations signalled the rise of a radical movement for lesbian and gay liberation. RODNEY CROOME of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian

Labor's privatisation plans under pressure

By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE 鈥 Two thousand five hundred people rallied in Brisbane's King George Square to protest the privatisation of public enterprises on August 4. Ian McLean, former state president of the Queensland ALP and secretary of

Reading between the lines?

Sanctuary By David Williamson A Playbox production Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 2 Theatre Reviewed by Helen Jarvis "David Williamson's latest play is a remarkable work because, in one sitting, it helps us to read between the lines. It