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'A generous and commendable step'

BY IAN BOLAS It is no secret that for a long time the socialist left has suffered through being fragmented into lots of little groups, all of which had appointed themselves the vanguard, but none of which have demonstrated a capacity to

Chemical weapons: Bush's hysterical hypocrisy

BY ROHAN PEARCE The main argument made by the US government to justify its planned invasion of Iraq is that, as George Bush told reporters at a March 13 press conference: "[Iraq] is a nation run by a man who is willing to kill his own people by

INDIA: Left protests against Hindu chauvinist violence

BY EVA CHENG Thousands of people took part in rallies, public meetings and marches across India on September 28 to protest against new attacks on Muslims by Hindu chauvinists in the state of Gujarat. The largest protests were held in Ahmedabad,

WTO: Attacks on public health to escalate

BY EVA CHENG "The [World Health Organisation's] objective is 'the attainment of all peoples of the highest possible level of health', and WHO defines health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence

Outworkers take corporate Australia to court

BY RACHEL EVANS MELBOURNE — Braving wet and windy conditions on September 26, 45 people came to Melbourne's Federal Court to support the prosecution of 30 companies over alleged breaches of the outworker and contractor provisions of the

Labor under pressure to close Honeymoon uranium mine

BY JIM GREEN The future of the Honeymoon uranium mine in South Australia is in jeopardy. It has been revealed that the owner, Canadian-based company Southern Cross Resources (SCR), does not have a commercial mining and milling licence. The

Disappearing a Terrorist

If you don't hear from methen don't be surprisedcause I am a criminalin ASIO's eyes. I'm opposed to starvation.I'm opposed to the war.I want liberationand food for the poor. I want justice and freedomand a whole lot moreand a livable incometo

CHECHNYA: Between war and peace

BY BORIS KAGARLITSKY MOSCOW — It is paradoxical that every time the pace of military engagements increases in the mountains of Chechnya, plans are revived in Moscow for the peaceful regulation of the conflict. Chechnya is like an unhealed

3000 join anti-war protest

BY LESLIE RICHMOND ADELAIDE — On October 5, some 3000 people joined a protest rally and march organised by the Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR) against the US-led war drive against Iraq. Anglican archbishop Ian George, Uniting Church

The heart and soul of French America

REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS Coeur FideleCap EnrageZachary RichardSelect RecordsVisit <http://www.zacharyrichard.com> Everyone interested in the struggle for the soul and heart of the North American continent should own these two fiery albums.

COVER STORY: US pushes UN backing for Iraq slaughter

BY NORM DIXON On October 8, US Secretary of State Colin Powell hinted that a "compromise" within the UN Security Council on a resolution for "tough" new weapons inspection guidelines in Iraq was close to being struck. Such a resolution would

News Briefs

Action for Aceh DARWIN — On September 30, around 20 people, wearing gags across their mouths and carrying placards, marched to the office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They were demanding that the Australian government assist