Depleted uranium
Hundreds of thousands of Gulf War veterans are now suffering from a syndrome which eminent scientists like Doug Rokke, former head of the Pentagon's Depleted Uranium Project, attribute to exposure to depleted uranium. DU has been
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Doug Lorimer
"Residents of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province some 100 kilometres west of Baghdad, have started to flee the city following the latest offensive launched by US Marines and the [puppet] Iraqi army", IRIN news, the news service of
Robyn Marshall, Brisbane
An International Women's Day rally and march on March 5, attended by 400 people, called for the decriminalisation of abortion.
Long-time abortion rights campaigner Katrina Barben condemned the state Labor government for
No quick fix
"The insurgency in Iraq is not likely to be put down in a year or even two since history shows such uprisings can last a decade or more, the United States' top military commander says. Air Force General Richard Myers says that in the
On February 28, hundreds of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal disaster protested outside the headquarters of Indian Oil Corporation, in response to the announcement that IOC proposed purchasing Union Carbide technology from its new owner, Dow chemical.
A Zogby survey released on February 25 has found that, a month after his inauguration, US President George Bush does not have majority support for his policies. According to the poll, 53% disagree with Bush's "overall policy", and 43% support it. The
HOBART — The Friends of the Gunns 20 have launched an official website at <http://www.gunns20.org>.
According to the home page, the website provides "information on one of the biggest lawsuits ever launched in Australia by a rich
Kiraz Janicke, Sydney
During the University of Sydney's orientation week, Students Against War, which has been running a campaign against Australian companies profiting from the occupation of Iraq, planned to picket the ANZ bank's stall. ANZ is
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Howard steals workers' compensation
Michael Rowney
The Howard Coalition government is removing workers' compensation rights of injured military personnel and other federal government employees with retrospective changes to the
Burn! — Marlon Brando stars as a British agent provocateur, who is sent to a Caribbean island to incite a revolution. SBS, Sunday, March 13, 10.55pm.
My Belgrade: Biljana Srbljanovic — The Serbian playwright Biljana Srbljanovic, part of the
Dave Riley
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly email discussion list was set up two years ago as an adjunct to this paper's publishing venture. It has now reached the 500 subscriber mark, making it one of the largest open discussion lists on the left.
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On March 1, Uruguay formally resumed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been broken in 2002 by right-wing president Jorge Batlle. Cuban foreign minister Felipe Perez Roque, in Uruguay for the inauguration of new President Tabare Vasquez,
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