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By Norm Dixon The US massacred at least 11 Iraqi civilians, and wounded 59 others, in missile attacks on January 25. Air strikes on Iraq continue almost daily. In December, the four-night bombardment of Iraq killed 82 civilians and 62 soldiers. The
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By Jim Green Rumours have been circulating amongst anti-nuclear activists that Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) wants to pull out of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory. ERA began construction of the mine in June. At the moment,
Blazing with revolutionary fire and energy Dreaming with his Eyes Open: A Life of Diego RiveraBy Patrick MarnhamBloomsbury, 1998370 pp., $59.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Drama and controversy followed Diego Rivera everywhere. The Mexican
By Barry Sheppard US politics must seem quite odd to people in other countries. The Democratic president of the United States is put on trial in the Senate by the Republicans for trying to cover up his affair with a young White House intern. In
NSW police commissioner put on the spot By Danny Fairfax SYDNEY — More than 100 people attended a public meeting with NSW Police Commissioner Peter Ryan at Ashfield Town Hall on January 27. The meeting was organised by the Ethnic Communities
By Afrodity Giannakis ATHENS — High school students throughout Greece are continuing their struggle against the government's education bill 2525. The campaign, which kicked off in November, is dynamic and persistent. Hundreds of schools remain
By Dick Nichols The latest Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia Rank-and-File Bulletin (number 3) is a special issue mainly devoted to letters from seafarers and retired MUA members. The issue provides a sharp insight into the issues that
By Ken Cotterill In 1996, Chiquita Brands' CEO Carl Lindner donated $US500,000 to US President Bill Clinton's re-election campaign. Now he wants some return. Lindner's gripe is that several Caribbean states in the Windward Island group — Grenada,
By Edwina Foster The fashion industry might lead the way in cashing in on women's bodies, but the sports industry is close behind. Men's sport has always been taken more seriously and given more attention than women's. But recent efforts to
By Allen Myers A radio station in Sydney recently reported the creation of a pro-republican group called "Conservative Republicans for an Australian President". It was, presumably, an acronym joke, although in the current republic "debate", you can
East Timor: independence now! By Jon Land The announcement by the Habibie regime on January 27 that it is prepared to "relinquish" East Timor as part of Indonesia marks a new turn in the struggle for independence. For the first time in the