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  1. Write On: Letters to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly

    Iraq war and the unions The real question Brian Sketchley (Write On, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly #566) needs ... war on Iraq? Yes, protests are not going to stop wars in and of themselves. But they are critical in ... Burgess for writing a "No War" slogan on the upper sail of the Opera House, we should be holding ...

  2. AFGHANISTAN: Behind the facade of 'democracy'

    were crushed or dismantled during the Goliath versus David war against one of the poorest countries on ... US$8 billion Washington shelled out on this dirty war. The revolutionary government was defeated in ... sold as commodities. Under the cover of the "war on terror", the Pentagon has quietly ...

  3. IRAQ: What they don't want you to know

    attacked the anti-war movement for not joining Bush's "war on terror". He says "the ... John Pilger, London In a valedictory piece on December 30, the Guardian commentator and leader ... writer Martin Kettle wrote: "Opponents of the [Iraq] war may need to be reminded that public opinion ...

  4. The hidden side of Australia's 'miracle economy'

    every step of the way, vying for a share of the spoils. On November 7, Canberra announced ... a multi-billion-dollar spending spree on military hardware. This will not just give the Australian Defence Force the ... Costello does not dwell on in his media gloating sessions is that much of the basis of the healthy state of ...

  5. Beattie heads to the polls

    Jim McIlroy, Brisbane A snap Queensland election is underway. On January 13, Labor Premier Peter ... ALP campaign was set back by the forced resignation of tourism minister Merri Rose on January 14, who ... released in the January 17 Brisbane Courier-Mail, which shows Labor's primary vote at 38%, down 5% on ...