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  1. Organising against war and homophobia in Lebanon

    different religious denominations", he said, adding that three decades of war gives rise to great ... activist sell it on the streets", Sankray said. "He was very up-front saying, 'I am gay, ... slept with men, and they were being taught a lesson." Helem is mostly led by men, but women are ...

  2. Syrian minister calls for justice

    ? Women." She said that what Arab women need is justice and respect, not war and occupation, and pointed to ... the University of Western Sydney's Bankstown campus on September 7. Shaaban is also a writer and ... League of Arab States. Addressing the topic "The real role of Arab women", Shaaban said people ...

  3. Australian troops are a cover

    Arnove said. Yet, the US administration is continuing to spend enormous sums of money on the war ... conflict studies department on September 5. Asked why it shouldn't be a "phased withdrawal", ... becomes." Arnove's new book, Iraq: the Logic of Withdrawal, centres on this question. "Three years ...

  4. Neo-colonialism behind army expansion

    Women's National Basketball League will wear Australian Defence Force advertisements on their uniforms. ... Stuart Munckton On August 24, the Howard government announced that the military would be expanded ... by 2008. On top of the announcement last December of nearly 1500 additional troops, the latest ...

  5. Howard and Costello step up their racist offensive

    to learn English and failing to treat women as equals. On September 3, Costello backed Howard's ... on terror", we are reminded, is primarily a war against Islamic fundamentalists, Islamic ... Howard and treasurer Peter Costello launched another barrage of racist attacks on Muslims and people of ...

  6. VENEZUELA: Sea of red unleashes 'Bolivarian hurricane'

    Federico Fuentes A sea of red greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on September 1, as tens of ... re-election on December 3. Speaking of the presidential race, Chavez declared "Here there are only two ... candidates — Hugo Chavez and George Diablo [Devil] Bush. This is an election on whether we want to continue ...