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Korea in the firing line as Trump鈥檚 UN threats reveal US war drive

US President Donald Trump made the unprecedented threat to 鈥渢otally destroy鈥 North Korea, not in a tweet or off the cuff remark, but in a written speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. No other leader of a country has ever stood before the UN and openly stated its intention to destroy another country.聽

Coupled with Trump鈥檚 earlier threat to rain down 鈥渇ire and fury鈥 on North Korea, this threat must be seen as one that at least includes the possibility of a nuclear attack.

Newsbriefs

ADELAIDE 鈥 The South Australian Institute of Teachers is planning a rally for September 3 and has proposed a series of strikes and school stoppages to protest the state Liberal government's cuts to public education. SAIT president, Claire

Action to save Moe hospital

Action to save Moe hospital By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE 鈥 A cavalcade of 1500 cars drove down the Princes Highway in Moe, Gippsland on July 31 to protest the government's plans to close the town's public hospital and replace it with a

Repelling the privateers

Repelling the privateers By Dick Nichols "Are you for or against efficiency and competitiveness?" That's the question the pro-privatisation crowd, from the federal Labor cabinet to the Institute of Public Affairs, fire at every supporter of

... and ain't i a woman?: Anti-choice fanatics and women

Anti-choice fanatics and women On July 29 Dr John Britton and his companion James Barrett were shot in the head at point-blank range outside a Pensacola, Florida abortion clinic. The murders copycat that of Dr David Gunn in the same town on

Black humour from Eastern Europe

Black humour from Eastern Europe Three Colours White A film by Krysztof Kieslowski Showing at Sydney's Academy Twin Reviewed by Peter Boyle If you like your comedy Eastern European black, this is a film for you. The second of

South Africa: Pick 'n Pay strike settled

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG 鈥 The militant three-week strike by workers at the Pick 'n Pay supermarket chain has been settled. The outcome reflects that neither the workers, their union, the SACCAWU, nor Pick 'n Pay management were able to get

Chinese workers challenge

By Phil Clarke China's economy, which as recorded more than 13% growth in 1992 and 1993, is the fastest growing in the world. Despite that, it is a dramatic example of the dictum that, without a profound change in the social relations of

Australia strengthens military ties with Indonesia

By Jon Land Military cooperation between Australia and Indonesia has been boosted with Defence Minister Robert Ray and defence force chief Admiral Allan Beaumont's five-day visit to Indonesia. The high-level discussions, which began on August 1,

Keating's hypocritical environmentalism

Keating's hypocritical environmentalism By Dave Wright MELBOURNE 鈥 On August 4, Friends of the Earth condemned Paul Keating's hypocrisy for denouncing resource piracy by Japanese and Malaysian companies, while supporting Australian

A rousing witness to injustice

Distant Voices By John Pilger Vintage, 1994, 625 pp., $14.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In Distant Voices, John Pilger is once again on a mission to "rescue from media oblivion uncomfortable facts" about our human and political world.

Government and agribusiness: driving farmers off the land

By Chris Spindler The current drought throughout farming regions in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and particularly in NSW and central Queensland is close to the worst this century. Forty five per cent of NSW has been