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Loose cannons

Making the issues move forward "The idea is that you want to have a legitimate Iraqi interim authority in place because it makes the issues move forward more quickly, including the pumping of oil." — US State Department official, quoted in April

People's budget not a war budget — Save Medicare!

BY SARAH STEPHEN The nightmare of US health care — where medical bills are the highest cause of bankruptcy and 42 million people have no access to care — may be around the corner for Australia, as the Coalition government prepares to use the

Eyewitness to horror of war in Iraq

BY KATIE CHERRINGTON NEWCASTLE — Aid worker and freelance journalist Donna Mulhearn spoke at a public forum at Club Nova on April 23, detailing her experiences as a "human shield" in Iraq. Mulhearn told the 70 people present that they were right

SCOTLAND: Nuclear weapons base blockaded

FASLANE NAVY BASE — More than 600 people attended "The Really Big Blockade" anti-nuclear protest at the British navy's Faslane base, 30 kilometres from Glasgow, on April 22. Many protesters locked themselves to the gates. As people were slowly

Corporate elite attempts to revive 'Bomber' Beazley

BY ALISON DELLIT On May 2, I was startled to read an article in the Melbourne Age quoting "opposition leader Kim Beazley" talking about federal housing. After a brief check, I confirmed that there had been no sudden change in the federal Labor

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. Includes the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ news. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9pm. Phone (02) 9564 1277. Visit

Write On: Letters to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly

Unity All the socialist parties believe in the unity of the working class, but it is essential for this concept to be realised. The ruling class and their well-paid servile ideological defenders will be laughing all the way to the bank if we

CAMBODIA: Workers celebrate May Day by blasting logos

BY ALLEN MYERS PHNOM PENH — Hundreds of workers jammed into the premises of the Womyn's Agenda for Change on May 1 to celebrate May Day. The day's events were organised primarily by garment workers, who produce for subcontractors who supply

NORTHERN IRELAND: Who shot Pat Finucane?

BY DENIS OLSEN Pat Finucane, a high-profile Catholic solicitor who acted for republican paramilitary suspects, was shot dead by the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association in front of his family in 1989. After 14 years, three inquiries,

Alternative news sources on North Korea

Pyongyang Square <http://www.pyongyangsquare.com/>. Pyongyang Report <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~caplabtb/dprk/pyr_index.html> CanKor <http://www.cankor.ca/>. Korea WebWeekly

Pan scandal: A product of corporate greed

Every day last week, the newspapers carried full-page lists of medicines and dietary supplements recalled by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), after it suspended the manufacturing licence of Pan Pharmaceuticals for six months on April 28.

Iraq

In Iraqthe Yanks are back.Democracy,I suppose,is what they're goingto impose. Democracy,dictatorship,do not let your sweet lips slip. They now tell us thatOperation Enduring Freedomwas a success.Well I'd hate to see a failure.Though in one