Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Anti-war protests – Around the world
More than 10,000 people took part in a demonstration against the war in Berlin on Saturday 22 September.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Anti-war movement grows
Around 2,000 people at a London rally on 21 September heard speakers condemn Bush and Blair’s plans for war.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Anti-war protests – Voices in the US
Opinion polls in the US show overwhelming support for military action in Afghanistan. But as Diane Stokes in Chicago reports, the mood is more complex than the polls would suggest.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: After the Taliban – No peace and no justice
Most of the long-suffering Afghan people would welcome the overthrow of the Taliban regime. However, neither the country’s opposition militias nor Western imperialism provide a solution to their problems as the experience of re-introducing capitalism […]
Comment & Analysis
Anti-capitalism: Anti-war = anti-capitalism
Over the last few years, anti-capitalist protests at meetings of the main world powers have been gaining in size and impact.
Britain
Afghanistan: Anti war protests – Britain
OVER 5,000 joined CND’s protest against Bush and Blair’s war plans outside Downing Street on 22 September.
USA
Afghanistan: War on terrorism – Opposition will grow
Horror and outrage are natural responses to the carnage in New York and Washington.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: No to Bush and Blair’s war!
As we go to press, Bush’s military machine is preparing for action. Air-strikes against Afghanistan are imminent.
Pakistan
Afghanistan: Consequences of Bush’s war plans
Support for military action from Pakistan’s General Musharraf has been duly rewarded by George Bush. Sanctions imposed on both Pakistan and India following their 1999 nuclear weapons tests have been lifted. However, in siding with […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Imperialism’s bloody record
US president Bush says he’s targeting the Taliban regime because it’s harbouring terrorists around Osama bin Laden. But in the 1980s it was the US CIA which helped arm, finance and instruct Bin Laden and […]