Iraq
Iraq: No to war – Blood for oil
WHEN US Secretary of State Colin Powell was asked if the planned war with Iraq was all about oil, he denied it, claiming "the oil of Iraq belongs to the Iraqi people" and would not […]
Middle East
Israel / Palestine
Israel: Sharon elected on historically low turn-out
Monday’s (27 January) general elections in Israel saw Ariel Sharon’s Likud party double its vote to 37 seats. The Labour Party (which is the traditional party of the Israeli capitalists) plunged to an all time […]
Iraq
Iraq: No to war – A weekend of huge international protests
War on Iraq.
Iraq
Iraq: US hawks plan “pre-emptive” strike
In the light of Hans Blix and the weapons inspectors’ report that there is no "smoking gun", conclusive evidence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, the prospect of an immediate war against Iraq […]
Iraq
Iraq: “Likely humanitarian scenarios” – The devastating consequences of a war
A document made public last Tuesday by a British student group ’Campaign against Sanctions on Iraq’ revealed that as many as 500,000 people in Iraq could suffer injuries and require medical treatment if the United […]
Iraq
Iraq: Anti-war protests – Belgium and Canada
More than 10,000 demonstrated against the war in the streets of Brussels last Sunday. This was an important succes given the fact the trade union organisations didn’t realy mobilise and given the fact that some […]
Kurdistan
Kurdistan: Turkey continues repression of Kurds
Kurdish people, known as the Kurds, live in an area that consists of south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and a part of Syria.
Israel / Palestine
Israel: Governing coalition splits
THE ISRAELI ’national unity’ government coalition has collapsed following the withdrawal of six Labour ministers. Elections have been called for early next year.
Iraq
Iraq: Anti-war protests – Seattle and Minnesota
On Saturday, 26 October there was a 4,000-strong Seattle protest organised by the Seattle anti-war coalition. This rally drew mainly white-collar workers, and many middle class white Democrats.
Iraq
Iraq: Anti-war protests around the world
26 October saw one of the largest anti-war demonstrations in Washington DC since the Vietnam War. The Demonstration was organised by ANSWER, a coalition developed by the ’Workers World’ organisation. The coalition started after the […]