Iraq
Iraqi elections: Debacle facing US and British imperialism
The bloody war in Iraq led by US imperialism worsens every day as the death toll mounts and the country plunges deeper into civil war and ethnic and religious clashes.
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Asia
Indonesia: Aceh – Interview with prime minister in exile of Aceh
Last Friday, Teungku Malik Mahmood, was interviewed by Offensiv in its Stockholm office. He is in exile but regarded by the Aceh Freedom Movement (Gam) as the rightful prime minister of the State of Aceh. […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: Populism, revolution and counter-revolution
"Socialists and the Venezuelan Revolution", by Tony Saunois, is very relevant to the struggles of the workers and peasants in the neo-colonial world as a whole, but is of special significance for Pakistan.
Asia
Tsunami warnings: Capitalist governments guilty
Like criminals with guilty consciences creeping back to the scene of their crime to apologise, capitalist governments around the world now promise to set up an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system. Was the risk […]
Asia
Sri Lanka: Life after tsunami
A grotesque picture of devastation is slowly emerging and haunting us.
Asia
Tsunami disaster: Will the West’s aid ever arrive?
The generous response of people worldwide to the plight of the tsunami victims is a graphic example of human solidarity and internationalism.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Political crises and General Musharraf’s ‘democracy’
Opposition parties divided but regime relies on US imperialism
Asia
cwi Tsunami Appeal: Marvellous show of solidarity
The cwi appeal for donations to help the United Socialist Party (USP) in Sri Lanka after the tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 has received an incredibly powerful and overwhelming response internationally.
Asia
Indonesia: Aceh and the tsunami – Both the military and corruption sabotage relief work
While Aceh on the northern edge of Sumatra has registered nearly two-thirds of the total death toll by the Asian tsunami, the Acehnese so far have received only 30% of UN food deliveries. More than […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: “Stop privatisation or face a black out”
More than 3000 workers of Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation [KESC] organised a protest rally against the proposed privatisation of this state owned corporation which supplies power to 1.3 million people in Karachi.