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  Women

  Women: No really does mean no

  July 19, 2002 senan

  THE TRIAL of top snooker player Quinten Hann for rape, highlighted all the prejudices, backward attitudes and myths which still surround this issue. Liked this [...]

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  Turkey

  Turkey: Turkish capitalism teeters on the brink

  July 18, 2002 senan

  IN RECENT weeks Turkish politics has looked like a TV soap, you’d never know who would be in which party the following day. Liked this [...]

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  Portugal

  Portugal: A new “Hot Summer” in Portugal?

  July 17, 2002 senan

  In the Summer of 1975, the Portuguese revolution was developing in such a sharp manner that it became known as the "Verão Quente" (Hot Summer). [...]

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  Ireland North

  Ireland North: Build the fight against sectarianism

  July 16, 2002 senan

  FIGHTING BROKE out at last weekend’s annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree. Demonstrators threw missiles at police, resulting in 24 injured as well as two [...]

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  History

  History: Watergate – Rotten apples in a mouldy barrel

  July 15, 2002 senan

  THIRTY YEARS ago the ’Watergate’ political scandal rocked US capitalism, exposing the corrupt and reactionary intrigues of the Nixon presidency and its spy agencies. Today, [...]

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  Ireland Republic

  Ireland South: Joe Higgins MP hammers corruption

  July 13, 2002 senan

  Joe Higgins (Socialist Party MP in Ireland) made the following speech in the Irish Parliament (Dail) pouring scorn on the attempt by the Irish government [...]