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Headlines from GLW #739, 13 February 2008:


Indigenous activists: ‘Sorry’ not enough, compensation now!
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 9 February 2008
In the lead up to the February 12 Indigenous rights convergence in Canberra, Green Left Weekly gathered statements from Indigenous activists around Australia. At the fore of people’s minds was the Northern Territory intervention, PM Kevin Rudd’s scheduled apology to the Stolen Generations and the issue of compensating those affected by that policy. »

Interview: US unionists organise against the war
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 8 February 2008
UNITED STATES: During the war against Vietnam, it was not until 1970 that the US union movement took protest action in an organised manner. And even then, it was a pro-war demonstration called by New York’s Building Trades Council in support of President Richard Nixon. However anti-war unions responded to that demonstration — held on May 20 and drawing 50,000 workers (many of them paid to attend) — with a protest of their own. While it only drew half as many people, it was a significant milestone — it was the first time that US unions formally organised an anti-war demonstration. »

Growing money on trees
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 9 February 2008
On the eve of December’s UN climate conference in Bali, the Indonesian government announced that it would plant 79 million trees in a single day to “offset” the emissions of the entire conference. But this world record-attempt could not mask the presence of another, less flattering, statistic in the 2008 Guinness Book of Records, which awarded the country the world record for the fastest rate of deforestation. From 2000 to 2005, an area of forest equivalent to the size of 300 football pitches was destroyed every hour in Indonesia, the key factor in its having the world’s third-highest rate of greenhouse gas emissions behind the US and China. »

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Colombia: Uribe mobilises for war
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008
On February 4, a series of massive ostensibly “non-political” “peace” demonstrations against the left-wing guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) took place in Colombia. Hundreds of thousands took part under the banner of “No more FARC, No more kidnappings”. Protests also took place around the world. »

Chad: Civil war, power struggle and imperialist interference
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 8 February 2008
The war for Chad is not over. It is likely to become more bloody and involve a wider humanitarian disaster before any solutions can be grasped. The next week will be critical for the future of the country — and for the wider region, including Sudanese-controlled Darfur. »

Victory for the Triton 11
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 9 February 2008
The week-long occupation of the armed customs ship, the Triton, ended on February 3 following talks between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) and shipping company Gardline. The eleven seafarers, known as the Triton 11, who had been sacked in an attempt to replace them with non-union labour, have been reinstated with permanent positions under a collective union agreement. »

Venezuela: Chavez reflects on social gains
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008
“Celebrating the completion of nine years in office, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez presented what he considered to be some of the main economic achievements of his government” according to a February 4 Venezuelanalysis.com article. »

Exxon freezes Venezuelan oil industry assets, minister denounces ‘judicial terrorism’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 9 February 2008
Venezuela’s Energy Minister, Rafael Ramirez, characterised a series of court orders obtained by Exxon Mobil Corp. in Britain, the Netherlands, and the Dutch Antilles, freezing up to US$12 billion in assets of Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA, as "judicial terrorism" in a statement today. »

Indonesia: Suharto’s real legacy
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008
This statement was issued by the People’s Democratic Party (PRD) after the January 27 death of former Indonesian dictator Suharto. The PRD played a significant role in the mass pro-democracy movement that overthrew Suharto in 1998. »

The shonky case for electricity privatisation
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 9 February 2008
On May 9, 2007 NSW Premier Morris Iemma announced that he had appointed Anthony Owen, Australia’s first professor of energy economics, to report on NSW’s future needs in electricity generation capacity. »

Haitians resort to eating dirt
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

An argument for compensation
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 8 February 2008

One million dead in Iraq
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

Iraq: US seeks deal for long-term occupation
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

Israel continues state terrorism
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

EU Lisbon Treaty pushes privatised superstate
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

International socialist e-journal launched
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 7 February 2008

United States: A rocky start for ‘clean coal’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 8 February 2008

Pipeline protesters blockade reservoir
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 8 February 2008

Green Left Weekly’s $250,000 Fighting Fund: Bollywood and the world’s richest man
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 9 February 2008

Brumby forces teachers to strike
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 9 February 2008

Also in #739:


read »International News

  • Afghanistan: Pentagon says insurgen...
  • Chad: Civil war, power struggle and...
  • Colombia: Uribe mobilises for war
  • EU Lisbon Treaty pushes privatised ...
  • Exxon freezes Venezuelan oil indust...
  • Ghana: Report reveals workers’...
  • Haitians resort to eating dirt
  • Indonesia: Suharto’s real lega...
  • Indonesian transport workers unite
  • International socialist e-journal l...
  • Interview: US unionists organise ag...
  • Iraq: US seeks deal for long-term o...
  • Israel continues state terrorism
  • Malaysia: Repression fails to stop ...
  • One million dead in Iraq
  • United States: A rocky start for ...
  • Venezuela: Chavez reflects on socia...
  • Venezuelan parliament rejects ‘...

    • read »Comment & Analysis

  • Green Left Weekly’s $...
  • ACTU leadership forum leaves questi...
  • An argument for compensation
  • Confronting climate change: public ...
  • End ban on abortion information ove...
  • Growing money on trees
  • Indigenous activists: ‘Sorry’ n...
  • New report warns of runaway climate...
  • Our Common Cause: Full indigenous r...
  • The shonky case for electricity pri...
  • Letters: Write On

    • read »Australian News

  • Another death in custody: protest c...
  • Brumby forces teachers to strike
  • Iraq invasion rallies planned
  • Medical scientists take strike acti...
  • Mitsubishi closes — workers sa...
  • NSW teachers to resist new staffing...
  • Pipeline protesters blockade reserv...
  • Protest rally targets parliament op...
  • Rally backs civil unions law
  • Tet offensive commemorated
  • Victory for the Triton 11

    • read »Cultural Dissent

  • Review: A revealing walk thr...
  • Review: Killers for hire
  • Review: Milton Friedman’...
  • A contribution to Ireland’s he...


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