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Green Left Weekly issue #739, 13 February 2008
Colombia: Uribe mobilises for war

COLOMBIA 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 kid... » Chad: Civil war, power struggle and imperialist interference

CHAD 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. » Exxon freezes Venezuelan oil industry assets, minister denounces ‘judicial terrorism’

VENEZUELA 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. » Venezuela: Chavez reflects on social gains

VENEZUELA “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. » Indonesia: Suharto’s real legacy

INDONESIA 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. » Haitians resort to eating dirt

HAITI “With food prices rising, Haiti’s poorest can’t afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies”, according to a January 29 Associated Press article by Jonathan Katz. » One million dead in Iraq

IRAQ The polling company Opinion Research Business (ORB) has released detailed data confirming that the death toll from the Iraq war has exceeded 1 million people — more than the total number killed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. » Iraq: US seeks deal for long-term occupation

IRAQ US officials want their puppet Iraqi government to agree to a long-term “status of forces agreement” that would give the US military “broad authority to conduct combat operations and guarantee civilian contractors specific legal protections from Iraqi law”, the January 25 New Yor... » EU Lisbon Treaty pushes privatised superstate

The 500 million people of the European Union are being denied the right to ratify by referenda major amendments to the two key EU treaties. The Lisbon Treaty, signed by member states in December, will significantly increase the power of unelected EU institutions and enshrine right-wing economic poli... » International socialist e-journal launched

The socialist journal Links, initiated by the Australian Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP) to promote international socialist collaboration and regroupment, has been relaunched as an online-only publication. » Israel continues state terrorism

PALESTINE On February 6, Israel once again resumed its air strikes against the population of Gaza, killing nine Hamas affiliated police officers and injuring 13 others. Israel claimed the attack was in retaliation for a suicide bombing on February 4 which claimed the life of one woman and injured six others i... » United States: A rocky start for ‘clean coal’

UNITED STATES The US Department of Energy announced January 30 that it is pulling out of the Futuregen Project in Mattoon, Illinois — the United States’ US$1.8 billion “clean coal” demonstration plant, scheduled to start construction next year. The DoE had committed to paying 74% ($1.3 billion... » Interview: US unionists organise against the war

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 d... » Afghanistan: Pentagon says insurgency growing

AFGHANISTAN US and allied foreign forces are facing “a classic growing insurgency” in Afghanistan, Admiral Michael Mullen, the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told US legislators on February 1. » Ghana: Report reveals workers’ rights violated

GHANA This is an abridged report issued on January 28 by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), representing 168 million workers in 155 countries. For more information, please visit . » Indonesian transport workers unite

INDONESIA Transport workers from six different sectoral unions met from January 23-25 in West Java to form the National Transport Workers Union (FBTN). » Malaysia: Repression fails to stop anti-price-hike campaign

MALAYSIA Leaders of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) have vowed to defy court rulings banning them from participating in public assemblies. The court orders were placed on 35 opposition party and grassroots activists who were charged with illegal assembly following a January 26 protest against price hik... » Venezuelan parliament rejects ‘illegal’ asset freeze

VENEZUELA The president of the Venezuela’s National Assembly’s Energy and Mines Committee, Angel Rodriguez, rejected the illegal judicial decision on behalf of British, US and Dutch courts, of freezing the Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) assets in their countries, as part of a lawsuit brought by the ... »


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