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Green Left Weekly issue #770, 15 October 2008
Canada: Media giant sues pro-Palestinian activists

Canada’s largest media group is suing Palestinian solidarity activists who created a parody version of the Vancouver Sun newspaper. » John Pilger: The fall of Mbeki — the hidden truth

SOUTH AFRICA The political rupture in South Africa is being presented in the outside world as the personal tragedy and humiliation of one man, Thabo Mbeki. It is reminiscent of the beatification of Nelson Mandela at the death of apartheid. » Bolivian indigenous people lead democracy struggle

A popular uprising in Bolivia is defending its government and democratic institutions against US-inspired minority violence. » Ecuador: New progressive constitution adopted

On September 28, 65% of Ecuadorian voters approved the country’s 20th and newest constitution — strengthening the mandate of left-wing President Rafael Correa. » El Salvador: Delegation exposes US interference

The statement below was released on October 8 by Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). The delegation’s report can be downloaded at http://www.cispes.org. » Peruvian government in crisis

Peru’s entire cabinet tendered their resignations to President Alan Garcia on October 9 in the wake of a corruption scandal involving kickbacks in return for oil contracts. » Afghan war: Unwinnable, unjust — end it now!

Britain’s most senior military commander in Afghanistan, Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, told the British media about the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan that “We are not going to win this war”. » West Papuans demand their freedom

“The right of self-determination is important because it’s part of the pure principle of democracy”, Jacob Rumbiak, foreign affairs co-ordinator of the West Papua National Authority (WPNA), explained to Green Left Weekly during the national conference of the Australia West Papua Assoc... » Latin Americans pay homage to Che Guevara

BOLIVIA The October 8 article below is reprinted from http://www.cubanews.ain.cu » The race to rescue the bankers

BRITAIN The next move, presumably, will be to nationalise the country’s gambling debts. » Need versus greed: a different kind of nationalisation

“The idea that markets were always right was mad”, right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated, according to a September 29 Businessweek.com article. “The all-powerful market that always knows best is finished.” » Thailand: Right-wing mob riots outside parliament

Late on the evening of October 6, the ultra right-wing fascist mob that calls itself the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) laid siege to the Thai parliament. » The Asian implications of the financial crisis

The Wall Street crisis seems light years away from the side streets of Manila’s urban poor slums. » A guide to the Wall Street meltdown

UNITED STATES Many people are understandably frustrated when they try to make sense of the world financial crisis based on what they read in mainstream newspapers. » United States: Boeing workers strike

More than 26,000 members of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) working at Boeing commercial plants in the US began strike action on September 6. The strike, which was supported by 87% of IAM members, followed Boeing’s insistence that a new contract include significant contract conce... » United States: Labour board limits political strikes

An overlooked order by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) lead lawyer this summer dealt a serious blow to the rights of US workers to protest government policies. » Mumia Abu Jamal: Fall of the House of Capital?

UNITED STATES The below October 1 article was written by Mumia Abu Jamal, a political prisoner currently on death row in a US prison. Mumia is a radical African American journalist and activist who has been wrongfully imprisoned since 1981 over the shooting of a police officer. He writes weekly columns from death... » World indigenous people’s meeting in Venezuela

On October 8, Prensa Latin reported that the Second International Congress of Indigenous People of America (Abya Yala) had begun in the Venezuelan state of Zulia, focusing on imperalism. The multi-national event, to be run until October 12, will also debate topics related to the strengthening of Ind... »


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