GLW issue 483, published 2002-03-06.

Write on: Letters to the editor

Palm Sunday Nick Everett's reported expulsion (GLW #480) and the continued exclusion of DSP members from the organising committee of the Sydney Palm Sunday rally represents an unnecessary distraction for genuine left forces in Sydney. As a

UNITED STATES: What's wrong with Black Hawk Down

BY BRENDAN SEXTON [The following is a slightly abridged version of a speech given at an anti-war forum at Columbia University in New York by Brendan Sexton III, one of the actors in the movie Black Hawk Down.] When I first read the script to

Howard must go!

BY ALISON DELLIT "You have sought to excuse your failure to check the accuracy of the reference ... on the grounds that you were merely retelling what a third person had said and not yourself making the claim. With respect, this excuse is

Greens protest Sydney Palm Sunday exclusion

BY PETER BOYLE The decision of the Sydney Palm Sunday 2002 peace rally organising committee to exclude participation by members of the Democratic Socialist Party has provoked widespread protest, including from the NSW Greens. Dave Bell, secretary

Further

Australian News

Peace and justice versus CHOGM

BY NICK FREDMAN COOLUM — "Wouldn't it be fantastic if the police went over to the Hyatt and arrested the people who are the real criminals — who are responsible for injustice around the world?", human rights activist Ross Daniels asked the

Australia's refugee policy challenged

BY SARAH STEPHEN In the week before the March 2 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, refugees; rights groups released a statement from refugees' rights groups, aimed at CHOGM delegates, titled "Time to end inhuman refugee policies". The

Further Australian News

International News

INDONESIA: TNI using 'war on terror' to regain power

BY MAX LANE On February 26, Australian defence minister Robert Hill told reporters at the Asian Aerospace 2002 conference in Singapore that Canberra wanted to encourage the Indonesian authorities to "combat terrorist groupings within Indonesia more

UNITED STATES: Bush dynasty up to its eyeballs in Enron

BY SHARON SMITH CHICAGO — If the congressional committees investigating Enron really want to get to the bottom of the scandal, they could begin by hauling in George Bush to testify. The entire Bush dynasty has been up to its eyeballs in Enron

Further International News

Editorial

The solution to airline crisis

The solution to airline crisis The February 27 collapse of the Tesna bid from millionaires Lindsay Fox and Solomon Lew for Ansett will almost certainly mark the final end of that airline. As a result, Australians can look forward to

Cultural Dissent

An inspiring insight into Indonesia

REVIEW BY ANGELA LUVERA Made in Indonesia: Indonesian workers since SuhartoBy Dan La BotzSouth End Press, 2001395 pages, US$18Order at <http://www.southendpress.org> Radical US writer Dan La Botz creates scenes of Indonesia in Made in

Revolutionary music from 'sleepy Scotland'

REVIEW BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE In Sleepy Scotland Alistair Hulett The Cold Grey Light of Dawn Alistair Hulett and Dave Swarbrick Saturday Johnny and Jimmy the Rat Alistair Hulett and Dave Swarbrick Order at

Further Cultural Dissent

'The Incredible Hulk on cocaine'

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