GLW issue 513, published 2002-10-23.

Latin America's struggle for justice discussed

BY ROBERTO JORQUERA SYDNEY — The 35th anniversary of the death of Ernesto Che Guevara was marked with a seminar, entitled "Latin America's struggle for justice". More than 100 people participated. The gathering was initiated by Committees in

Crimes of the world's wildest rogue state

Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only SuperpowerBy William BlumZed Books, 2002308 pages, $24.95 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Dossier season is upon us it seems. British Prime Minister Tony Blair's September 24 dossier on Iraq was spectacularly

Historic Cunningham vote turns 'Gong Green

BY BELINDA SELKE WOLLONGONG — The Greens have wrested the federal seat of Cunningham from the ALP, following an historic vote in Saturday's by-election. Greens candidate Michael Organ won roughly 23% of the primary vote, while the ALP's Sharon

Building a united socialist youth movement

BY SIMON BUTLER [The following is an abridged version of a talk presented at a panel discussion on the Socialist Alliance at the 31st national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance, held in Melbourne, September 27-30. Simon

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Australian News

Troubles for gay and lesbian events

BY MAURICE FARRELL SYDNEY � Reporting on its 2002 readership survey, the October 10 Sydney Star Observer stated that �the gay and lesbian market remains buoyant, despite the difficulties faced this year by peak event-based community

Weekly anti-war vigil going strong

HOBART � Activists had wondered if the terrorist attack in Bali would dampen the spirits of the fourth in a series of weekly vigils against the war on Iraq that have attracted up to 100 people. On October 18, the conclusion was that it hadn't.

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International News

IRAQ: What Bush wants us to forget

BY ROBERT FISK LONDON — Each day now, someone says something even more incredible — even more unimaginable — about President George Bush's obsession with war. On October 7, Bush himself told an audience in Cincinnati about "nuclear

VENEZUELA: Millions declare: 'No to the coup-makers!'

BY STUART MUNCKTON Political tensions in Venezuela continue to rise. On October 10, there was a mass mobilisation of middle- and upper-class opponents of President Hugo Chavez in the capital Caracas. This was followed three days later by an even

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Cultural Dissent

Hans Post: from Nazi to anti-war activist

One Man in his TimeBy Hans PostOtford Press, 2002$31.77Order at <http://www.otfordpress.com.au/> REVIEW BY PETER McGREGOR Hans Post's One Man in his Time is an amazing and inspiring story. It's a historically significant autobiography

Amiri Baraka: 'I will not resign!'

BY NORM DIXON Amiri Baraka — a famous African-American poet and political activist who, as LeRoi Jones, wrote the classic book Blues People in the 1960s — is under attack for a poem he wrote about the 9/11 attacks, titled "Somebody Blew Up

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