GLW issue 530, published 2003-03-19.

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IRAQ: Washington's war goal isn't democracy

BY ROHAN PEARCE US President George Bush has increasingly resorted to the claim that the aim of his regime's planned invasion of Iraq is to spread "democracy" throughout the Middle East. The worth of this claim is belied by the US record of backing

EGYPT: Huge government-sponsored anti-war protest

More than 1 million people marched through Cairo on March 1 in a anti-war protest sponsored by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party. Members of the party, including the minister of information, marched with the

Howard's dishonest case for war

Howard's dishonest case for war Prime Minister John Howard's March 13 address to the National Press Club clarified one thing — the Australian people have no reason at all to support a war on Iraq. In a speech littered with emotional

Thousands to converge on federal parliament

BY KERRYN WILLIAMS CANBERRA — On March 23-24, thousands of people will converge on parliament, in a national protest against the Coalition government’s support for an attack on Iraq. Green Left Weekly spoke to James Vassilopoulos, one of
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