On the box

The House of Saud — Covers the period from late 1973 when the Saudi Arabian oil embargo was affecting US military capabilities and its war in Vietnam, to the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and then the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. SBS, Friday, August 12, 2pm.

Message Stick — Follows one Indigenous man's fight to find his long-lost mother's traditional homeland where her spirit can rest in peace. ABC, Friday, August 12, 6pm.

Art During Siege — A unique glimpse into an historic arts moment in Palestine. ABC, Sunday, August 14, 3.45pm.

Cutting Edge: Enemy Image — Traces the development of the image of war on US television from Vietnam to the present day. SBS, Tuesday, August 16, 8.30pm.

Delbaran — Drama about a young boy from northern Afghanistan whose mother died in a bombing raid and whose father is fighting the Taliban. SBS, Wednesday, August 17, 1pm.

The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan — An eight-year-old boy seeks refuge in the rubble and tunnels of the burned-out statues of the 1600-year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. SBS, Wednesday, August 17, 10pm.

The Mary G Show — Exuberant television variety brings the fun and spice of Indigenous humour, personalities and music from Broome into your living room. SBS, Thursday, August 18, 3pm.

Storyline Australia: Vietnam Minefield — How the Australian military ordered the construction of probably the largest minefield ever laid in South-East Asia in 1967. SBS, Thursday, August 18, 8.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, August 10, 2005.

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From GLW issue 637