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Korea in the firing line as Trump’s UN threats reveal US war drive

US President Donald Trump made the unprecedented threat to “totally destroy” North Korea, not in a tweet or off the cuff remark, but in a written speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. No other leader of a country has ever stood before the UN and openly stated its intention to destroy another country. 

Coupled with Trump’s earlier threat to rain down “fire and fury” on North Korea, this threat must be seen as one that at least includes the possibility of a nuclear attack.

A rousing witness to injustice

Distant Voices By John Pilger Vintage, 1994, 625 pp., $14.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In Distant Voices, John Pilger is once again on a mission to "rescue from media oblivion uncomfortable facts" about our human and political world.

Government and agribusiness: driving farmers off the land

By Chris Spindler The current drought throughout farming regions in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and particularly in NSW and central Queensland is close to the worst this century. Forty five per cent of NSW has been

Behind the genocide in Rwanda

By Theogene Rudasingwe Rwanda is distinctive among the countries of Africa for the small size of its territory and the high density of its population (7.5 million people, 285 inhabitants per square kilometre). It is inhabited by a people

Bigger than expected turnout for July 19

By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The size of the turnout at the rally to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution surprised everybody this year. The FSLN had announced they did not have the resources to bus and truck people

'Stabilisation' in Russia: reality or rhetoric?

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — "There is a general feeling — at least among those inclined to be bullish on the subject — that a post-reform Russian economy has dawned, and we are now moving out across the gently rising pastures on the further

Car workers begin national strike

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Twenty five thousand workers employed in South Africa's car assembly industry have begun a national strike in support a 12% wage increase and the elimination of apartheid wage differentials. Speaking on August

Ecocalendar

Ecocalendar SYDNEY — The Ecocalendar is a quarterly listing of environmental and social ecology organisations and events. In addition to three months of events listed in a planner format, there is a listing of progressive organisations with

Israel bans PLO from East Jerusalem

Israel bans PLO from East Jerusalem The Israeli government has introduced a new law to prevent the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian National Authority from conducting any political activities, or creating any political or

'Time to go'

'Time to go' By Catherine Brown Time for Peace — Time to Go is an international broad-based campaign formed to mark the 25th anniversary of British troops in the north of Ireland. The campaign says that British withdrawal is central to

Interesting exploration of relationships

Interesting exploration of relationships Traps Directed by Pauline Chan Starring Saskia Reeves and Robert Reynolds Ronin Films Reviewed by Karl Miller Traps is an interesting exploration of the dynamics of a relationship between two

Gay liberation and the meaning of Stonewall

June 1994 marked the 25th anniversary of the riots sparked by police raids on New York's Stonewall Inn. These demonstrations signalled the rise of a radical movement for lesbian and gay liberation. RODNEY CROOME of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian