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VIRGINIA, USA February 14 — The first session of negotiations on a global climate convention was a "diplomatic disaster", according to an international Greenpeace delegation attending the 10-day meeting in Chantilly, Virginia. The negotiations were
The week that was By Kevin Healy This morning, listeners, we can't really say what we'd like to say, because there's this injunction put on us by the Worst Pack Bank, which has laid a complaint about the anti-working-class bias of this segment. I
Socialists against the war The following statement was signed in Rome on January 26 by the Socialist Party (USSR), Democratic Socialist Party (Australia) and Left Alternative (Hungary). We, representatives of left-wing socialist organisations
By Sally Low "The main concern of our group is that the Israeli government claims to speak for all Jews. It presents this picture that all Jews agree with whatever it does with regards to Palestine or international affairs. What that amounts to
George Bush's call for the people (and military) of Iraq to rise up against Saddam Hussein probably would have been poorly received. According to SULEIMAN SALEAM, a Palestinian who was in Jordan in December and January, Hussein's popularity has
The Bombs Falling on You Are Friendly By Rosemary Evans How it must annoy and fluster To be killed by bombs called cluster, By your own side, land so free, Bringing real democracee! When to smash Iraq you're trying (Yet through Yankee bombs
By Mark Horstman BRISBANE — More than 300 environmentalists, trade unionists, Aborigines, industrialists and interested people from around Australia spent Sunday, February 17, discussing ways to resolve environmental disputes. The community
Sinking ship creates oil slick By David Bass PERTH — Fertiliser and fuel oil have polluted large parts of the Recherche Archipelago off WA's south coast and the coast of Cape Le Grand National Park, following the sinking of the bulk carrier Sanko
By Mark Delmege The reasons given for this war are a sham. The USA had prior warning of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and withheld criticism. Worse still, it appears to have assisted Kuwait in undermining the Iraqi economy through oil pricing
Former attorney general of the United States Ramsey Clark, returned from a trip to Iraq, gave a press conference which was broadcast over the Pacifica Radio Network affiliate in New York City on February 11. Clark covered over 2000 miles during his
The Bush administration is "reviewing" its aid to Jordan following a February 6 speech by King Hussein. The speech is reprinted here abridged. Subheads have been added. Brother citizens, brother Arabs, brother Muslims, you who uphold your faith
By Terry Flew The rapidity and the destructiveness with which the US-led forces have pursued their attacks upon Iraq and occupied Kuwait since January 16 are matched only by the speed with which thousands in Australia, as part of a worldwide peace