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Picking up the pieces in East Timor

By Mick Barclay* DILI — Next to the side entrance of the United Nations compound is a grave containing two young bodies, marked with a crudely fashioned metal cross. One is of a four-year-old who died while the militia were hacking many people to

Chemical weapons used in private prisons

By Russell McGilton MELBOURNE — Twice in the three months to October, the private operators of the Women's Metropolitan Correction Centre in Deer Park have used chemical weapons to quell prisoners' demands. CS gas (often misleadingly called "tear

Thailand cracks down on Burmese dissidents

By Sean Healy Thai authorities plan to deport up to 3000 Burmese dissidents to third countries, including Australia. All Burmese student dissidents must register for "resettlement" with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) by

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Networker: Do technologies converge?

Networker: Do technologies converge? The information technology world is awash with talk of "convergence". This means different things to different people, but its simplest meaning is: television, telephones and personal computers are all merging

Challenging military rule in Aceh

By Sam King JAKARTA Suharto's fall and the mass movement that overthrew him have inspired a massive increase in the struggle for democracy in Indonesia's "autonomous province" of Aceh. On November 4, more than 30,000 people demonstrated in Aceh

Communist plot or military coup d'etat?

By James Balowski Later described by the president of Indonesia, Sukarno, as nothing more than "a ripple in the mighty ocean of the revolution", the "G30S/PKI [September 30 Movement/Indonesian Communist Party] affair", as it came to be dubbed,

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Animal consciousness "Unlike animals, human beings have consciousness, which means our intellect, personality and imagination are part of how we relate to each other." (GLW #382) By what logic has the author come

Jabiluka faces another obstacle

Jabiluka faces another obstacle By Jim Green The future of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory is in doubt. The Northern Land Council (NLC), following a full council meeting on October 19-21, advised Energy Resources of Australia

International greenhouse conference gets serious about procrastination

By Jim Green Accomplishing as little as possible was the aim of some participants — including the United States and Australian governments — at the fifth conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany,

Another one bites the dust

Marina Carman The Sydney Morning Herald revealed on November 2 that author Naomi Wolf was being paid A$23,000 a month to advise US Vice President Al Gore on how to win over younger voters. In Australia, 1970s feminist Anne Summers was hired by

Looking out:' . . . www.booondocks.com'

Looking out:' . . . www.booondocks.com' By Brandon Astor Jones "Boon-docks (boon' doks') pl.n. Slang. 1. Wild and dense brush; jungle. 2. Rural country; backwoods." — The American Heritage Dictionary The United States should be grateful for