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BY BILL NEVINS SANTA FE, New Mexico — "An Indian President!", shouted Robert Mirabal, fist clenched, buckskin and long black hair flying. "That's just one of my crazy, crazy ideas. But why not, people?". The Taos Pueblo native is leading his
As the Israeli military launched its war on the Palestinian masses protesting against the killings of Palestinians following Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon's provocative visit to the al-Aqsa mosque on September 28, Arabs in Israel took to the
BY ARUN PRADHAN MELBOURNE — It was pressure from within his own party, rather than the stated logistical difficulties, which forced Victorian Labor Premier Steve Bracks to cancel a planned barbecue to thank police officers for their efforts
As Israel's military forces continue to use indiscriminate and excessive force against Palestinian civilians, protests against Israel's crimes and in solidarity with the Palestinian people have been taking place around the world. In Europe, daily
A group of scientists (well, they claim to be scientists) from an organisation called The Second Coming Project are planning to bring back Jesus by cloning him. Their stupendously spooky plan involves taking a cell from a "Holy Relic of Jesus'
BY RON BAKER National conferences are usually the domain of well-established organisations with various reasons to hold a gathering of the faithful. Little on the agenda and a lot on the bill seems to be a common outcome. Conferences claiming to
Last week, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency was appointed chairperson of a "trilateral commission" to save the Middle East "peace process". While the appointment is apparently acceptable to both Palestine Authority head Yasser Arafat
BY ARUN PRADHAN MELBOURNE — Plans are under way here for what is hoped will be the largest and most spirited Green Left Weekly dinner that this city has seen for years. The November 18 event, dubbed "N18", will celebrate recent mass protests in
Fiji's military-backed interim administration plans to impose draconian new laws to counter the Fiji trade union movement's appeals for international solidarity for the democracy struggle. The regime, placed in power by the military during the coup
JOHANNESBURG — As part of the global protests to coincide with the September 26 (S26) protests in Prague against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, more than 300 activists from numerous South African political and community
BY MAD COW Imagine for a moment being a cow with many years of loyal service, owned by a tough but fair owner. Then the farmer unfortunately passes away. The ownership of the farm is then passed over to the son who looks at the farm and says, "We
Competition, heart of the market Corel is a Canadian company that produces software for the publishing industry. Some of its products, such as CorelDraw and Ventura (a product it bought rather than invented), are among the best in the