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BY LEE SUSTAR CHICAGO — Well-paid academic experts and media pundits are lining up to give Washington an intellectual justification for war. Basically, the justification is that "they hate us". In a Newsweek magazine cover story, Fareed Zakaria
BY STUART MARTIN WOLLONGONG — On October 26, Naomi Arrowsmith cut up her ALP membership card and put a Socialist Alliance poster in support of Margaret Perrott's campaign for the seat of Throsby in her front yard. "This is what I think of Kim
BY DANIEL HARRISON CANBERRA — "Change happens on the street, not in parliament", said James Vassilopoulos, Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Fraser, during an interview for the local ABC drivetime radio program. "Choosing between Labor
The following selection of books on the history of the Middle East, Central Asia and the US imperialism's bloody record around the globe provide essential background information for anti-war activists. They are available from most internet
BY SEAN HEALY In a rare win for environmental issues within the World Trade Organisation, the WTO's Appellate Body on October 22 upheld the legality of a United States ban on fishing practices which endanger the sea turtle. Malaysia had sought to
Students form anti-war group CANBERRA — Following a student walkout on October 19, a dozen students from Narrabundah College have formed a new anti-war student group called Students Protesting Against Needless Killing, SPANK. The group
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS MELBOURNE — More than 170 people enjoyed a lively night of fun and socialist politics at the Socialist Alliance's anti-corporate festival at Daniher Hall, Carlton, on October 20. The festival raised $3000. Comedian and
BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS& MARGARITA WINDISCH The US-led war on Afghanistan is killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands of Afghan civilians. Millions are threatened with starvation, and many of these will attempt to flee from Afghanistan in order
BY SIMON BUTLER BRISBANE — The left-wing Activist Left ticket failed to win any major office-bearer positions in the October 8-12 Griffith University Student Association election. The left lost despite the fact that the right wing ALP-Liberal
BY DANNY FAIRFAX GHENT — As participants in the first major "anti-globalisation" protest since the beginning of the war against Afghanistan, those who gathered in this north Belgian city on October 19 knew they had a great responsibility on their

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