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What a difference four years makes

"The Iraq story boiled over last night when the chief UN weapons inspector, Richard Butler, said that Iraq had not fully cooperated with inspectors... As a result, the UN ordered its inspectors to leave Iraq this morning." — Katie Couric, NBC's

Labor MP opposes war on Iraq

BY KERRYN WILLIAMS CANBERRA — Harry Quick, an anti-war federal ALP MP from Tasmania, told a Socialist Alliance forum here on October 23 that he and several other federal ALP MPs are prepared to vote against Australian involvement in a war

IRAQ: Spies in UNSCOM: from fact to allegation

WASHINGTON — Nothing makes a newspaper prouder than a juicy foreign-policy scoop. Except, it seems, when the scoop ends up raising awkward questions about a US administration's drive for war. Back in 1999, major papers ran front-page

Songs of solidarity for the new century

MayDay, MayDay: Songs of Solidarity Various artists Wobbly Radio and Unions NSW REVIEW BY DANIELLE BUHAGIAR There has been a proud history of pro-worker tunes dating back to the early days of the 20th century. In 1915, Ralph

Moving portrayal of the Bloody Sunday massacre

Bloody SundayWritten and directed by Paul GreengrassWith James Nesbitt, Declan Duddy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mike Edmonds and Nicholas FarrellShowing at Palace Academy Twin and Norton Street Cinemas, Sydney; Nova and Rivoli Cinemas, Melbourne; and the

Loose cannons

Translation: 'economy' means US oil and armaments profits "The successful prosecution of the war [on Iraq] would be good for the economy." — Lawrence Lindsey, George "The Crusader" Bush's chief economic adviser. Not a purist "Tonight I want

Howard's lethal hypocrisy

BY JOHN PILGER LONDON — For 40 years, Australian governments have colluded with state terrorism in Indonesia. Now, the Bali outrage allows Australian Prime Minister John Howard to distract attention from his hypocrisy. Howard says

353 deaths overshadowed by child that wasn't thrown

353 deaths overshadowed by child that wasn't thrown The Senate committee set up to investigate whether asylum seekers threw their children into the sea last year found that they didn't, and that former defence minister Peter Reith

For a campaigning Socialist Alliance

BY LISA MACDONALD Given the current political developments and balance of forces, how can we best strengthen the socialist project? That is, how do we use our resources, experience and the political openings in the present context to win more

INDONESIA: Democracy activists jailed for one year

BY MAX LANE JAKARTA — In a scene reminiscent of the Suharto era, on October 24 a Jakarta court sentenced two pro-democracy activists from the Popular Youth Movement (GPK) to one year in prison for "insulting the head of state". The two

Socialist campaign for Port Jackson launched

BY MELINDA SMITH SYDNEY — On October 20, the Socialist Alliance Port Jackson branch launched a bold socialist campaign for the 2003 NSW state election, under the theme of "For the millions, not the millionaires!" The launch encapsulated what

ENGLAND: Socialist Alliance scoops 12.7% in mayoral election

BY CHARLIE KIMBER LONDON — The Socialist Alliance candidate Paul Foot came third with 4187 votes, 12.7% of the total, in the October 17 mayoral election in the east London municipality of Hackney. Foot beat both the Liberal Democrat