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  • IRAQ: Resistance grows into mass revolt

    Doug Lorimer "There have been 98 [US troop] deaths [in Iraq] by hostile fire so far this month, more than in the opening two weeks of the invasion, when 82 Americans were killed in action", the April 17 San Jose Mercury News reported, adding that

  • BRITAIN: Military families' court victory

    The families of four British soldiers killed in combat in Iraq have won a court appeal enabling them to apply for a judicial review of PM Tony Blair's decision to involve Britain in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. A previous bid for a judicial

  • SCOTLAND: Soldier's mother tells Blair to quit

    Alex Miller The mother of 19-year-old Gordon Gentle, a Scottish soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in June, has called for the resignation of British PM Tony Blair. According to the September 11 Scotsman, in an emotional speech to a

  • SCOTLAND: Striking childcare workers hold out

    Since March 1, 5000 Scottish nursery nurses (childcare workers) have been on strike for better pay. It is 15 years since the low-paid workers had a pay review. Currently paid £13,000 a year, the workers are demanding £18,000. While more

  • VENEZUELA: Chavez calls for move away from capitalism

    Doug Lorimer In the wake of his victory in the August 15-16 presidential recall referendum in which he received the backing of 59% of voters, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on the country's private business operators to work with his

  • World protests Iraq occupation

    Barry Weisleder & Ahmed Nimer, Toronto As the reports are collated, it has become clear that millions of people worldwide joined the March 20 protests against the occupation of Iraq. Doug Nesbitt of the British Stop the War Coalition has collated

  • ISRAEL: Refusenik jailed over Lebanon war

    Refusenik support group Yesh Gvul reported on July 31 that Captain Amir Pasteur was sentenced to 28 days' jail for his refusal to take part in Israel's war on Lebanon. Yesh Gvul spokesperson Ishai Menuchin said the group had contact with about a

  • In brief

    Cuba severs ties with Panama On August 27, Cuban authorities announced that country had severed diplomatic ties with Panama, in reaction to outgoing Panamanian [resident Mireya Moscoso's pardon to four Cuban terrorists. The four had been convicted

  • UNITED STATES: Iraq war deserter surrenders

    Doug Lorimer US Army Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia became the first US soldier to turn himself in after refusing to return to Iraq when he turned himself in to military authorities in Boston on March 15, saying he would seek conscientious objector

  • How London's terror scare looks from Beirut

    Robert Fisk, Beirut When my electricity returned at around 3am yesterday [August 11], I turned on the BBC World Service television. There were a series of powerful explosions that shook the house — just as they vibrated across all of Beirut — as

  • Our Common Cause: Education should be a right, not a privilege

    For the last two weeks, there has been considerable discussion in Melbourne's Age comparing the success and role of independent and Catholic schools versus state schools. The discussion began on July 26, with the release of the "On Track" survey.

  • SPAIN: Millions protest violence

    Alison Dellit About 8 million people across Spain rallied on March 12, to protest against political violence. The protests were very broad — Popular Party ministers joining anti-war activists and others. The largest protest was in Barcelona,