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Venezuela responds to Trump's new threats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has responded to the latest threats to Venezuela's sovereignty from US President Donald Trump, in which the US leader promised "swift and strong actions" if Venezuela decides to proceed with the July 30 elections for a National Constituent Assembly.

Maduro called Trump's threats "vulgar", TeleSUR English reported. He said: "The process of the constituent assembly is already in the hands of the people who will exercise their right to vote. This is my response, the constituent assembly does not belong to me.

Taking the knife to ASIO

Australia's Spies and Their Secrets By David McKnight Allen & Unwin, 1994. 350 pp., $24.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon David McKnight takes the knife to the boil of Australia's secret police in his history of ASIO. In a very detailed and

Fight to save Hillview hospital

Fight to save Hillview hospital By Michael Boswell PERTH — A community group fighting to save the Hillview adolescent psychiatric hospital has walked out of discussions with the Health Department. The Friends of CAPS (Child and Adolescent

Chernobyl: problems worse than imagined

By Irina Glushchenko and Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Every spring since the Chernobyl catastrophe in April 1986, the Russian press has returned to history's worst nuclear disaster. In the first years, the articles focused on the heroism of the

'Mass destruction in slow motion'

'Mass destruction in slow motion' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "When the war ends and the guns are silent, the mines remain", Overseas Service Bureau state representative Jenny Davidson told a public meeting here on May 19. Dr John Ward, NSW

East Timor: Manila conference defies ban

By Max Lane MANILA, June 3 — For the last week a battle has raged here in the Philippines capital for the right to hold the Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor, despite systematic attempts by the Ramos government to prevent it happening and

Grbavica: Sarajevo's open wound

The treatment of Grbavica, the suburb of Sarajevo occupied by Serb Chetnik forces, is as uncertain as the future of the city as a whole. The suburb remains an inglorious symbol of the collective traumas suffered by the city during two years of siege

Kazakhstan miners need support

Kazakhstan miners need support The following message was issued by Vassilli Myasnikov, president of the Independent Miners Union of the Western Donbass (Ukraine) on May 28. The miners of Karaganda from Kazakhstan have been on strike since

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Fudged definitions Ron Guignard, in his article "Is Marxism Scientific?" (GLW #145), seems to have fudged both his definitions of Marxism and of science. Ron's definition of science is constructed in such a way that nothing can be

Life of Riley: Riley Inc

Riley Inc By Dave Riley Are you concerned about social issues and corporate ethics? Are you looking for financially sound investments that are socially responsible? Then look no further. Now you can integrate your personal values with your

Cairns students fight rainforest sell-off

By Andrew B. Rens CAIRNS — Students have condemned a plan by the Queensland government to sell off rainforest hill slopes surrounding the future James Cook University campus at Smithfield, north of here. The land, which adjoins World