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By Jonathan Singer The two April 11 NSW Sunday papers carried the same screaming headline: "Invaded". What was the force and intent of this invasion? At last count, 59 people, sailing in a rusty tugboat, had apparently run aground in northern NSW.
Police reality check By Stuart Munckton If you are sick of the endless police dramas that fill our screens, whose primary function is to convince the working class that the police are good guys, then Irvine Welsh's novel Filth, published last
Comment by Allen Myers The US/NATO military assault on Serbia represents a significant escalation of the attempt by the US and its allies to establish their role as "cops of the world". The war is intended, not only to strengthen the imperialists'
Devilishly clever By Brandon Astor Jones "Sarcasm ... [is] in general, the language of the Devil ... I have long since denounced it." — Thomas Carlyle Carlyle's words seem appropriate her. While we all have our own opinion about what is, or is
Billy Bragg — this machine bombs Belgrade By Sean Healy There has been a soft spot for Billy Bragg in many socialists' hearts — certainly in mine. He's even produced a t-shirt acknowledging it: "Socialism of the heart", it reads. Over the
The day the war ends in Kosova The day the war ends in Kosova will be a great day for all Slavs. A new age of peace will return to the Balkans, and our television sets will resume normal programming. Unfortunately, as so often happens in war,
Stop the NATO bombing! The war in Kosova, Serbia and Montenegro is a central political issue worldwide. Green Left Weekly believes the fundamental action needed is a halt to NATO's bombing. NATO is an alliance of the European imperialist powers
UN: Sri Lanka second after Iraq for disappearances SRI LANKA has the second highest number of disappearances in the world, ranking only behind Iraq, according to the UN Commission on Human Rights, reported in the March 28 London Sunday Times. The
Cops obstruct 'Millions for Mumia' march Mayor Ed Rendell and the Philadelphia Police Department are attempting to interfere with the April 24 "Millions for Mumia" march. The Millions for Mumia Mobilisation, a coalition of more than 500
More charges thrown at Pinochet ON APRIL 7, Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon decided to accuse Augusto Pinochet of 11 more cases of torture allegedly committed between 1988 and 1990. The latest charges bring to 60 the total number of charges pending

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