Holy War Inc: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin LadenBy Peter L. BergenWeidenfeld & Nicholson, 2001$29.95
REVIEWED BY CHRIS SLEE
Despite serious limitations, Peter Bergen's Holy War Inc. is a useful biography of Osama bin Laden. While Bergen
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In London internet cafes, ticket machines have displaced staff — just one more sign of cost cutting in the internet industry. Internet investors have had a difficult year making profits, and internet workers have paid: many
BY SARAH STEPHEN
Immigration minister Philip Ruddock takes great offence at the labeling of Australia's refugee policy as racist and discriminatory. In particular, Ruddock takes offence at criticism of the government's crackdown on people trying to
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DSP strengthens global solidarity
BY ALISON DELLIT
"In these times, which side you stand on becomes a crucial test. There is no halfway house, no sitting on the fence. That is the challenge that Resistance and the Democratic
Green Left Weekly's SARAH STEPHEN spoke to TAFADZWA CHOTO, national coordinator of Zimbabwe's International Socialist Organisation, about the issue of HIV/AIDS when she was in Australia in October.
Zimbabwe has the highest level of HIV infection
Among the campaigning plans and activities projected at the conference were:
Building large, vibrant anti-war and pro-refugee demonstrations on May 1 in every major city around Australia.
Support for the second Asia-Pacific Internationakl
BY NORM DIXON
Memories of former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright's callous 1996 declaration that the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children due to US-sponsored sanctions were "on balance ... worth it" were evoked on January 8 when the US envoy
It is one year into the 21st century, but you could be forgiven for thinking we were back in the 19th century. In the imperialist capitals there is ominous talk of the "clash of civilisations" and the need for the "enlightened" West to lend a firm
REVIEW BY SHUA GARFIELD
Living in these TimesDavid RovicsAvailable at <http://www.davidrovics.com>
It is certainly unorthodox to begin a cd with a song about a firefighter being crushed and burned to death by the collapsing World Trade
BY JOHN PILGER
LONDON — Since September 11, the "war on terrorism" has provided a pretext for the rich countries, led by the United States, to further their dominance over world affairs. By spreading "fear and respect", as a Washington Post
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