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Scoop! Bin Laden, Saddam behind pretzel attack

Bin Laden, Saddam behind pretzel attack BY ROHAN PEARCE Central Intelligence Agency director George Tenet believes that there is "credible evidence" linking Osama bin Laden to the attempted assassination of George Bush with a pretzel. Studies by

Solidarity hunger strikes

After organising Australia-wide emergency 24-hour hunger strikes in solidarity with protesting refugees between January 24-27, Resistance is calling on more young people to do the same. "Philip Ruddock claims that hunger striking indicates

ALP members unstitch their lips on refugee rights

BY JENNY LONG SYDNEY — Around 90 Labor Party and union members gathered on January 22 to hold the first organising meeting of a Labor for Refugees group. Secretary of the NSW Labor Council John Robertson announced the group's formation in

Same people, different hats

BYTAMARA PEARSON SYDNEY — Around 250 of the refugees in Woomera belong to the Hazara ethnic group from Afghanistan. Zaher, a long-time activist in Afghanistan before he escaped in 1999, explained to Green Left Weekly why immigration minister

INDONESIA: 'Mass anger is deepening everywhere'

BY MAX LANE The Indonesian government's implementation of policies demanded by the International Monetary Fund — the reduction of subsidies on petrol and kerosene, as well as on electricity and telephone charges — has caused widespread price

'War on terror' cloaks rights abuses

BY NORM DIXON The "anti-terrorism" campaign led by the United States is being used as the excuse for attacks on human rights and civil liberties by governments around the world, Human Rights Watch concluded in its annual world survey released on

ANTI-CORPORATE MOVEMENT: The death of a movement? Not likely!

BY ROHAN PEARCE No-one predicted the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. However, it was predictable that the wealthy elite in the First World would attempt to use those drastic events to find a way to derail the growing revolt

Canberra abandons Australian tortured in foreign jail

BY ALISON DELLIT A young Australian is forcibly captured by a foreign power. He is tortured, denied legal representation and detained indefinitely without trial — despite not being accused of any crime. Far from protesting, the Australian

Write on: Letters to the editor

New Zealand and refugees The news that New Zealand has taken a number of refugees from the Tampa and integrated them directly into the community shows up the extreme inhumanity and injustice of the Australian government. It is also worth

Next pro-refugee actions

Melbourne: 1pm, Saturday February 2. City Square. Organised by Refugee Action Collective West. Ph Jody 03 9639 8622. Perth: Noon, Saturday February 2. Wesley Church cnr, city. Ph Nikki 08 9218 9608. Canberra/national convergence: 12.30pm, Tuesday

Union office opens

GEELONG — On January 18, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (construction division) opened its new Victorian branch office in the presence of 400 members and guests. The new premises will also be home to the Australian

Black Hawk Down: Hollywood joins Bush's war

Black Hawk Down: Hollywood joins Bush's war Black Hawk DownDirected by Ridley ScottWritten by Ken Nolan, based on the book by Mark BowdenStarring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore REVIEW BY STUART EASTERLING Black Hawk Down is a war