Spring 2003
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Spring 2003 |
 No
War For Oil - Us and British Troops Out of the Gulf |
THE
RIGHT-WING cabal surrounding George Bush in the White House are determined
to go to war with or without United Nations backing. Tony Blair is also
determined to be in on the act. Take away the political window dressing,
the recent statements by both leaders, particularly Bush's warmongering
State of the Union Address, make their intentions clear.  |
| A
Global Anti-War Movement |
ON
15 February, the international day of protest against the war, we witnessed
the biggest anti war demonstrations in history. Globally, it was the biggest
anti war manifestation since the international protests organised by the
Labour and Social Democratic parties in the run up to the First World
War.
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| Lessons
of the Anti-Vietnam War Movement |
THE
DEFEAT of the most powerful army in the world in the jungles of Indochina
was a turning point in world history. The US ruling class has been haunted
by the memory of this defeat ever since.
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| Israel/Palestine:
Likud's Victory Sharpens Struggle |
THE
FINAL results of the Israeli elections are a clear victory for Prime Minister
Sharon's Likud, which won 38 seats, up from 21 in the outgoing Knesset
(Parliament), and double the number achieved by Labour, the traditional
party of the Israeli ruling class. The superficial observer would see
this major victory as a guarantee for a more stable second term government
led by Sharon and Likud, but this is clearly not on the agenda.
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| North:
Can the Peace Process be Saved? |
ON
FRIDAY 30 October 2002, 30 members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
(PSNI) stormed into Sinn Fein's offices at Stormont. This action led immediately
to the withdrawal of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from government and
the institutions of devolved government were suspended for a third time.
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| Cut
Backs & Privatisation: The Irish Government's New Offensive |
AS
THE Irish economy continues to decline and heads into recession, the Fianna
Fáil and PD government have launched their new neo-liberal offensive.
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| Latin
America: The Struggle Against Neo-Liberalism |
THE
LAST three years have seen a storm of political upheaval sweep through
Latin America. Country after country has experienced mass protests against
the 1990's neo liberal offensive which resulted in a sharp increase in
inequality. 5% of the region's population own more than 50% of the wealth
while mass unemployment, rampant corruption, and wholesale privatisations
have wrecked public services.
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| Reviews:
War Plan Iraq, The History of the Troubles (According to my
Da) & War on Iraq |
THREE
REVIEWS. War Plan Iraq by Milan Rai - The History of the
Troubles (According to my Da) by Martin Lynch & War on Iraq:
What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know by Scott Ritter & William
Rivers Pitt.
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