WFTU: Don't Attack Syria
The World Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns the recent heightened efforts to aggravate tensions, chaos and conflicts in the Arab region and the attempts to disregard the tragic events resulting from the occupation of Iraq, Palestine and other Arab lands.
A Politics of Politics: Routine and Insurgent Tactics
Routine politics—that is, voting and elections, petitions, lobbying, and interest group activity—is designed for stability. Routine politics can only accomplish minor, incremental change, at best. Never will it transform the fundamental structures of society; it never has.
Venezuela's National Workers' Union
The revolutionary process which started in Venezuela following the election of President Hugo Chávez in 1998 has had a profound impact on the labor front. For 40 years the historically dominant Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV) had an undemocratic structure and union bureaucrats collaborated with management to quash the struggles of rank-and-file workers.
Prosecutor secures indictment in CIA outing case, lawyers say
The prosecutor investigating the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson has secured at least one indictment in the case from a majority of the 23 grand jurors, lawyers and intelligence officials close to the case said Wednesday.
CIA Leak: Fitzgerald expanded scope of inquiry in 2004 to probe Niger forgeries
The special prosecutor investigating the outing of a covert CIA agent expanded his probe last year to include intelligence information used by the Bush administration claiming that Iraq tried to purchase yellow-cake uranium from Niger.
Republican Budget Cuts Target Veterans…again
The Bush administration has expanded its order to cut veterans’ health care benefits. Meanwhile, a Pentagon survey indicates that tens of thousands of returning war vets are reporting high rates of mental trauma and physical ailments.
Australia: Arbitrary arrest, detention. Now it’s “shoot to kill”
The Howard Government has included in its latest “anti-terrorist” legislation horrific provisions that allows police to “shoot to kill” anyone they claim to be involved in terrorist activities... Anti-war demonstrations, for example, could easily be deemed to be violent if they involved a physical attack by pro-government counter-demonstrators.
The Murky World Of Food Aid
SEVERAL decades ago, Teresa Hayter wrote a book called Aid as Imperialism, which outlined how foreign aid was used by rich countries to further the interests of big businesses based in their own countries, and served to destroy productive capacities in the recipient countries.
Ritter reveals US lies about Iraq
SCOTT Ritter, a top arms inspector in Iraq between 1991 and 1998, is that rare creature - a gung-ho former US marine bitterly opposed to the official lies and hidden agendas of the US establishment.
War can't do away with terrorism
The U.S. response to the September 11th terrorist attacks was a retaliatory war against Afghanistan to overturn the Taliban regime. However, Osama bin Laden, who supposedly mastermined the terrorist attacks, has not been captured yet.
