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 to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, touched down in Kabul.
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"They will be treated in the right way, not as prisoners of war, because they are not, but as unlawful combatants." — US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld discussing Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners captured during the US war on
BY SARAH STEPHEN
"The articles ... seek to erode the pride that we as a nation are entitled to feel about the hand we extend to those in such great need" — that's what immigration minister Philip Ruddock had to say about two feature stories in
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 GRAHAM MATTHEWS& NICK EVERETT
There were no spare seats at the Capitol in central Melbourne as 650 people crammed the theatre for an evening with filmmaker and journalist John Pilger on December 15.
The occasion was the big-screen premiere of
BY DANIEL JARDINE
SYDNEY — Ten thousand tonnes of toxic hexachlorobenzene are stored at the Orica plant in Botany, in Sydney's eastern suburbs. The HCB is the by-product of more than 30 years of the production of chlorinated solvents by both
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
BY SEAN HEALY
Argentina's tumultuous December — a general strike by trade unions against a brutal budget led to days of demonstrations, the storming of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, the desperate escape by helicopter of its resident,
BY DAVID BACON
MEXICO CITY — In the 1930s and '40s, General Lazaro Cardenas made land reform and nationalisation of economic resources symbols of Mexican national sovereignty. Independence from the colossus of the north, Cardenas said, meant
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
1947: Pakistan invaded Kashmir on the basis that 80% of its population is Muslim. In response, Kashmir's Hindu feudal ruler sought protection from India.
1948: India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir, resulting in each controlling roughly half of
A month ago, Argentina was a symbol of the disaster of the free market. But Argentina today is the symbol of something else: the hope of a better future. In mid-December, ordinary Argentinians said "no" to the misery of a system run by bankers and
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