US President George Bush used a January 10 聯address to the nation聰 to declare that 2007 will be another year of war. His decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq 聴 despite opposition from the overwhelming majority of people in the US, including 麻豆传媒 of the military 聴 indicates his government聮s arrogance, and its unwillingness to learn any lessons from history.
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Climate action group Rising Tide Newcastle wants the proposal for the contentious Anvil Hill mine proposal to be assessed under Commonwealth law. Apart from its impact on species and ecosystems protected under the Commonwealth environment act, Rising Tide believes that the proposed mine would impact on World Heritage areas protected under the act.
Pressure is mounting on the federal Coalition government to bring David Hicks home. On January 2, the Australian Defence Force director of military prosecutions, Brigadier Lyn McDade, described the treatment of Hicks as 聯abominable聰. A week or so later, Attorney-General Philip Ruddock and PM John Howard said that they were concerned that Hicks had still not been tried, but that they were certain he would be charged in the next few weeks.
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) has won its drawn-out dispute over carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst鈥檚 attempt to force more than 300 Feltex workers to sign AWAs (individual contracts) with reduced rights and conditions in order to keep their jobs.
Several thousand people rallied at Sydney Town Hall before marching to the US Consulate on December 9 to call for the immediate return of Guantanamo Bay prisoner David Hicks. The action marked the fifth anniversary of Hicks鈥 capture by the US military. Speakers at the rally included NSW Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, former Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib, CFMEU state secretary Andrew Ferguson, and Raul Bassi from Justice for Hicks and Habib and the Stop the War Coalition. Nettle said that the chances are good of getting Hicks home before the next federal election.
Parliamentarians from the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), the Dutch Socialist Party, the Greens and the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru party were arrested on January 8 following a protest at the Faslane nuclear submarine base on the River Clyde. The protest was organised by Faslane 365, which is promoting a year-round blockade of the base.
Committing Poetry in Times of War
Directed by stavros
With Bill Nevins and Priscilla Baca y Candelaria
Directed by stavros
With Bill Nevins and Priscilla Baca y Candelaria
Saddam Hussein was rushed to the gallows as 2006 ended 鈥 a former dictator put to death under instructions from his one-time supporters in the US government.
Sending shockwaves through the corporate elite, on January 8 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared his government鈥檚 intention of reversing the privatisations that had been carried out by previous governments. Declaring 鈥淲e鈥檙e on our way to socialism, and nothing and no-one can prevent it鈥, Chavez insisted, 鈥淎ll that was privatised, let it be nationalised鈥, according to a January 9 Associated Press report.
While starving Australia聮s public education and health services of funding, the Coalition government is planning to spend well over $200 million on the annual talk shop dressed up as a 聯leaders聮 summit聰 of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) scheduled for Sydney this September.
Mision Vuelvan Caras, literally 聯about-face聰, is a social project 聴 or mission 聴 launched by the revolutionary government of Venezuela in 2004 to train and offer employment to thousands of people. It is changing the lives of a large number of the country聮s citizens, many of whom previously had no formal education or jobs to rely on.
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