The 2002 US Department of Defense report on "Allied Contribution to the Common Defense" highly praises the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' participation in operations in the Indian Ocean the past year in support of US forces.
The report, submitted to
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BY OWEN RICHARDS
SYDNEY — A dynamic and colourful gathering of around 1000 activists at Town Hall on November 13 kicked off three days of protest against the mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a march demanding
BY ZANNY BEGG
SYDNEY — Alan Wood, in his article "World's poor at the mercy of Europe" (Australian, November 12), argued that those protesting at the November 14-15 trade ministers' meeting sponsored by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) were
BY SARAH STEPHEN
The recent raids by ASIO and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) of the homes of Muslim families received widespread media coverage. However, similar raids following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US went largely
BY DAVID SCRIMGEOUR
As a non-affiliated member of the Socialist Alliance I would like to contribute to the current debate within the SA about the proposal of the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) to become a tendency within the SA, and the response
BY NORM DIXON
Up to six Kabul University students were killed when police opened fire on demonstrators on November 11 and 12. Human Rights Watch reported on November 14 that police fired directly into the crowd on November 12, without warning.
And ain't i a woman?: Free Raihana Diani!
On November 7, Raihana Diani appeared for the third time in the Banda Aceh court house in Aceh, Indonesia. She is a 20-year-old university student studying to be a teacher. She was arrested on June 16,
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A peace protester in Rochester, New York, USA, was arrested in September for playing a song called "Hey, Hey, USA: How Many Children Have You Killed Today?" at high volume outside a military recruitment office. He was fined for "disturbing the
BY TONY ILTIS
MELBOURNE — The Socialist Alliance has launched its campaign for the November 30 Victorian election. On November 8, the Socialist Alliance launch in the seat of Footscray, in Melbourne's west, attracted 35 people.
Surma Hamid from
BY RYK MOLON
A young Middle Eastern woman sits in the middle of the room at the Port Hedland immigration detention centre. She is surrounded by women of differing ages, all admiring their earlier handiwork of dressing her up and applying make-up.
BY NORM DIXON
Within a day of the United Nations Security Council passing its November 8 resolution to impose "enhanced" weapons' inspection rules and shortened deadlines on Iraq, US and British officials were openly discussing how they might use
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