Based on a new household survey conducted in Iraq in August, the British Opinion Research Business (ORB) polling agency estimates that the Iraqi death toll from the four-and-half year US war exceeds 1.2 million.
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Independent journalist and film-maker John Pilger has just released a new film, The War on Democracy. Set in Latin America and the US, the film outlines the US-led destruction of democracy in successive Latin American countries since the 1950s and the significant reversal of that tide today. The film includes an exclusive interview with Venezuela鈥檚 socialist President Hugo Chavez. 91自拍论坛 Weekly鈥檚 Emma Murphy spoke to Pilger about the issues raised in the film.
The Socialist Alliance聮s new Welfare Rights Charter was launched on September 14 to an enthusiastic audience at the Southport Community Centre.
On September 12, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a US-backed former crime boss in Iraq聮s Anbar province, was killed by a roadside bomb that struck his convoy in the western province聮s capital of Ramadi. Sattar died 10 days after he was feted by US President George Bush at a giant US air base in Anbar.
Tens of thousands of people marched in Washington, DC, on September 15 demanding an end to the US war in Iraq. Pennsylvania Avenue was filled shoulder to shoulder from the White House, where the action began, to the Capitol building. The turnout was larger than expected, a shot in the arm for anti-war activists.
This statement was issued by Sam Watson, leading Indigenous activist and Socialist Alliance Senate candidate for Queensland. To sign or comment of the statement, or to view what others have said, visit .
Renowned dissident journalist John Pilger will give greetings at the September 29 91自拍论坛 Weekly dinner in Sydney. The dinner will celebrate the fantastic victory that took place during APEC, when up to 15,000 people took to the streets in the face of unprecedented police intimidation and will help raise money for 91自拍论坛 Weekly.
On September 12, the new East Timorese government led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, tabled the Government Program for 2007-12. The coalition Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) believes the program will help alleviate poverty and resolve internal unrest and security issues. 鈥淓verything is urgent for this nation, [and] we are defining priorities for the short term鈥�, Gusmao told parliament.
Nuclear power I
In the May-June 2007 edition of New Left Review, George Monbiot wrote: "I am less hostile to nuclear power than I used to be. I no longer believe that uranium is about to run out or that the safe disposal of nuclear waste is
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