Old arguments justifying racism might be considered ridiculous today but new ones, including affectations about 鈥渙ur鈥 democratic values, neatly slip into service to reinforce ingrained racist prejudices, writes Peter Boyle.
War on Afghanistan (2001鈥2021)
Ongoing foreign occupations have lasted more than 20 years in Afghanistan and 18 years in Iraq. Neither has brought听justice or peace to the region,听argues听Alex Bainbridge.听
Sydney Stop the War听condemned US听President Joe Biden鈥檚 bombing raid on northern Iraq and called for the removal of听all occupying troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, reports Kerry Smith.
That Julian Assange cannot be extradited听is welcome, but the ruling comes after the charade in which British authorities held him in a top security prison and made his defence as difficult as possible, argues Stuart Rees.
Solidarity Party of Afghanistan member Shayaan听discusses听the nearly two-decade-long war in Afghanistan.
The federal police is听considering charging SAS soldiers for听war crimes. Pip Hinman argues听senior officers and politicians听responsible for the Afghan war听must also be held accountable.
Australia鈥檚 role in Afghanistan wasn鈥檛 a contribution听to the cause of global peace or democracy:听it helped destroy a country, argues Nick Riemer.
A snap protest听outside听Australian Department of Defence offices听called for the total withdrawal of troops to Afghanistan, reports Peter Boyle.
Alex Bainbridge writes that the release听of the听report into Australian war crimes in Afghanistan should be shocking听鈥 but it isn't.
The big brand theme park that is the Australian War Memorial 鈥斕齜ankrolled by international arms manufacturers 鈥斕齣s an object lesson in dishonesty, writes William De听Maria.
Birmingham, Plymouth, and Newcastle trades and labour councils have recently voted overwhelmingly to join the campaign to halt the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, writes Kerry Smith.
A special ABC investigation has painstakingly uncovered war crimes by Australian SAS troops in Afghanistan. It must lead to the criminal prosecutions of those responsible, along with听those who ordered the invasion, writes Peter Boyle.
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