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WA: forum discusses ‘stop and search’ laws - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

On March 11, 40 people attended a public forum about fighting the Western Australian government’s proposed “stop and search” laws.

Socialist queer rights campaigner to contest Senate - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Socialist queer rights campaigner Rachel Evans, who helped re-launch Community Action Against Homophobia (CAAH) in 2004 when the same-sex marriage ban was touted, has been preselected on the Socialist Alliance's New South Wales Senate ticket.

Socialist candidate: ‘We urgently need a radical transition’ - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Leading anti-war campaigner Pip Hinman, who is currently helping organise protests that will meet the visit of US President Barack Obama, has been preselected as Socialist Alliance’s candidate for the federal seat of Grayndler in Sydney’s inner west.

Pakistani women workers march - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

More than 1500 women marched in Lahore from Nasir Bagh to the Punjab Assembly, under the banner of the Women Workers’ Help Line (WWHL) to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.

Merak refugees: global protests mark 150 days stuck on boat - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Protests were held in London, Toronto, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on March 10 to mark the 150th day that about 250 Tamil asylum seekers have been stuck on a boat at Merak, Indonesia, waiting for resettlement in Australia.

Challenging Israel’s war on protest - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Bridget Chappell, an Australian solidarity worker in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, was arrested by occupying Israeli forces on February 7 and threatened with deportation for simply engaging in peaceful protests alongside Palestinians.

Refugees face charges, deportation - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Two Afghan and nine Tamil asylum seekers faced Christmas Island magistrates court on March 11. They pleaded not guilt to all charges related to a so-called riot in the Christmas Island detention centre last November.

Latin America: US war on horizon? - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Latin America has suffered constant aggressions from Washington during the past 200 years.

Obama’s visit provokes protests - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Indonesian and Australian activists are preparing to protest US wars in the Middle East and the stepped-up “war on terror” during US President Barack Obama’s visits.

‘Indonesia solution’: details to remain secret - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Australia over March 9-11. Unsurprisingly, the issue of asylum seekers was the leading concern for the federal Labor government, the corporate media and refugee advocates alike.

Stop the Afghan war — protest Obama - Green Left Weekly issue #780

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

An article posted at RAWA.org on March 10 by Marc W. Herold said that on February 27, the US/NATO forces occupying Afghanistan “killed three people, including two children, in Alasai district of Kapisa province”.

Obama Proposes Sweeping Education Reforms, New Federal Commitment To Kids - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Jeff Muskus — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ATLANTA — President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so...

Osage reservation was ended, court rules - ICT - National

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

DENVER – After years of litigation and controversy, the Osage Nation was told by a federal appeals court March 5 that its reservation was dissolved a century ago and that the court therefore did not need to address whether its residents were exempt from state income tax.

Robert Scheer | An Oscar for America's Hubris - Truthout - All Articles

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing.

According to press reports, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally found a movie about the Iraq war they liked because it is "apolitical." Actually, "The Hurt Locker" is just the opposite -- it's an endorsement of the politically chauvinistic view that the world is a stage upon which Americans get to deal with their demons no matter the consequence for others.

Marjah: The Non-Existent City the Military Said We Conquered in Afghanistan - AlterNet.org: War on Iraq

Gareth Porter, IPS News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Marjah isn't even a town, but rather one of the clearest and most dramatic examples of a war of perception as outlined in the US's counter-insurgency doctrine.

The Hurt Locker Oscar Win Is a Prize For American Hubris - AlterNet.org: War on Iraq

Robert Scheer, Truthdig — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Academy liked this Iraq film for being "apolitical." In fact it's the opposite: an endorsement of the politically chauvinistic view that the world is a stage for Americans.

Antiwar Activists Plan Nationwide Protests to Mark Seventh Anniversary of Iraq Invasion - Truthout - All Articles

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Antiwar activists are gearing up to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq with a weeklong series of events to protest the ongoing occupation of the country.

The US invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003. Then-President George W. Bush and top administration officials told the American people Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat to the US, had concealed weapons of mass destruction and helped plan the 9/11 attacks.

Elections Don’t Justify Iraq War - Common Dreams: Views

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Amitabh Pal

Years after the debate was seemingly settled on the folly of the Iraq War, some in the media are using the recent Iraqi parliamentary elections to excuse the invasion.

The Poor, The Pre-Schoolers, and The Pope - Common Dreams: Views

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Christopher Brauchli

With the Cross of Jesus, Marching on Before. -Onward Christian Soldiers, A Hymn

They figured out how to do it compassionately and that comes as a great relief to the poor being served by Catholic Charities of Washington D.C.

What Torture Is and Why It's Illegal and Not "Poor Judgment" - Truthout - All Articles

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It's now over two weeks since veteran Justice Department (DOJ) lawyer David Margolis dashed the hopes of those seeking accountability for the Bush administration's torturers, but this is a story of such profound importance that it must not be allowed to slip away. Margolis decided that an internal report into the conduct of John Yoo and Jay S. Bybee, who wrote the notorious memos in August 2002 , which attempted to redefine torture so that it could be used by the CIA, was mistaken read ...

Josh Mull: Withdrawing from Afghanistan: What's the Rest of Our Plan? - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Josh Mull — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It's pretty much conventional wisdom at this point that we're going to have to negotiate with the Taliban. Washington, Kabul, and Islamabad will divvy them...

Carol Smaldino: Education and the End of 'Why' - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Carol Smaldino — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Given the facts on the ground, our President's current attempts to make all education standards uniform negates the essence of what makes this country what it is: diverse.

Utah Governor Signs Controversial Law Charging Women and Girls With Murder for Miscarriages - AlterNet.org: Discuss

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Critics are worried the law will open up a Pandora's box of unintended legal consequences.

“Soul of a Citizen” Excerpt: The Real Rosa Parks - Truthout - All Articles

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

One reason people despair so easily these days is that we often have little sense of how change has occurred in times past, and of what it took for ordinary people to persist until they prevailed. The Rosa Parks story offers an example that we all think we know, but where the story as usually told omits the key context and blurs the key lessons.

Fight over planned casino spreads to Legislature - NFIC News Feed

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

By Jonathan J. Cooper Glendale, Arizona (AP) March 2010 A plan by a southern Arizona tribe to build a casino and resort in the Phoenix area has divided tribes, split cities and is now sparking a debate at the Legislature about tribal sovereignty. The Tohono Oodham Nation is seeking federal permission to add Read more... (http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8666&Itemid=75)