Fra Socialist Review nr. 274 |
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maj 03 |
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Inside front cover: Demonstrating in Baghdad against US occupation |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Editorial: Oil and Occupation (L) |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Iraq's colonial governor, former US general Jay Garner, seemed intent on dispelling the belief that Americans don't understand irony. 'I will be candid,' he said, while accusing Iran of stirring up the huge protests against the occupation. 'I do not think the coalition will accept out of region influence.' |
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Chris Nineham: News Review: G8 Protests: Streaming into Evian |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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On 1 June George Bush flies to 'old Europe' to meet the other seven 'great powers' at Evian in the French Alps at the G8 summit meeting. |
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News Review: Between the Lines: Arms fair – BBC objectivity – US bosses and sugar |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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News Review: Iraq: Buried Beneath the Headlines |
274 |
5 |
maj 03 |
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While launching its witch-hunt against anti-war Labour MP George Galloway the 'Daily Telegraph' used the opportunity to 'bury' or ignore other news stories of considerably more significance. |
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News Review: Israel: On a Road to Nowhere |
274 |
6 |
maj 03 |
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Yasser Arafat's appointment of Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister, and the acceptance of his demands for the make-up of the cabinet, have removed George Bush's last remaining excuse for not publishing his 'road map' for the Middle East peace process. |
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Peter Morgan: News Review: Local Elections: 'Labour's Membership Has Gone Underground' |
274 |
6 |
maj 03 |
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'Many people have left the Labour Party. There are also large numbers who have let their membership lapse. In east Dorset, where I come from, there are only five Labour candidates put up for 34 seats. I have actually registered as Dorset Stop the War and we are fielding ten candidates.' |
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Judith Orr: News Review: Northern Ireland: State Sponsored Murder |
274 |
7 |
maj 03 |
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'A service to be proud of' declares the Police Service of Northern Ireland website. The RUC may have been renamed, but the 'service' this force provides is one of which only sectarian bigots can be proud, as the recent Stevens report concluded. |
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Martin Empson: Martin's Web: Denying Dissent |
274 |
7 |
maj 03 |
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It has sometimes been difficult to find accurate information about what is actually happening in Iraq. |
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The Walrus: Camp X-Ray on the NHS (Halliburton) |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Look which US company is at the front of the queue for Iraq contracts. |
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John Rees: The Conquest of Iraq |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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The Stop the War Coalition came remarkably close to stopping Blair going to war, but the occupation of Iraq menas its job is far from over |
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Chris Harman: Only the Beginning |
274 |
12 |
maj 03 |
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The US military may have succeeded in Iraq but now the problems are beginning to mount up. |
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Anne Ashford: Imperialism: Remaking the Middle East |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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The history of British and French rule in the Middle East makes uncomfortable reading for Iraq’s new conquerors. |
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Simon Assaf: A New Left is Born |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Simon Assaf reports on the anti-war movement in the Middle East. |
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Andrew Stone: What Was it Good For? |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Tony Blair has backed the US in three major wars. Andrew Stone compares their claims with reality. |
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Mike Hobart: Obituary: How It Would Feel to be Free (Nina Simone) |
274 |
21 |
maj 03 |
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Mike Hobart pays tribute to the black singer and songwriter Nina Simone who died last month. |
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Chris Bambery: The Guilty Men |
274 |
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maj 03 |
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Democracy and liberation were not top of the agenda following the Second World War. |
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Mike Gonzalez: Arts Review: Cultural currents: Memories Were Made of This |
274 |
24 |
maj 03 |
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If we can explain and understand the past, we will then be able to shape the future. |
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