International – Page 587

Australian teachers defend public schools

September 26, 2003

Teachers in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia have conducted 24-hour work stoppages and nationwide protests as part of the Australian Education Union’s (AEU) efforts to make education a top-level national priority. The historic action...

Afghanistan two years after liberation

September 26, 2003

On Oct. 7, 2001, the U.S. began bombing Afghanistan in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Afghanistan was the country headed by a reactionary government called the Taliban, which also was allegedly giving aid and...

Soldiers dad to Bush: Stop playing with lives

September 26, 2003

WASHINGTON – Larry Syverson, father of two combat soldiers deployed in Iraq, told a National Press Club news conference Sept. 24 that George W. Bush is “playing with my sons’ lives” to secure control of Iraqi...

Guns vs. butter

September 19, 2003 By Susan Webb

Opinion President Bush’s announcement that he wants another $87 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan ignited a storm that is expected to rage in Congress for months. It signals the intersection of the war and the economy...

International notes

September 19, 2003

Venezuela: Recall petitions rejected The National Electoral College (CNE) last week rejected petitions for a referendum on the recall of popularly elected President Hugo Chavez. In a decision announced Sept. 12, the country’s highest electoral body...