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World Socialist Web Site Archive: August 2003

The archive below lists all articles that have been posted on the World Socialist Web Site by date. To visit the archive for other months, return to the Archive Monthly Index.

30 August 2003
Socialist Equality Party statement on the California recall election - Vote "no" on the California recall. Vote John Christopher Burton for governor, for a socialist solution to the crisis
Jobs for the unemployed! Billions for education, health care and housing! - US troops out of Iraq!
Iraq: Attack on UN spurs plans for international military force
The Hutton Inquiry: Blair's testimony deepens government crisis
Canada takes leading role in Afghan occupation
Bush guts pollution controls on energy industry
Australian prime minister embroiled in ethanol scandal
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

29 August 2003
Britain's Hutton Inquiry: Still no account of how Dr. Kelly died
US launches military offensive to crush growing Afghan opposition
Australia: Jailing of One Nation leaders sets anti-democratic precedent
Egypt antiwar protesters face sedition trial
Latest workplace shooting in US - Seven dead in Chicago warehouse killings
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

28 August 2003
The UN, de Mello and the US occupation of Iraq
The Hutton Inquiry: British spy chief's testimony exposes lies on Iraq war
Bush lied to NYC on post-9/11 pollution crisis
Cuts in education funding will improve academic performance. Honest.
A filmmaker sides with the unemployed, but ... Mondays in the Sun, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa
Letters on the death of Dr. David Kelly and the Hutton Inquiry

27 August 2003
As "post-war" casualties top invasion's - Bush Iraq policy in disarray
Republicans and Democrats unveil right-wing economic programs in California recall
Hutton Inquiry: How Dr Kelly and the Foreign Affairs Committee were used by the government
US menaces Al Jazeera over Iraq reportage
Australian officials take control in the Solomon Islands
A mirage, not an oasis - Swimming Pool, directed by François Ozon
Letters from our readers

26 August 2003
US occupation force in Iraq recruiting former Iraqi secret police
Rumsfeld: "Frontline in terror war" - Washington signals escalation of US intervention in Colombia
Right-wing Alabama justice engineers "Ten Commandments" showdown
UK asylum policy faces criticism as Kurdish family is deported
Malaysia rounds up Acehnese refugees for deportation
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Spinoza Reconsidered: - Jonathan Israel, Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750

25 August 2003
California's Governor Davis and the "right-wing power grab"
A travesty of justice: - Acquittals in cases of communal violence in India
General Motors: From auto manufacturer to financial institution
Lockerbie: Libyan compensation offer clarifies nothing
How "entertaining" is the American entertainment industry? - Charlie's Angels; Hulk; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

23 August 2003
The death of Dr. Kelly - Britain: Inquiry exposes lies on Iraq war
Israel assassinates Hamas leader
The North American blackout: deregulation, profit and the decay of the social infrastructure
A profile of Ohio-based FirstEnergy - Enron was no aberration
A letter from John Christopher Burton, socialist candidate in California, to "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno
Australia: Media promotes Labor's Mark Latham
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Showcomotion 2003: Children and young peoples' film festival screens more than 100 films - Part Two

22 August 2003
France: More than 10,000 dead in record heat wave
Chancellor Schröder moves toward a German military mission in Iraq
Australian military renews ties with Indonesia's military thugs
Freeport murders hamper US plans for ties with the Indonesian military
Workers Struggles: Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Showcomotion 2003: Children and young peoples' film festival screens more than 100 films
Letters from our readers

21 August 2003
The Iraq quagmire
US military kills another journalist in Iraq
Ontario: State of emergency continues one week after blackout
Australian Council of Trades Unions Congress 2003: another demoralised affair
Britain: overcrowded prisons in chaos
A weak satire sans politics - Buffalo Soldiers, directed by Gregor Jordan

20 August 2003
The UN bombing: a product of the US occupation of Iraq
The US blackout and "homeland security"
US: Impact of Northeast blackout continues to emerge
Why are they dying? - More questions over US military fatalities in Iraq
Australian prime minister bullies the Pacific Islands Forum
Ontario Tories unveil incendiary election platform
Northern Ireland: Human rights redefined on sectarian lines
Letters from our readers

19 August 2003
Iraq: No letup in anti-US riots and guerrilla attacks
Iraq: Civil unrest hits British-controlled Basra
Bush grants permanent legal immunity to US corporations looting Iraqi oil
Texas Republicans impose heavy fines on boycotting Democratic legislators
Spain: ETA bombing campaign aids government offensive against democratic rights
Turkey: Reform limits some military powers
Workers Struggles: The Americas

18 August 2003
California recall exposes political myths
US force enters Liberia as former president goes into exile
Verizon negotiations continue as unions reject strike
US antiwar protesters face $10,000 fines for travel to Iraq
Australian central bank report points to credit bubble
International clamour for revaluation of the Chinese yuan

16 August 2003
John Christopher Burton, socialist candidate for California governor, demands full investigation into eastern US blackout
Ontario: Blackout highlights crisis in infrastructure
Britain: Hutton Inquiry hears damning evidence against government
Australian government tries to muzzle national broadcaster
Lenient judgement for Cologne police: Witness: "For me, these were typical SS methods"
Moroccan immigrants die trying to reach Spain
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

15 August 2003
Massive power blackout hits millions in Canada and the US
Iraq war: more revelations of lies over Niger uranium
Behind the Solomons intervention: Australia stakes out its sphere of influence in the Pacific
Britain: Food Agency plays Russian roulette with BSE/Mad Cow Disease
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

14 August 2003
Hundreds die in European heat wave
Spain: Aznar government faces crisis over Iraqi WMD
Moves to restart Sri Lankan peace talks
Bali verdict: a political show trial based on unconstitutional law
An American city: Benton Harbor and the social crisis in the United States
Class, race and the social problems in Benton Harbor: interviews with city residents
Walkerton: Key truths submerged in journalist's account of contaminated water tragedy

13 August 2003
Al Gore attacks Bush on Iraq War
Socialist candidate John Christopher Burton placed on ballot in California recall election
France: The anti-Muslim campaign and the phony debate on secularism
Growing national "pushout" crisis- US "school reform" throws students into the street
Australia: State Labor government hands police unprecedented powers
Israel: Apartheid-style law passed by Knesset
European Union prepares its energy security
Letters from our readers

12 August 2003
Socialist candidate John Christopher Burton placed on ballot in California recall election
Father of Australian Guantanamo Bay prisoner speaks to WSWS - "Howard is clutching at straws, but they're getting shorter"
Germany: All-party coalition agrees drastic reform of health system
Spanish troops in Iraq to wear Christian badge
New round of police violence hits New York area
International governments hold back stem cell research
Workers Struggles: The Americas

11 August 2003
Over 100 candidates certified for California recall ballot
John Christopher Burton, civil rights attorney and socialist, to run in California recall election
Candidate’s statement of John Christopher Burton
Socialist Equality Party endorses campaign of John Christopher Burton in California
Massive job cuts in California
Britain: the political issues underlying the Hutton Inquiry
US interest spike could hit home mortgage market and economy
Indonesia's dirty war of repression in Aceh

9 August 2003
John Christopher Burton, civil rights attorney and socialist, to run in California recall election
Socialist Equality Party endorses campaign of John Christopher Burton in California
Pontiac, Michigan: Immigrant mother and five children perish in house fire
The "Steak Knife" affair and Britain's dirty war in Northern Ireland
Spain: Aznar rejects public inquiry into military plane crash
New measures threaten highway safety - Bush administration lengthens workday for US truck drivers
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

8 August 2003
US occupation forces attack Iraqi journalists
Japanese parliament gives green light for troops to Iraq
The Australian media and terrorism "expert" Dr Rohan Gunaratna
Germany: Fewer asylum-seekers and more deportations
Obituary: John Schlesinger, filmmaker, 1926-2003
Workers Struggles: Europe, the Middle East & Africa
Letters from our readers

7 August 2003
West African military force enters Liberia
Washington and Canberra seize on Jakarta bombing to further justify "war on terror"
Military families speak out against Iraq war at Pittsburgh rally
Poland sends troops to Iraq
Britain: Asylum-seekers detained under prison-like conditions
A story, not the story of the Depression years - Seabiscuit, written and directed by Gary Ross
Sydney Film Festival--Part 3 - Two perceptive Indian films

6 August 2003
Iraq war lies and impeachment: Official Washington tiptoes round the "i" word
California budget imposes massive spending cuts
Shanmugam Sundaralingam 1956-2003 - Untimely death of a Sri Lankan Trotskyist
Washington talks provide cover for Israeli repression
British Airways: Unions collude with management to avert further wildcat strikes
Fassbinder's Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven - German director's work available on DVD
Letters from our readers

5 August 2003
Blair's press conference and the crisis of political legitimacy
Citigroup, Morgan Chase fined for Enron deals: corruption at the heights of American finance
Niger president challenges Blair government over uranium allegations
Australian survey shows continuing destruction of full time jobs
A major discovery of Aboriginal cave paintings in Australia
Workers Struggles: The Americas

4 August 2003
470,000 stopped looking for work in July - Long-term unemployment on the rise in US
Growth rate up but little evidence of extended US recovery
Are American soldiers in Iraq dying due to depleted uranium?
Australia: Anti-welfare agenda behind moves to oust Aboriginal leaders
France: Artists and entertainers strike continues
Letters from our readers

2 August 2003
Bush press conference highlights government crisis
Iraqi civilians gunned down in US military raids
Afghanistan: Report documents violence and repression by US-backed warlords
One million deaths later: South African government continues to stall on AIDS treatment
Britain's media glorify convicted killer
Quetta massacre: sectarian violence on the rise in Pakistan
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

1 August 2003
Wolfowitz on Iraq: "Murky intelligence" suffices to launch pre-emptive wars
Britain: Government attack on BBC threatens press freedom
Freddie Mac report: a further exposure of profit manipulations
Australia: Ticket inspectors on Victorian train leave youth for dead
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
Music from the Motion Picture: The Pianist--a review
Letters from our readers

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