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World Socialist Web Site Archive: May 2004

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.

31 May 2004
Long-time CIA "asset" installed as interim Iraqi prime minister
Japan's political establishment rocked by pension scandal
Does criticism lead to violence?-a comment on the Brandenburg intelligence service slander of the German SEP
Letters from our readers

29 May 2004
New Indian ministry to continue rightwing policies
Canadian elections: campaign hype cannot mask popular disaffection
Soldier beaten at Guantanamo in interrogation training
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
A timeless portrait of the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria - The Battle of Algiers, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

28 May 2004
Ashcroft, Mueller press conference: sowing panic to prepare a provocation
UN Security Council stalls vote on US Iraq resolution
German resident incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay for two-and-a-half years - The case of Murat Kurnaz
Guantanamo prisoners "locked up in a world of shadows" - A discussion with the lawyer of Murat Kurnaz
New York City: Immigrant worker killed in construction collapse
A blow to the Australian government's lies: Student charged with "terrorist" training released on bail
Spain: Zapatero continues Aznar's anti-democratic measures in regions

27 May 2004
Bush's prime-time speech highlights deepening crisis over Iraq
Thieves fall out in Baghdad: behind the US raid on Ahmed Chalabi
More Pentagon lies about the bombing of an Iraqi wedding party
The death of Portugal's richest man: a lesson in how a revolution was betrayed
Australia: Critical lessons from the tramway sackings in Melbourne - San Francisco International Film Festival 2004--Part 2
For greater complexity more uncovering
Letters from our readers

26 May 2004
Furore over torture in Iraq prompts new revelations of US abuse in Afghanistan
Huge rise in prisoners serving life sentences in the US
Pakistan and Zimbabwe: a tale of two autocrats
Attac and German Trade Union Federation hold joint congress in Berlin - A "Perspectives Congress" without perspectives
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part six: the demoralised politics of Lutte Ouvrière
"People smuggler" trial raises new questions about Canberra's role in refugee deaths

25 May 2004
More "Washington whispers" about possible pre-election terrorist attack
India's new prime minister: a representative of corporate interests par excellence
New Sri Lankan government immediately axes hundreds of jobs
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part five: the Pabloites and the Lula government
Spain: Socialist Party government attacks free speech
Workers Struggles: The Americas

24 May 2004
Iraqi city of Karbala left in ruins by US military
Britain: Father of Nick Berg supports march against Iraq occupation
US: SEP holds election meetings in Seattle and Portland
Palestinian leader found guilty of murder after show trial
Australia: Unemployment rate driven down by the creation of low-paid jobs

22 May 2004
Nader gets his meeting with Kerry
Ex-New York Mayor Giuliani booed at 9/11 hearing - Myth confronts reality
Socialist Equality Party public meetings in Britain - No to the European Union--Yes to the United Socialist States of Europe
US seeks Pakistani military support for Afghan and Iraqi occupations
Canada's Liberal government boosts military, courts Bush administration
Georgia: Tensions increase between Abkhazia and Tbilisi
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part four: the roots of Pabloism--a historical review
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

21 May 2004
US military strafes Iraqi wedding party, killing at least 40
White House pushes ahead with plans for Iraqi puppet state
New US torture revelations - Former prisoners demand release of Guantanamo Bay videotapes
Father of Guantanamo Bay prisoner says son has been abused
United Nations report highlights growing inequality in South Africa
Australian government dismisses proof of torture in Iraq
Europe, Middle East & Africa

20 May 2004
Bush refuses to condemn deadly attack on unarmed youth - Israeli massacre of demonstrators in southern Gaza
Sonia Gandhi declines India's prime ministership - A craven capitulation to big business and the Hindu right
Bush's legal propagandist defends the indefensible: torture in Afghanistan and Iraq
Britain: Sacking of Mirror editor over Iraq abuse photos--a major attack on press freedom
Attempts to restart Sri Lankan peace talks heighten political instability
Colonel Gadhaffi's long journey and the collapse of Arab nationalism--Part 2
San Francisco International Film Festival 2004--Part 1
Outrage in the Middle East
Letters on the murder of Nick Berg

19 May 2004
Israel escalates war of terror in Gaza
US occupation regime staggered by bomb blasts, uprisings
German foreign minister in Washington-- cowardice personified
Colonel Gadhaffi's long journey and the collapse of Arab nationalism
Continuing fears of a Chinese economic slowdown
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part three: The Fifteenth World Congress of the Pabloite International
Australia: Public housing being "cannibalised"

18 May 2004
US press accounts confirm: Rumsfeld, Bush approved Iraq torture policy
US: Successful SEP election meetings in California
As stock markets tumble - Sonia Gandhi prepares to become India's prime minister
South Korean court overturns presidential impeachment
World Bank chief admits United Nations Development Goals cannot be met
The consequences of EU eastward expansion - Siemens of Germany shifts jobs and cuts wages
Mitsubishi workers face layoffs and closures
Workers Struggles: The Americas

17 May 2004
Fighting intensifies around Shiite holy cities in Iraq
Global recovery could be short lived
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part two: The LCR assembles the "anti-capitalist left"
Spain assumes leading role in Middle East diplomacy
United Nations Security Council ignores ethnic cleansing in Sudan's Darfur region

15 May 2004
Political earthquake in India - Hindu supremacist BJP falls from power
Democrats agree to suppress photos of US torture in Iraq
Socialist Equality Party public meetings in Australia - The Iraq war and the international working class
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Part one: the LO-LCR electoral alliance
Blair pledges his continued loyalty to Bush on Iraq
More evidence of Australian government's failure to warn of Bali bombings
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

14 May 2004
The terrible and strange death of Nick Berg
Red Cross report documents US torture of Iraqi prisoners
No to the European Union--Yes to the United Socialist States of Europe - Statement by the Socialist Equality Party (Britain)
France: Amiens meeting discusses SEP campaigns in Europe and US
Britain: Sunday Times details enormous gains for the super-rich
Political crisis in Nepal continues after prime minister resigns
Europe, Middle East and Africa

13 May 2004
Washington imposes punitive sanctions on Syria
India: Stalinists to promote Congress power bid
Iraq debacle creates crisis in Portugal
US prison boom creates an Orwellian world
Australia: The Howard-Jones-Flint affair
Australia-New Zealand colonial agenda dominates Pacific Islands Forum
Buenos Aires 6th International Festival of Independent Cinema--Part 3
Looking beyond one's nose
Interview with Ana Poliak, director of Palapalos
Interview with Clark Lee Walker, director of Levelland

12 May 2004
What the record shows: hypocrisy and lies over US torture of Iraqis
Britain: Blair and Hoon plead ignorance of human rights abuses in Iraq
Police strategy of "disruption": New attack on civil liberties in Britain
US: Islamic webmaster on trial for "terror" conspiracy
A desperate vote-buying budget in Australia
Sri Lankan police and army kill two plantation workers
Sri Lankan police raid home of Tamil journalist
British Columbia: Rank-and-file outrage at betrayal of hospital workers' struggle

11 May 2004
US forces attack in Baghdad, tensions build around Najaf
Georgian authorities wrest back control of Adjaria
Bush's campaign visit to Ohio
Germany: Two years since the Erfurt school shooting - Documentary details the tragic actions of Robert Steinhäuser
Workers Struggles: The Americas
The rediscovered music of Erwin Schulhoff
A letter and reply on Kosovo

10 May 2004
Rumsfeld testimony reveals: New photos will show "blatantly sadistic, cruel and inhuman" torture of Iraqi prisoners
Fighting escalates in Iraq as US seeks to crush Shia rebellion
This is a war 'of terror', not 'on terror' - An interview on Australia's "terrorist" arrests
Philippine election reveals widespread political alienation
Des Warren: 1937--2004 - The best of his generation

8 May 2004
Soldiers report British torture of Iraqi civilians
Spain pulls out Iraq troops ahead of schedule
German SEP candidate in the European elections: “For full democratic and social rights for all refugees and immigrants”
Political standoff continues in Taiwan
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Letters from our readers

7 May 2004
Behind the demands for Rumsfeld to resign: White House prepares a fallback position to continue Iraq atrocities
Private security company in Iraq suppressed labor struggles in US
Following closed door trial: - Karzai orders first state execution in Afghanistan
Corporate censorship in the US - Disney blocks release of Michael Moore documentary
Indian election - The BJP's "India Shining" campaign: myth and reality
Britain: Sharp rise in arson attacks on schools - Symptom of widespread youth poverty and alienation
Buenos Aires 6th International Festival of Independent Cinema--Part 2 - Documentary films: the French role in counter-insurgency, American radicalism in the 1970s and other matters
Buenos Aires 6th International Festival of Independent Cinema - Interview with Sam Green, co-director of The Weather Underground
Thousands of Australian artists living in poverty - Don't give up your day job by David Throsby & Virginia Hollister, Macquarie University

6 May 2004
US faces ongoing Shiite uprising in southern Iraq
Bush on Arabic-language television: old lies and glaring contradictions
After Likud "no" vote - Sharon vows to continue West Bank land grab
India: BJP responds to unfavorable polls by highlighting its Hindu supremacism
Marek Belka is new Polish head of government
Greece: Athens hit by bomb blasts
TJ Hickey and the plight of young Aboriginal Australians
Scientists identify a gene that may block HIV

5 May 2004
Washington's hypocrisy over Iraq torture
Washington fields mercenary army in Iraq
China "overheating" spells trouble for world economy
Thai military launches bloody anti-terrorist crackdown in Muslim south
The Economist prescribes "regime change" for Venezuela
Egypt reintroduces food vouchers as poverty worsens
US: Outsourcing threatens one in six jobs in Silicon Valley
6th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema--Part 1 - A possible experiment: to feel something more deeply for the world

4 May 2004
Marines pull back from Fallujah: a debacle for American imperialism
Washington weighs terror's impact on presidential vote - A warning to the American people
Australia's first "terrorist" charges: timed for Howard's election campaign
Sri Lankan president's call for peace talks fuels tensions in government ranks
France: ruling parties in crisis as Chirac and Sarkozy spar
Poland: demonstrations on eve of EU entry
Dismantling California's public services: Budget crises hit state, county and city governments
Workers Struggles: The Americas

3 May 2004
US media alibis for torture in Iraq
Private military companies in Iraq: profiting from colonialism
Sri Lankan provincial election reveals widespread political disaffection
France: May Day demonstrators protest attacks on social programs
Rwanda--10 years since the genocide
Human rights violations in Chechnya and Ingushetia
British Columbia: State assault on hospital workers provokes mass walkouts
High school student grilled by US Secret Service over artwork

1 May 2004
The war in Iraq and the 2004 elections - SEP Presidential candidate Bill Van Auken to speak at West Coast meetings
Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate: - “Bush and the Democrats are responsible for torture in Iraq”
The consequences of eastward expansion of the European Union
What the September 11 commission hearings revealed - Part four: A deliberate stand-down against airplane hijackings
Right-wing US television group refuses to air names of war dead
Australian prime minister visits Baghdad amid US-led bloodbath
UK: Racial Equality chairman calls for compulsory teaching of "a core of Britishness"
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Letters from our readers

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