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World Socialist Web Site Archive: July 2005

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 July 2005
Amid "civil war" warnings, Rumsfeld flies to Iraq
AFL-CIO conference passes pro-war resolution
Britain: Police shoot-to-kill policy part of onslaught against democratic rights
Russia and China call for closure of US bases in Central Asia
Twenty years since the Air India bombings--Part 2 - Why is the Canadian government resisting a public inquiry?
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia & the Pacific

29 July 2005
Blair defends Iraq war, vows new attacks on civil liberties and social conditions
NASA grounds space shuttle fleet after near-disaster in Discovery launch
China's yuan revaluation a response to increased US pressure
US energy bill funnels billions to oil, utility corporations
US: mass layoffs continue, consumer confidence declines
Twenty years since the Air India bombings- Part 1: Why is the Canadian government resisting a public inquiry?
"Free market" Beijing: an on-the-spot report
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

28 July 2005
The split in the AFL-CIO and the organization of the unorganized
Democratic Leadership Council drafts right-wing platform for coming elections
Afghans besiege US base to protest arrests
British soldiers face war crimes charges for killing Iraqi civilians
Germany: labour court confirms dismissal of Opel auto worker in "wildcat strike"
China faces worst floods since 1998
An exchange on "One hundred years since Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis"

27 July 2005
Britain: media defend state killing, police chief warns more to come
Brazil: angry protests hit state murder in London
An exchange of letters on the crisis in the AFL-CIO
The miserable end of the "Volkswagen model"
Life sentence for Islamic fundamentalist Al-Timimi: an attack on free speech
New Zealand: election date set as Labour government's support slumps
Workers Struggles: The Americas
52nd Sydney Film Festival - The struggle against superstition in a West African village - Moolaadé, written and directed by Ousmane Sembène

26 July 2005
A falling out within the US labor bureaucracy - Service workers, Teamsters split from AFL-CIO
Iran-Contra redux: Bush White House ran "off-the-books" covert operation for Iraq elections
Study documents US-inflicted carnage on Iraqi people
Homeless die in Arizona heat wave
Letters, and some replies, on "One hundred years since Einstein's annus mirabilis"
"I am in the world to change the world" : The art and life of Käthe Kollwitz
Letters from our readers

25 July 2005
Police gun down worker in London subway: another tragic consequence of Blair's war policy
Four unions announce boycott of AFL-CIO convention
German president clears way for early elections
New name ,old program - German Party of Democratic Socialism renames itself "The Left Party"
Former Tory Prime Minister Edward Heath dies
Report implicates Indonesian intelligence in murder of human rights activist
52nd Sydney Film Festival - Yugoslav filmmaker at an impasse
Life is a Miracle (Zivot Je Cudo), directed and co-written by Emir Kusturica

23 July 2005
A government of lies: The political meaning of the Rove affair
NewYork Times' Thomas Friedman libels opponents of Iraq war
US military exonerated torturers of John Walker Lindh
On-the-spot report - Tsunami victims struggling to survive in eastern Sri Lanka
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia & the Pacific
The state of the modern soul - L'argent [Money], directed by Robert Bresson, a DVD released by New Yorker Video

22 July 2005
US woos India with support in becoming a "world power"
Philippines President Arroyo refuses to step down
The formation of Iraq's interim government and the missing billions
Enron unmasked, but not comprehended
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

21 July 2005
Who is Judge Roberts?
Greenspan points to "significant uncertainties" in US economy
German Green Party election program--tailored to the interest of big business
Obituary: Alvaro Cunhal--leading betrayer of Portugal's 1974 revolution
52nd Sydney Film Festival - Some interesting documentaries
Letters from our readers

20 July 2005
A legal sham: first charges laid against Saddam Hussein
A tale of two classes
14,500 jobs to be slashed at Hewlett-Packard
Australian government exploits "people smuggler" conviction to continue SIEV X cover-up
Demythologising requires a political appraisal - Frida Kahlo at the Tate Modern
Letters from our readers

19 July 2005
US court upholds military trials for Guantánamo prisoners
An exchange with an Ohio auto worker
PDS, unions impose wage cut on Berlin transit workers
2,000 signatures collected - Germany: PSG campaign finds a positive response in Hesse
Australian government sends troops back to Afghanistan
Detroit area nursing home workers locked out
Workers Struggles: The Americas

18 July 2005
Attack on civil liberties intensifies after London bombing
Secularism and the American Constitution
France: Villepin government attacks the working class
Australia: Victorian Labor government scraps gambling research
On-the-spot report - Lack of aid for tsunami victims on Sri Lanka's east coast

16 July 2005
Amidst new torture reports, US military defends architect of abuse at Guantánamo
Former WorldCom CEO sentenced to 25 years - The rise and fall of Bernie Ebbers
Spain: Vatican intensifies campaign against Socialist Party government
American Samoa: factory owner jailed for 40 years over "human trafficking"
Hunger in California's Central Valley: rising poverty in leading food-producing region
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's "Operation Murambatsvina"
An exchange on science, evolution and intelligent design
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia & the Pacific

15 July 2005
The London bombings: Why did it happen here?
Germany: North Rhine Westphalia government adopts austerity programme
Bush administration refuses to relinquish US control of Internet
US Supreme Court rules in favor of entertainment giants and big cable Internet providers
Worsening health inequality in Australia
Another angry protest in China
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
More letters on the jailing of Judith Miller

14 July 2005
More killings of civilians by US-led forces in Iraq
Racist reprisals feared for London terror bombing
Further shift to the right by the German Green Party
One hundred years since Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis--Part 4
Ambivalence, unease and discomfort--but not enough - War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg
Letters on the London bombings
Letters from our readers

13 July 2005
Exposure of Rove's lies throws Bush White House into crisis
London bombings: Why does Blair oppose an inquiry into intelligence failures?
Scores of Muslim men jailed as "material witnesses" in wake of 9/11 attacks
Bulgarian elections: support for former king collapses
One hundred years since Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis--Part 3
52nd Sydney Film Festival - A return from a different kind of investment
Amma Asante, A Way of Life writer and director, speaks with WSWS

12 July 2005
The split in the AFL-CIO
G8 communiqué fails to cover over conflicts between great powers
Household debt soars in Spain
One hundred years since Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis--Part 2
Workers Struggles: The Americas
52nd Sydney Film Festival - Reality confronted, with passion and humanity

11 July 2005
Unanswered questions in London bombings
Why the WSWS opposes the jailing of Judith Miller--a reply to readers
Live 8: Who organised the PR campaign for Blair and Bush?
Papua New Guinea: Bougainville election sets stage for renewed tensions
One hundred years since Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis--Part 1

9 July 2005
At least 50 dead in London bombings
Ralph Edmond (1926-2005): worker and socialist
Report documents Canada's welfare "disaster"
Germany: the career of Christian Democratic Union leader Angela Merkel - Part 2: From Kohl's "little girl" to the conservatives' chancellor candidate
Israeli soldier found guilty in the killing of Tom Hurndall
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia & the Pacific

8 July 2005
London terror bombings: a political crime
US military reprisal in Afghanistan kills 17 civilians
Germany: the career of Christian Democratic Union leader Angela Merkel - Part 1: East Germany--youth and political beginnings
Fishing dispute between Taiwan and Japan leads to diplomatic tensions
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Letters from our readers

7 July 2005
Jailing of Times reporter: an attack on press freedom and democratic rights
The politics of opportunism: a look at the International Socialist Organization
Great power tensions dominate G8 summit
Europe in crisis - Editorial of the Gleichheit, journal of the SEP, Germany
Bush creates new FBI spy unit--further step towards a secret police force
Philippines president fails to stem political crisis
52nd Sydney Film Festival - A generally disappointing selection

6 July 2005
Democrats signal retreat on Supreme Court nomination
US Supreme Court weakens church/state separation in Ten Commandments rulings
US "democracy" in Iraq: death squads, torture and terror
China's bid for Unocal heightens tension with the US
California governor announces special election to push through right-wing measures
States enact Medicaid cuts in new fiscal year
Britain: government plans peak-time road charges
Workers Struggles: The Americas

5 July 2005
Why did the CIA abduct an Egyptian cleric from the streets of Milan?
A warning to the G-8 from the bankers' bank
India: 14 months after falling from power, BJP in turmoil
Spain: Popular Party loses control of its heartland
Lincoln's Cooper Union address--an appeal to reason - Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President, by Harold Holzer, Simon & Schuster
An exchange of letters on the Balkans

4 July 2005
Helicopter downing highlights upsurge in Afghan armed resistance
Chancellor Schröder justifies no-confidence vote: - New German elections aimed at breaking resistance to Agenda 2010
Germany: powerful response to PSG election campaign
Live 8 Edinburgh: marching for the establishment
Atlanta officials continue campaign against the homeless
Letters on Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Batman

2 July 2005
O'Connor retirement triggers drive for rightward shift on US Supreme Court
Claims that new president was hostage-taker - US prepares new provocations against Iran
Canada to establish permanent military base in Persian Gulf region
Australia: mass protests against industrial relations legislation
“It never should have got to this point” - Protesting workers discuss Australia's new industrial laws
EU budget debacle leaves Spain isolated
Sharon offers nothing to Palestinian leadership
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia & the Pacific
Letters on Bush speech on the Iraq war

1 July 2005
Journalist killed after investigating US-backed death squads in Iraq
Iran's presidential election a harbinger of social and political convulsions
"Live 8 "--a political fraud on behalf of imperialism
Schröder at the White House: cuddling up to Bush
On-the-spot report - Thousands lack aid in tsunami-affected areas of Sri Lanka
How not to build an antiwar movement: a comment on the politics of the ISO
South African strike against unemployment and poverty
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

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