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World Socialist Web Site Archive: October 2006

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 October 2006
Russia moves toward military conflict with Georgia
Protests demand immediate withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan
SEP candidate for US Senate addresses Buffalo meeting - "Our campaign offers the only alternative to the profit system"
Australia: Management ignored danger warnings at Beaconsfield gold mine
Spanish protests demand affordable housing
Michigan SEP candidate addresses high school, college students

28 October 2006
Two parties of war and reaction - Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney champion torture on eve of election
Public meeting to be held in Paris
The lessons of the struggle against the First Job Contract
Protests demand Canadian troops out of Afghanistan - The political issues in the fight against war
Hungary: The controversy over the heritage of the 1956 Revolution
From anti-war to a party of war - Rifondazione Comunista mobilizes for Italy's military intervention in Lebanon
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Revealing what? - The Book of Revelation, directed by Anna Kokkinos
Letters from our readers

27 October 2006
Bush under fire at press conference - Deepening crisis of US occupation regime in Iraq
Grisly photos expose real nature of Germany's "peace mission" in Afghanistan
Protests demand Canadian troops out of Afghanistan - The political issues in the fight against war
India's policy on Special Economic Zones under fire
Freedom of speech under continuing attack in Turkey
Germany: Siemens-BenQ and the role of the unions
Australia's new sedition laws and the case of Brian Cooper
Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa
Vancouver International Film Festival 2006-Part 3 - The passive voice

26 October 2006
New York Times calls for more troops in Iraq
Active-duty US troops voice opposition to the Iraq war
Spain: new capitulation by the Socialist Party to the Catholic Church
Australian government gets its way at Pacific leaders' summit
Sri Lankan police forced to begin inquiry into murder of SEP supporter
Australian government revives book banning
Hungary 1956: A revolution against Stalinism--Part two
Illinois SEP candidate Joe Parnarauskis participates in debates - Socialist program reaches wide audience

25 October 2006
Baghdad press conference outlines plans for intensified US war
Rice returns empty-handed from North East Asia
New York's Clinton-Spencer debates-a reactionary charade - Two candidates for war and repression
Hungary 1956: A revolution against Stalinism--Part one
Germany: Court ruling on Berlin budget deepens social divisions
Former British home secretary admits calling for bombing of Al-Jazeera - UK government suppresses evidence that Bush did the same
Australian Labor leader spells out pro-business agenda - The Ground Truth: the cruel fate of Iraq war veterans

24 October 2006
New York Times "military analysis" foreshadows US bloodbath in Baghdad
Brother of Pat Tillman denounces Iraq War and Bush administration
Germany: Mass demonstrations against social and welfare cuts
Israel used chemical weapons in Lebanon and Gaza
Toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast
Canberra presses its agenda at Pacific Islands Forum
Sri Lanka's state-owned television censors drama series
Australian Education Minister declares SIEV X history resource is "political propaganda"
SEP candidate for US Senate from New York interviewed on ABC TV in Rochester
Workers Struggles: The Americas

23 October 2006
Demands for Iraq "course change" grow louder in Washington
The case of Curt Weldon: Republican congressman targeted after criticizing 9/11 cover-up
North Korean nuclear test opens up political divisions in South Korea
Belgium: Losses for ruling coalition as far right make gains
Peter Norman 1942-2006 - Australian athlete supported American civil rights struggle
SEP candidate in Michigan addresses public forums
Strike by US and Canadian Goodyear workers in third week
Vancouver International Film Festival 2006--Part 2 - Not everything, but certainly something

21 October 2006
Bill Keller at the University of Michigan
New York Times editor touts role of establishment press in "war on terror"
A socialist program to end the war in Sri Lanka
Statement of German SEP: Fight against job and welfare cuts requires an international socialist perspective
Britain: Thames Water sell-off means higher prices and job losses
India's prime minister pledges to accelerate neo-liberal "reform"
In response to intensifying class antagonisms - India's Congress Party revives discredited "Garibi Hatao" slogan
Australian police raid office of Solomon Islands PM
SEP candidate for US Senate wins support at Buffalo New York forum for disabled
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Vancouver International Film Festival 2006--Part 1 - What we see and what we do not yet see

20 October 2006
Blair joins the attack on Britain's Muslims
NATO continues slaughter of civilians in Afghanistan
WSWS interviews: Sri Lankan soldiers oppose return to war
Debate over mass poverty in Germany - A devastating indictment of the former SPD-Green government
Turkey: A new military intervention in the making
SEP candidate in California speaks at public forums
Workers Struggles: Europe Middle East and Africa
A fresh look at Mozart--Part 2 - Helmut Perl's The Case of Mozart: Testimony about a Misunderstood Genius
Letters from our readers

19 October 2006
US military and Iraqi deaths soar amidst preparations for major offensive
Military conflict escalates in Sri Lanka after two major LTTE attacks
Five years since Australia's SIEV X tragedy: the official cover-up continues
Putin and the murder of Anna Politkovskaya
Alleged Toronto terror plot included two police agents
Britain: legislation on equality for gays blocked
The US Supreme Court minority in Hamdan: executive rule in the "state of exception"--Part 3
Vote "No" on Michigan Ballot Proposition 2! - Unite working people across ethnic, racial lines to defend jobs and education!
SEP campaign reaches students in New York
A fresh look at Mozart--Part 1 - Helmut Perl's The Case of Mozart: Testimony about a Misunderstood Genius

18 October 2006
Bush signs Military Commissions Act authorizing police-state tribunals torture
Citing torture, lawyers for Jose Padilla argue case should be dismissed
A sign of crisis: two major Sri Lankan parties to form a grand coalition
Abe's visit to Beijing: a tentative rapprochement with China
Lynne Stewart sentenced to 28 months in prison in New York City "terror" case
French National Assembly makes denial of the Armenian genocide a punishable offence
Anti-Islam campaign in France: the background to the Redeker affair
The US Supreme Court minority in Hamdan: executive rule in the "state of exception"--Part 2
Message to US troops by SEP candidate for US Senate from New York - For an immediate end to the Iraq occupation, bring the troops home now!
Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director of The Battle of Algiers, dead at 86 - A 2004 interview with the WSWS

17 October 2006
The Iraq Study Group: a bipartisan conspiracy against the American and Iraqi people
Mexico: Government ultimatum against striking teachers
The US Supreme Court minority in Hamdan: executive rule in the "state of exception"--Part 1
Escalating political murders in the Philippines
NLRB ruling could deprive millions of US workers of bargaining rights
Marbella construction scandal exposes endemic criminality of Spanish capitalism
Michigan budget crisis looms over gubernatorial election
Workers Struggles: The Americas

16 October 2006
US pushes through UN resolution against North Korea
Britain: Court finds ITN journalist Terry Lloyd murdered by US forces
Why is the New York Times silent on massive Iraq death toll? - A question for Bill Keller
Call for Amnesty International to demand inquiry into murder of Sri Lankan SEP supporter
NATO warns Pakistan's Musharraf to end covert support for Taliban
Australian government steps up threats against PNG, Solomon Islands
"A nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days" - Forbes publishes list of 400 richest Americans
Letters from our readers

14 October 2006
Head of British Army calls for Iraq withdrawal
Behind the Foley scandal: A bitter struggle within the US ruling elite
Britain's liberal media lines up behind government's anti-Muslim offensive
Mounting social crisis in Kurdish Iraq
Following Senate elections - SPD and Left Party-PDS seek to continue Berlin coalition
Solomon Islands PM condemns Australian "re-colonisation"
Thailand's military junta installs its cabinet
Michigan SEP candidate calls for emergency action to halt home foreclosures
Statement by SEP Illinois state Senate candidate - Electricity rate increase: a calculated assault on working class living standards
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

13 October 2006
Why is the American press silent on the report of 655,000 Iraqi deaths?
North Korean nuclear test poses dilemmas for China
Sri Lankan military offensive on the Jaffna peninsula pushed back
Statement by New York SEP candidate Bill Van Auken - Hillary Clinton's immigration policy and the death of Daniel Basilio
Austria: Massive losses for the governing People's Party
Spain: Government seeks European clampdown on Canary Islands boat people
Australian state government speeds up dismissal procedures for teachers
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

12 October 2006
New study says US war has killed 655,000 Iraqis
US lecture series by David North: "The economic and political roots of the crisis of American democracy"
Behind the UN debate on North Korea: growing Great Power rivalry
White House aide resigns in influence-peddling scandal
Solomon Islands' government survives no-confidence vote
Kashmir earthquake survivors face another freezing winter without adequate shelter
House repossessions soar amid record debt levels in Australia
Report documents the disastrous plight of Canada's welfare recipients
Play on Lorca staged in Madrid in face of right-wing protests

11 October 2006
Provocative US attack on Shiite militia in Iraq
Canada and the supposed struggle for democracy in Afghanistan
Sri Lankan defence authorities impose unofficial censorship
Australian Wheat Board "oil for food" inquiry ends with threats of terrorism charges
Germany: Insolvency of former Siemens division threatens 3,000 jobs
SEP candidate Joe Parnarauskis addresses University of Illinois forum
A patchwork, but no bigger picture - The Wind That Shakes the Barley, directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty

10 October 2006
Bush administration leads chorus of denunciations against North Korea's nuclear test
Anti-Putin journalist murdered in Moscow
UK opposes release of British detainees at Guantánamo
Toxic mud spill continues to inundate Indonesian villages
France: Immigrant squatters pressured into accepting dispersal
Australian coroner: Police killed Aboriginal prisoner on Palm Island
Workers strike Goodyear tire plants in US and Canada
Workers Struggles: The Americas

9 October 2006
Home foreclosures soar in US
US Marine reports widespread prisoner abuse at Guantánamo
Australian attorney-general insists sleep deprivation is not torture
Sri Lankan Supreme Court overrules appeals to international human rights body
Australian government demands hand-over of Solomon Islands' attorney general
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 6 - Where death threatens to be more real than life

7 October 2006
As Washington focuses on Foley scandal - Condoleezza Rice evades charges over 9/11
Britain: Jack Straw's anti-Muslim provocation
Italy: Prodi government submits austerity budget
More letters demanding Sri Lankan authorities investigate murder of SEP supporter
The death of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin and the promotion of an Australian mythology
Parents of soldier who refused deployment to Iraq speak in California
At "World Can't Wait" protest - Michigan SEP candidate exposes Democrats' complicity with Bush
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 5 - John Lennon vs. his celebrators

6 October 2006
US casualties soar as military intensifies violence in Baghdad
Washington threatens North Korea over announced nuclear test
Behind Georgia's spy scandal: Growing conflicts between Russia and the US
Montreal bridge collapse: A case of criminal neglect
California SEP candidate denounces anti-immigrant law - No US-Mexico border fence! Defend immigrants' rights! Unite North American workers!
Illinois SEP candidate Joe Parnarauskis addresses retired state workers at candidates' debate
Sale of New York City housing complex highlights social polarization
SEP public meeting in Wellington - Causes and consequences of the "war on terror"--Part 3
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

5 October 2006
Will a coup in Iraq follow the US elections?
Maher Arar's ordeal, the Harper government, and the assault on democratic rights
Hungary: Rightist parties seek to topple government following election
Michigan SEP candidate responds to gubernatorial debate - Granholm, De Vos trade right-wing nostrums: No choice for working people in Michigan governors' race
Despite talk of peace, Sri Lankan military continues offensive
SEP public meeting in Wellington - Causes and consequences of the "war on terror"--Part 2
The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty - History of an early American uprising
Letters from our readers

4 October 2006
The Foley affair: A snapshot of the depraved state of American politics
Why Hillary Clinton voted for the anti-immigrant wall
The multi-billion dollar demise of hedge fund Amaranth
SEP public meeting in Wellington - Causes and consequences of the "war on terror"--Part 1
Campaign against Muslims in Germany generates Mozart opera controversy
China sends more troops to Lebanon
Britain: Observer claims threats by Washington prompted Heathrow terror raids

3 October 2006
Human rights groups condemn US law on military commissions
Thailand's military junta tightens its hold on power
Canada: RCMP chief "accepts" Arar commission findings, the better to reject them
SEP demands right to participate in debates for US Senate candidates in New York
WSWS holds public meeting in Wellington, New Zealand
SEP public meeting in Wellington - The New Zealand Labour government and the "war on terror"
Sri Lankan war refugees live in appalling conditions in southern India
The political lessons of the split in the Scottish Socialist Party-Part 2
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 4 - Our tumultuous times

2 October 2006
The National Intelligence Estimate--a phony debate between two pro-war parties
Quebec indépendantistes maintain Conservatives in office
Hewlett-Packard spying scandal sheds new light on US corporate "ethics"
Canberra's dirty tricks ahead of Solomon Islands no-confidence vote
US: Millions of Medicare beneficiaries to be left without drug coverage
The political lessons of the split in the Scottish Socialist Party--Part 1
Australian charities boycott "welfare to work" measures
"We need to create some artistic space" - Vimukthi Jayasundara, Sri Lankan filmmaker, speaks with WSWS

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