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World Socialist Web Site Archive: September 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 September 2006
US Senate votes 100-0 for $70 billion more in war spending
SEP to hold public meeting in Pasadena, California - The 2006 elections and the crisis of American democracy
SEP candidate in California denounces politically motivated IRS investigation - Government probe of Pasadena church: a witch-hunt against Iraq war critics
Behind the rift between the Afghan and Pakistani presidents
Australian government rejects limits on sedition powers
Bolivia: class tensions rise as Morales bows to landowners, energy transnationals
Amid mounting tensions
India and Pakistan agree to resume "composite dialogue"
France: Immigrant hunger strikers in a critical condition
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 3 - "I am not terrorist or monster. I am not Dracula. I am not a monkey or cow. I am a man"

29 September 2006
US Congress legalizes torture and indefinite detention
Socialist Equality Party launches write-in campaign in California - Make your vote count! Write in John Burton for Congress!
Political lessons of the events in Hungary
Militarism and Howard's "Australian values" campaign
British Labour Party conference: Brown stands up for health privatisation
Sri Lankan government manipulates inquiry into massacre of aid workers
Conservative coalition faces widespread unpopularity - Outcome uncertain on eve of Austrian elections
Illinois SEP candidate speaks at forum on public education
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
Iranian director Tahmineh Milani speaks with WSWS

28 September 2006
For a socialist alternative in the 2006 US elections - Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
Blair's conference speech: Labour Party applauds its own gravedigger
Support grows for inquiry into murder of SEP supporter in Sri Lanka
The bankruptcy of the "left" state government in Berlin: political experiences and lessons--Part 2
Japan's energy diplomacy and Koizumi's trip to Central Asia
East Timor left to flounder in poverty and unemployment
Ted Grant: A political appraisal of the former leader of the British Militant Tendency--Part 2

27 September 2006
Statement of SEP candidate for Senate from New York - Clinton and Kerry set Democrats' pro-war agenda for 2006 election
US gasoline prices: the "free market" and the November election
US threatened to bomb Pakistan back to "the Stone Age"
More hypocrisy and lies from Sri Lankan president at UN
The bankruptcy of the "left" state government in Berlin: political experiences and lessons--Part 1
US continues covert action in Somalia
Sordid deals as Australian parliamentary parties pick their candidates
Australia: James Hardie directors show contempt for asbestos sufferers
Ted Grant: A political appraisal of the former leader of the British Militant Tendency--Part 1

26 September 2006
Democrats defend "our president" against international criticism
British military in crisis as NATO mission in Afghanistan unravels
Sri Lankan government imposes police state measures in Colombo
SEP candidate on Illinois ballot fight: "A victory for democratic rights"
Shinzo Abe: Japan's new prime minister
France's Delinquency Bill: A step towards totalitarianism
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 2 - The past is present
An interview with Bahman Ghobadi, director of Half Moon - "If I only want to say what the government wants me to, then I have to be a government employee, not a filmmaker"

25 September 2006
British Labour: A party of war and social reaction
Britain: Labour has shifted taxes from rich to poor
Thailand's coup leaders suppress democratic rights
SEP writes to Sri Lankan attorney general to demand inquiry into supporter's murder
Australian soldier's death in Iraq covered-up - Private Jacob Kovco: the unanswered questions
Letters from our readers

23 September 2006
Senate-White House compromise sanctions CIA torture of detainees
"Outlaw regimes" and the harboring of terrorists: the case of Posada Carriles
Torture and civilian deaths reach record levels in Iraq
The struggle against war: Break with Labour and build a new socialist party - Statement by the Socialist Equality Party (Britain)
Harper outlines the Canadian elite's imperialist agenda
As Brazilian election nears, crisis deepens for major parties
The extreme-right NPD wins seats in German election
SEP candidate Parnarauskis addresses meeting at University of Illinois
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

22 September 2006
Bush administration denies responsibility for torture of Canadian
Illinois election board certifies SEP candidate for November ballot
The Pope and Islam - Ratzinger's Crusade
Republican senators' resistance to Bush torture bill reflects tension between White House and military brass
Palestinians to form national unity government
Mass protests demand resignation of Taiwan's president
Australia: Employers launch vicious attacks on workers' conditions and rights
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Toronto International Film Festival 2006--Part 1 - Some things are sinking in

21 September 2006
Bush wants a bloodbath in Baghdad
Military coup ousts Thai prime minister
Following leak of prime minister's remarks - Hungary erupts in violent protests
Britain: Promotion for police commander involved in de Menezes shooting
DaimlerChrysler unveils downsizing plan
Muslims protest against police massacre in eastern Sri Lanka
Solomon Islands PM publicly denounces Australian government
French State Rail Company found guilty of Nazi collaboration
Letters from our readers

20 September 2006
A belligerent Bush addresses the UN
Washington threatens wider Middle East war
On-the-spot-report - Sri Lankan war threatens humanitarian catastrophe on Jaffna peninsula
State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Vote of no confidence in Germany's governing parties
Judge orders election board to certify Illinois SEP candidate
Illinois SEP candidate condemns Chicago mayor's veto of minimum wage law
Sweden: Right-wing coalition takes power
Australian government's role in ousting East Timor's prime minister Alkatiri

19 September 2006
IAEA exposes US committee's lies on Iran's nuclear programs
Britain's Labour Party: No honour amongst thieves
Support for inquiry into murder of SEP supporter in Sri Lanka
SEP public meeting - Political lessons of the Detroit teachers strike
Construction slowdown threatens Spain's economic boom
Illinois election board still deadlocked on SEP candidate
Workers Struggles: The Americas

18 September 2006
The Bush administration and the CIA prisons: a new campaign of lies
SEP candidate Joe Parnarauskis to speak at University of Illinois
Wall Street demands more plant closures, deeper cuts at Ford - DaimlerChrysler prepares new round of layoffs
Australia: Income distribution study details growth of social inequality
SEP Senate candidate addresses campaign meeting in New York City
Michigan SEP candidate appears on Michigan Talk Radio
No nonsense about Dada
Letters from our readers

16 September 2006
A symbol of American manufacturing's decline - Ford to slash 44,000 jobs
Ford's job massacre: A corporate crime
Bush demands US Congress pass bill sanctioning torture of detainees
Mounting casualties compel Canada to send Afghanistan reinforcements
Australian government targets Solomon Islands for "regime change"
Iraqi asylum seekers deported from Britain
Berlin hospital workers begin strike
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

15 September 2006
European powers refuse to send more troops to Afghanistan
SEP candidate for Senate to speak at New York meeting
Sri Lankan government rejects unconditional peace talks with the LTTE
Pope visits Bavaria: A broadside against the Enlightenment
Mass shooting in Montreal
US: Defense and oil company executives reap windfalls from Iraq war
German deputy minister of culture visits Weimar - An affront to the victims of fascism
Australian prime minister lashed for stalling on Telstra privatisation
Indonesian court sentences four more young Australians to death
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

14 September 2006
Pentagon concludes US defeated in key Iraqi province
Britain: Blair and Brown make a show of unity at TUC congress
A tale of two elections: the US and Ukraine in 2004
Sri Lanka's "peace" party backs the government's war on the LTTE
Detroit teachers vote narrowly to end strike
German government presses for military deployment in Lebanon
Australia: Queensland election reveals deep disaffection
Berlin election: Socialist Equality Party defends its perspective on German television
SEP candidate sues Illinois election board to gain ballot status
Illinois SEP candidate faces off with Democratic opponent at Sierra Club

13 September 2006
Bush uses 9/11 commemoration to campaign for Iraq war
Germany: Socialist Equality Party to hold Berlin election rally
Who was behind the attack on the US embassy in Syria?
New York Times on 9/11 observances: propaganda in the guise of reportage
Five years since 9/11: A political balance sheet--Part three
Shiite faction pushes for control over southern Iraq and its oil
Reject the concessions sellout! Mobilize Detroit workers behind the teachers!
No let-up in Iraq lies - Bush, Cheney ignore Senate report debunking Iraq-Al Qaeda ties
Malaysian prime minister under bitter attack from predecessor
Worldwide drive to privatise water

12 September 2006
New York Times laments demise of post-9/11 "national unity"
Five years since 9/11: A political balance sheet--Part two
Defend the teachers! - Mobilize Detroit workers against strike-breaking!- Billions for public education!
Letters demand inquiry into murder of SEP supporter in Sri Lanka
Blair: Beating Washington's war drum in the Middle East
Germany: Political lessons of the hospital doctors' strike
Director of Baghdad museum goes into exile
Australian Fair Pay Commission lays the groundwork for wage cuts
More letters demand ballot status for Illinois SEP candidate
Workers Struggles: The Americas

11 September 2006
Five years since 9/11: A political balance sheet--Part one
NATO in disarray over military crisis in Afghanistan
Detroit teachers defy injunction, but Democrats prepare new trap for strike
Wife of murdered SEP supporter appeals for support for WSWS campaign
Mexico's political crises intensifies after Calderón is certified as president
Fatah steps up provocations against Hamas-led Palestinian Authority
Spain: "Law of historical memory" continues cover-up of Franco's crimes

9 September 2006
Bush demands congressional rubber-stamp for police-state powers
Answer strike-breaking injunction: Mobilize Detroit workers in defense of the teachers
Detroit teachers hold strike rally
Election board refuses to certify Illinois SEP candidate for November ballot
More letters demand ballot status for Illinois SEP candidate
Murdoch's media empire girds up for a war against Iran
A national disgrace: sick 9/11 workers left without medical coverage - 70 percent with respiratory ailments
Canada: Conservatives to revive Liberals' Internet surveillance legislation
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

8 September 2006
Bush admits secret prisons, demands Congress sanction drumhead tribunals
Britain: Internal party revolt seeks Blair's removal
ICFI/WSWS public meeting in New Zealand - Five years since September 11: Causes and consequences of the "war on terror"
Capture of Sampur sets stage for intensification of civil war in Sri Lanka
As election board remains deadlocked - Illinois Democrats fail to remove SEP candidate from ballot
Brief in support of SEP ballot access in Illinois
Chipmaker Intel to cut workforce by 10,500
Shanghai pension scandal: a factional struggle erupts in China's leadership
British Columbia: RCMP cleared in death of detained youth
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

7 September 2006
Pentagon report on Iraq reveals a deepening catastrophe
Australian government sets course for militarism and war
Brother of murdered SEP supporter in Sri Lanka speaks to WSWS
New Orleans one year on: FEMA stonewalls recovery efforts
Britain's largest water utility cuts jobs by 25 percent
What lies behind the terrorist attacks in Turkey?
Parnarauskis issues statement on the eve of Illinois election board hearing
SEP Illinois candidate launches fall campaign despite legal obstructions
Letter from wife of Liberty City, Miami "terror" suspect

6 September 2006
Democratic Party outlines pro-war agenda for US elections
Report reveals 1.6 million Israelis living in poverty
France: Socialist mayor threatens to evict homeless immigrants by force
Worsening food insecurity in Africa
China's oil diplomacy: Hugo Chavez makes high profile visit to Beijing
Detroit schools close as teachers strike enters second week
Election law expert protests efforts to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Hitler's favourite sculptor: New exhibition displays the work of Arno Breker
Letter from a Mississippi resident on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Letters from our readers

5 September 2006
Sri Lankan SEP demands full investigation into murder of Sivapragasam Mariyadas
“Green” politics and imperialism: The case of Joschka Fischer
The great unmentionable at Detroit's Labor Day parade: Labor
US: Chicago fire kills six children
Letters to election board demand ballot status for Illinois SEP candidate
Australia: Thousands hear US military lawyer for David Hicks
Australian government insists on independent military presence in East Timor
UK Energy Review: A policy made by big business - Part 2
Workers Struggles: The Americas

4 September 2006
SEP Labor Day statement - Victory to the Detroit teachers!
Major powers offer devastated Lebanon a pittance in aid
Sri Lanka: Journalist's abduction highlights intimidation of media
Mexico: President Fox puts legislature under siege
UK Energy Review: A policy made by big business - Part 1
The Illusionist: The filmmaker, in fact, can't have it both ways

2 September 2006
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld speeches: A new drumbeat for war
US prepares to escalate conflict with Iran
Britain: Young solider commits suicide over Iraq war
Germany: Health "reforms" at the expense of the working population
Challenging Hillary Clinton - Socialist Equality Party on the ballot in NY Senate race
SEP candidate Joe Parnarauskis demands Democrats halt drive to bar him from Illinois ballot
More letters demand ballot status for Illinois SEP candidate
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Lillian Groag's The Magic Fire at the Shaw Festival: an unusually perceptive piece

1 September 2006
Kofi Annan visit provokes angry protests in Beirut
Israeli cluster bombs blanket Lebanese towns
Ceasefire monitors declare: Sri Lankan army murdered aid workers
Turkey: Conflicts over deployment of troops to Lebanon
Illinois election board delays ruling on ballot status for SEP candidate
Australia's 200 rich list records largest ever rise in wealth
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

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