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World Socialist Web Site Archive: December 2007

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 December 2007
Pakistan: Violent state repression of protests over Bhutto assassination
US presidential candidates pledge support to Pakistani dictator
Australian Labor government steps up vendetta against former Solomon Islands attorney-general
Germany: PSG election meeting in Giessen: “Everything depends on a new political development by the working class”
Britain: Arts Council to cut funds to 194 organisations
Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
David Walsh selects his favorite films of 2007

29 December 2007
Bhutto assassination heightens threat of US intervention in Pakistan
Turkey continues its incursions into northern Iraq
US occupation prepares Basra operation following British withdrawal
US mayors' report: Hunger and homelessness intensify in US cities
Danish elections: Government remains dependent on far right
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

28 December 2007
In wake of assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Bush administration rushes to defense of Musharraf
The reality behind Britain's claims of military success in Iraq and Afghanistan
US agency OKs slashing of health benefits for over-65 retirees
Germany: BMW announces 8,000 job cuts
Soaring inflation sparks social unrest in China
Turkey: 15-month strike ends with betrayal by union bureaucracy
Scores killed in Indonesian Boxing Day landslides
SEP-ISSE memorial meeting in Colombo WSWS speaks to workers and youth about Keerthi Balasuriya
Bob Dylan as a psychological pastiche: I'm Not There

27 December 2007
US prepares to increase occupation forces in Afghanistan
Record Christmas bonuses on Wall Street
Record fall in US home prices
Russia-Belarus talks signal renewed cooperation against US
SEP-ISSE memorial meeting in Colombo - Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the death of Keerthi Balasuriya
Greetings to Colombo memorial meeting for Keerthi Balasuriya
Letters from our readers

24 December 2007
A criminal conspiracy - White House, CIA hid torture tapes from 9/11 Commission
An analysis of the 9/11 Commission memo on interrogation tapes
What has the US "surge" in Iraq accomplished?
FBI's Hoover proposed internment of 12,000 "disloyal" Americans in 1950 - Blueprint for police-state rule
Israel says strikes on Gaza will be ongoing
Right-wing candidate wins South Korean presidential poll
Australian Labor government endorses further punitive measures against David Hicks
European Union sends "rule of law" mission to prepare for Kosovan independence
Workers Struggles: The Americas
The Walker: A shamefaced political critique
Letters from our readers

22 December 2007
Severe food shortages, price spikes threaten world population
New Orleans police attack residents protesting public housing demolition
Zuma's election heralds instability
South Africa: conflict in ANC signals deepening social tensions
Thai military junta stages carefully managed election
German train drivers union announces new strikes
One-day general strike in Greece
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

21 December 2007
One year of the Democratic 110th Congress: A record of duplicity, cowardice and political reaction
New York Times bows to White House pressure over CIA tapes story
Britain: Northern Rock crisis deepens
US Federal Reserve's subprime regulations shield Wall Street banks
Woman accuses US contractors in Iraq of rape as Justice Department shuns hearing
The debate in Germany over executive compensation and the minimum wage
Film and television writers confront big political and cultural issues
Australian media uses Aurukun Aboriginal child rape case to push right-wing agenda
Keerthi Balasuriya as revolutionary fighter during 1970-1971
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

20 December 2007
Sri Lankan SEP marks 20th anniversary of Keerthi Balasuriya's death
Record inequality in the US: Billions for Wall Street bosses as workers' share of income shrinks
Report indicates White House encouraged torture tape destruction - Administration demands retraction, calling news story "pernicious"
Inflation surge hits consumers, compounds global banking crisis
Britain: Socialist Equality Party condemns arrest of Tommy Sheridan on perjury charges
Homeowners in Detroit suburb demand protection from foreclosures
France: A sharp increase in police repression
Russia orders closure of British Council offices
JVP assists the Sri Lankan government to pass its war budget
Letters from our readers

19 December 2007
Twenty years since the death of Keerthi Balasuriya--Part two
US backs Turkish military attacks on northern Iraq
Congress votes to fund war, bows to Bush on domestic policy
UN representative expresses "grave concern" over CIA torture, Guantánamo hearings
Detroit: second highest foreclosure rate in US
Germany: The sale of SachsenLB bank--bailing out speculators at public expense
Blair's international donors' conference: Another conspiracy against the Palestinian people
Reports document deepening social catastrophe in Afghanistan
British students respond to ISSE showing of From Tsar to Lenin

18 December 2007
Twenty years since the death of Keerthi Balasuriya--Part one
Corporate oil giants scramble to plunder Iraq's energy reserves
Lieberman's endorsement of McCain exposes bipartisan support for war
Russian President Putin names his putative successor
Australia: Socialist Party lashes out at the SEP's election intervention
Switzerland: Right-wing populist Blocher voted out of government
New Jersey abolishes the death penalty
Canada: Judge rules the return of political refugees to the US illegal
Dresden: Over 10,000 students rally against new state education law
South Korean presidential election: right-wing candidate poised to win
UK water companies fined millions after fiddling accounts
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Das Reichsorchester--The Berlin Philharmonic and the Nazis
Letters from our readers

17 December 2007
Bush administration moves to block inquiries into CIA's destruction of torture tapes
Bali climate conference ends in farce as US vetoes emission targets
US: Student loan debt bearing down on graduates
Australia: Labor government proceeds with pro-business industrial relations agenda
Impasse in writers' strike poses need for new political struggle
Germany: PSG holds first election meeting in Hesse
Scottish human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar prosecuted

15 December 2007
US: Baseball steroid report--reflection of a diseased social order
Britain: First woman convicted under Terrorism Act
Miami: Collapse of Liberty City 7 case exposes fraud of "war on terror"
US Supreme Court rulings give judges more discretion in sentencing
Der Spiegel churns out old lies on the October Revolution
Australia: Police attack African youth at public housing estate
Mychal Bell pleads guilty to reduced charge - Jena Six defendant sentenced to 18 months in prison
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
The Golden Compass and the religious right

14 December 2007
Bush administration isolated at Bali climate conference
Pakistan's opposition parties capitulate to Musharraf and Bush
The Hesse state election: - The Left Party offers its services to the SPD
France: One-day rail strikes in defence of pensions called off
Solomon Islands government ousted through parliamentary vote
Australia: Labor's "education revolution" to deliver for business
European Union treaty signed at Lisbon: A constitution in all but name
Writers' strike reveals profound cultural and social divide
Scores of migrants drown as boat sinks off Turkish Aegean coast
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Letters from our readers

13 December 2007
Suicides by US soldiers and war veterans surge
Central banks coordinate actions amid fears of a global financial breakdown
Recapture of Afghan town highlights crisis of US, NATO occupation
France: Socialist Party, "far left" move towards electoral alliance
Gujarat elections: BJP chief minister reverts to Muslim-baiting
Germany: a positive response to the PSG election campaign in Hesse
Australia: Labor government to boost military spending
Ice storm leaves half million without power in Central US
Ex-Peruvian president Fujimori jailed after first trial
Trump, Alex Salmond and the Scottish National Party's scramble for investment
New York meeting on the 90th anniversary of the Russian Revolution - The prospects for socialism in the twenty-first century

12 December 2007
US stocks plunge on Federal Reserve rate cut announcement
CIA director testifies behind closed doors on destroyed tapes
Attorneys demand preservation of evidence of detainee torture
War danger grows after Kosovo status talks collapse
Solomon Islands government in crisis after parliamentarians join opposition
LTTE leader makes desperate appeal to "world powers"
US-Mexico border fence almost doubles
PSG election meeting in Frankfurt - For a socialist answer to the social disaster
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead: What are the dark forces at work?
An evening with the Cleveland Orchestra

11 December 2007
Democrats propose deal to extend Iraq war funding
New revelation regarding CIA destruction of torture tapes - Former CIA agent acknowledges use of water-boarding in interrogations
China's latest coal mine explosion kills at least 105
Iranian government cracks down on student protests
"Marx is a must" conference in Berlin: Providing cover for the social democratic bureaucracies
TV celebrity Oprah stumps for Barack Obama
New York scaffolding collapse kills one immigrant worker, injures another
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Hotel Obsino: inner-city poverty and despair
To explore another level of society - Hotel Obsino writer Adam Broinowski speaks with WSWS

10 December 2007
More revelations concerning CIA destruction of torture tapes - Both parties supported US interrogation program
Australia: Howard government knew of Guantánamo detainee's torture complaints
China's blocking of US aircraft carrier highlights naval tensions in the Pacific
West Bengal: Left Front government rattled by popular outrage over Nandigram massacre
Talks break down in Hollywood writers' strike
Discussion on the lessons of the French strikes - Workers must have "a way of acting politically on a global scale"
A letter on "US Supreme Court hears arguments on habeas corpus for Guantánamo prisoners"

8 December 2007
CIA destroyed torture tapes
US intelligence agency uses Jordan for torture of prisoners
GDL leadership prepares sell-out - German train drivers must take strike into their own hands
US employment report shows recessionary impact of housing and credit crisis
Food prices rise, living standards fall for US families
Australia: Labor government moves to ratify Kyoto Protocol ahead of Bali climate change conference
Writers strike: studios and networks dig in their heels
Spain: 16-year-old murdered by fascist
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

7 December 2007
Bush unveils subprime mortgage scheme to bail out banks
Fear and greed: The financial crisis driving Bush's subprime mortgage plan
Collapse of California's housing market reveals underlying social inequality
Despite US intelligence shift: - European powers back continued sanctions against Teheran
US presidential campaign: Romney denounces secularism in bid for Christian fundamentalist backing
Amid global financial instability: China-EU trade tensions intensify
Without new government, Belgium faces threat of break-up
US: Nine dead in Omaha, Nebraska mall shooting
Turkey: Assaults on freedom of expression continue
Australia: Qantas-union deal will set new benchmark to cut pay and conditions
National miners strike in South Africa
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East and Africa
Letters from our readers

6 December 2007
Following intelligence report exposing administration's lies - Bush continues threats against Iran
US intelligence report heightens danger of Israeli strike on Iran
Russian parliamentary elections: Putin's party retains control
US Supreme Court hears arguments on habeas corpus for Guantánamo prisoners
Another Guantánamo Bay prisoner attempts suicide
Anti-immigrant demagogue Lou Dobbs speaks in Detroit
The privatisation of the German railways system and the train drivers strike
One month of the US film and television writers' strike
Papua New Guinea flood leaves thousands homeless
Interview with a French Airbus worker - "All the parties, even the far left parties, are moving to the right"
Royal visit revives tensions between Spain and Morocco
Letter from a worker in the UK sub-prime mortgages sector

5 December 2007
US intelligence report shows war drive against Iran based on lies
A prelude to confrontation with Iran: the US arms Sunni militia in Iraq
German Socialist Equality Party certified to participate in Hesse state elections
In run-up to Gujarat elections - Magazine exposé shows BJP state government organized 2002 pogrom
Britain: The postal workers dispute and the role of "left" groups in the CWU
Sri Lankan military conducts massive anti-Tamil sweep through Colombo
Writers' strike in fifth week: the political discussion continues
SEP-ISSE memorial meeting - Twenty years since the death of Sri Lankan Trotskyist leader Keerthi Balasuriya
Gone Baby Gone: a moral mystery
Letters from our readers

4 December 2007
The referendum defeat in Venezuela: A warning to the working class
British Labour Party under police investigation over illegal donations
Australia: Rudd Labor government commits to "economic conservativism"
US military judge orders witness names withheld from Guantánamo detainee
Germany: Union agrees fundamental restructuring at Siemens
Interview with a striking writer: a candid conversation about US television
Former SEP gubernatorial candidate speaks on California radio: "Writers strike is part of growing international resistance by workers"
Sri Lanka: Armed gang sets fire to newspaper printshop
Union bureaucracy betrays Turk Telekom strike
School's collapse leaves foreign teachers stranded, homeless in Japan
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Extremely weak results in Robert Redford's Lions for Lambs

3 December 2007
Plan to freeze some subprime mortgage rates - Bush administration intervenes to shield Wall Street from housing meltdown
Bush applauds Musharraf as he makes himself Pakistan's President till 2012
French student mobilisation at an impasse
Police attack ethnic Indian protestors in Malaysia
Somalia: growing insurgency and humanitarian crisis
The Amis-Eagleton controversy: The British literary elite and the "war on terror"
Iran: Why does Bush invoke the threat of World War III? - Part 3: Globalization, Iran, and the dollar crisis
The politicization of the writers' struggle: the New York Times and an interview with striker David Wyatt
Australia: Asbestos sufferer and campaigner Bernie Banton dies at 61
The artist Henry Moore: Power and humanity - Moore at Kew, London exhibition until March 30, 2008

1 December 2007
Police maintain their occupation of Paris working class suburb
Bush pressures Congressional Democrats on war funding
The parliamentary elections and the crisis of the authoritarian regime in Russia
After four weeks: studios and networks offer striking writers a "massive rollback"
International support for striking US writers - Pickets in Los Angeles speak to WSWS
US House passes Democrat-crafted "homegrown terrorism prevention" legislation
Iran: Why does Bush invoke the threat of World War III? - Part 2: Eurasian geopolitics and US threats against Iran
Labor expected to send more troops as Australian casualties grow in Afghanistan
Britain: government cuts funding as bird flu outbreak is confirmed
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
The Darjeeling Limited from Wes Anderson: It's time to do more interesting work
The Left Party and the German train drivers strike—an exchange of letters

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