4 August 2009

As US, NATO causalities mount
Pentagon to press for more troops in Afghan war

By Jerry White, 4 August 2009

After the deadliest month since the Afghan war began, US military commanders are planning to press for more troops in order to mount a counterinsurgency campaign in the Central Asian country.

Sri Lankan government stalls on release of Tamil detainees

By Sarath Kumara, 4 August 2009

The Sri Lankan government continues to detain nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians despite growing anger inside the country, particularly among the Tamil minority.

Britain: National Health Service hospital faces privatisation

By Jean Shaoul, 4 August 2009

A National Health Service hospital could soon become the first to be run by the private sector.

Australia: Labor conference endorses war and “sacrifice”

By Mike Head, 4 August 2009

The Australian Labor Party concluded its three-day national conference with a tribute to former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and a unanimous endorsement of a “long-term” Australian military commitment to the US-led occupation of Afghanistan.

Australian unions endorse Labor’s draconian industrial relations laws

By Terry Cook, 4 August 2009

Union delegates to Labor’s national conference last week lined up completely behind the Rudd government’s draconian “Fair Work” industrial relations regime.

German unions sell out childcare staff

By Dietmar Henning, 4 August 2009

As expected, the public service union Verdi and the teachers union GEW have agreed a sell-out for employees in German local education and social services.

Los Angeles: immigrant workers protest layoffs, repressionLos Angeles: immigrant workers protest layoffs, repression

By Rafael Azul and D. Lencho, 4 August 2009

Over 1,000 immigrant workers and their supporters marched in Los Angeles on Wednesday to protest employer layoffs and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies.

New in Russian

Журналистка, критиковавшая правительство, убита в Чечне

Нил Грин, 4 августа 2009 г.

Правозащитница Наталья Эстемирова, известный критик прокремлевского правительства Чечни, была похищена и убита в среду, 15 июля. Она занималась расследованием преступлений, совершаемых проправительственными вооруженными формированиями в Чечне.

New in German

Milliarden Boni für Banker mit Steuergeldern bezahlt

Von Patrick Martin, 4. August 2009

Neun große Wall Street Banken, die zu den größten Empfängern von Mitteln aus dem Rettungsfond er US-Regierung gehörten, haben vergangenes Jahr fast 33 Mrd. Dollar an Boni ausgezahlt. Fast 5.000 Empfänger haben eine Million Dollar oder mehr erhalten.

Obama verkündet Wirtschafts-"Aufschwung"

Von Tom Eley und Barry Grey, 4. August 2009

Die Obama-Regierung und die Medien wollen die Vorstellung verbreiten, dass die Rezession zu Ende gehe und der "Aufschwung" um die Ecke sei. In Wirklichkeit steht die Arbeiterklasse vor weiteren Entlassungen, Armut und Zwangsräumungen.

Srilankischer Präsident schiebt "politische Lösung" mit tamilischer Elite auf

Von Wije Dias, 4. August 2009

Der srilankische Präsident Mahinda Rajapakse erklärte einer indischen Zeitung, dass seine so genannte "politische Lösung" mit der tamilischen Elite erst offiziell bekannt gemacht und eingeführt werde, wenn er seine zweite Amtszeit als Präsident angetreten habe

New in Spanish

Régimen golpista hondureño reprime al pueblo

Por Bill Van Auken, 4 Agosto 2009

El jueves pasado, en la ciudad capital de Tegucigalpa, tropas militares y policíacas hondureñas atacaron y reprimieron brutalmente la resistencia popular que sigue creciendo contra el régimen golpista del 28 de junio que derrocó al Presidente Manuel Zelaya.

New in French

Le gouvernement allemand envisage l’insolvabilité d’Opel

Par Dietmar Henning, 4 août 2009

Le gouvernement allemand tient à donner l’impression d’oeuvrer à « une solution socialement compatible » pour Opel, mais des preuves sont apparues que le gouvernement est déterminé à laisser aller l’entreprise automobile à la faillite

La violence s’accroît dans les républiques du Caucase russe

Par Niall Green, 4 août 2009

Une récente montée de violence entre les forces de sécurité russes et les militants locaux montre que Moscou n’a aucune intention d’assouplir sa mainmise sur le Caucase Nord.

Perspective

CIA director issues a warning to Congress

4 August 2009

CIA Director Leon Panetta used a Washington Post opinion column Sunday to warn Congress against pursuing any investigation into the crimes carried out by the agency under the Bush administration.

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History

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, 1933-2009
Part one

By Joseph Santolan, 4 August 2009

Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines, died of colon cancer on August 1. She had scarcely been dead for thirty minutes when eulogies and encomia began to flood the mainstream media.

Socialist Equality Party

SEP Detroit Mayoral Candidate Dartagnan Collier explains why he is asking city residents to vote for him, and workers around the world to support the Socialist Equality Party.Vote for D’Artagnan Collier, SEP Candidate for Detroit Mayor

1 August 2009

SEP Detroit Mayoral Candidate Dartagnan Collier explains why he is asking city residents to vote for him, and workers around the world to support the Socialist Equality Party.

How I became a socialistInterview with SEP Detroit mayoral candidate D’Artagnan Collier
How I became a socialist

By Nancy Hanover, 31 July 2009

D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for mayor of Detroit, has deep roots in the city’s working class population. In the following interview, he discusses the experiences that shaped his political views.

Sri Lanka
ISSE-SEP meeting in Colombo on Karl Marx and Charles Darwin

1 August 2009

The ISSE and the SEP in Sri Lanka are holding a public meeting on the contributions of two great revolutionary thinkers of the 19th century—Karl Marx and Charles Darwin.

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: The Americas

4 August 2009

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

Letters

Letters from our readers

4 August 2009

A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site.

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