2 November 2009

Pakistanis challenge Clinton over drone attacks, US bullying

By Keith Jones, 2 November 2009

During a visit to Pakistan last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encountered widespread popular anger over the US’s treatment of Pakistan—its support for a succession of military dictatorships and readiness to push Pakistan toward civil war in pursuit of victory in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan election debacle deepens as Abdullah pulls out of runoff

By Bill Van Auken, 2 November 2009

The Obama administration’s crisis over its planned escalation of the war in Afghanistan deepened over the weekend with the decision by President Hamid Karzai’s challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, to pull out of a US-engineered election runoff.

FBI has 400,000 people on terrorism “watch list”

By Peter Daniels, 2 November 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller has told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the FBI’s current terrorism “watch list” contains 400,000 unique names, with an average of 1,600 new individuals added each day.

Germany: Trial opens of former SS member Heinrich Boere

By Elisabeth Zimmermann, 2 November 2009

The trial has begun of former SS member Heinrich Boere. The 88-year-old is accused of having shot three civilians in occupied Holland as part of an SS murder squad 65 years ago.

WSWS speaks with physician on state of health care in America
“People’s needs go unmet—it’s just inexcusable”

By Kate Randall, 2 November 2009

The World Socialist Web Site spoke recently to a retired primary care physician about the current state of health care in the US, and the Obama administration’s proposals to overhaul the system.

Australian government’s “Indonesian Solution” in disarray

By Richard Phillips, 2 November 2009

Two weeks after an Australian customs ship rescued 78 Tamil asylum seekers, the unresolved standoff over their future has focussed attention on the Labor government’s inhumane and illegal treatment of refugees.

Democratic governor signs budget law
Michigan makes drastic cuts to education, social spending

By Tom Eley, 2 November 2009

Michigan’s Democratic governor on Friday signed into law a budget that drastically reduces state spending on education and social programs.

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Allemagne : un gouvernement de la confrontation sociale

Par Ulrich Ripert, 2 novembre 2009

Tous les partis constituant le nouveau gouvernement sont d’accord pour faire porter à la population ordinaire tout le poids de la crise économique et du nouvel endettement de l’Etat qui a brusquement augmenté avec le plan de sauvetage des banques et des plans de relances qui ont suivi.

Réunion publique de l’IEES au Canada
70 ans depuis le début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale

La Seconde Guerre mondiale fut l’événement le plus sanglant et tragique de l’histoire mondiale. L'IEES à l'UQAM organise une réunion publique portant sur les causes de cette guerre et sa signification aujourd'hui, au beau milieu de la pire crise économique et financière depuis la Grande Dépression qui alimente à nouveau un développement militaire de toutes les grandes puissances.

Perspective

The “No” vote at Ford

2 November 2009

The decisive vote by Ford workers against contract concessions backed by the UAW is a major advance for the working class internationally.

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Political Commentary

Australian imperialism, the 1999 East Timor intervention and the pseudo-left

By Patrick O’Connor, 2 November 2009

September marked the tenth anniversary of the Australian-led military intervention into East Timor. It is also a decade since a layer of pseudo “left” groups organised “troops in” demonstrations—performing a vital service for the Howard government and the Australian ruling elite.

History

European Trotskyists mark seventieth anniversary of World War II
“It was industrialised slaughter on an unimaginable scale”

By Barbara Slaughter, 2 November 2009

On October 11 in London, the European sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International held a joint meeting on the lessons of the Second World War. We publish here the remarks made by veteran Trotskyist and SEP (UK) Central Committee member Barbara Slaughter.

Seventy years since the outbreak of World War II: Causes, Consequences and Lessons

By David North, 29 October 2009

The following is adapted from a lecture given by SEP National Chairman and WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to meetings held in October in California and Michigan.

Workers Struggles

Video: Ford workers speak out against concessions contract

31 October 2009

The WSWS spoke to Ford workers in Michigan as they prepared to vote on contract revisions agreed by the company and the United Auto Workers.

International Students for Social Equality

ISSE meetings in Britain
End the war in Afghanistan
No to wars of colonial conquest!

The International Students for Social Equality is holding a series of meetings to demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of all occupying forces.

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