29 October 2009

Attack on UN in Kabul in lead-up to sham Afghan election

By Peter Symonds, 29 October 2009

An attack by Taliban fighters on a UN guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has underscored the fragility of the US-led occupation in the lead-up to the second round of presidential elections on November 7.

Education spending targeted by all parties in Germany

By Johannes Stern, 29 October 2009

The new German government coalition’s attack on education draws on the devastating work already carried out by the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Left Party.

Ukrainian economy suffers sharp fall in 2009

By Niall Green, 29 October 2009

Five years after the “Orange Revolution,” the Ukrainian economy is in the deepest crisis since the post-Soviet economic and social implosion of the 1990s.

Britain: Protests and political campaigning redefined as “domestic extremism”

By Robert Stevens, 29 October 2009

A central feature of the assault on democratic rights in Britain, carried out by the Labour government in the name of the “war on terror,” is its effort to criminalise political activity.

Bridgestone closes plants in Australia and New Zealand

By Terry Cook, 29 October 2009

The Bridgestone closures, which end tyre production in Australasia, are part of a global restructuring of the auto industry, in the wake of the worldwide financial crisis.

Chicago city and transit budgets pose mass layoffs and deep cuts in services

By Alexander Fangmann, 29 October 2009

The city of Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have recently announced budget proposals for 2010 that include furloughs and layoffs that will affect thousands of workers in and around Chicago.

Yemen: Regional instability worsens as government pursues insurgents

By Brian Smith, 29 October 2009

Fierce fighting in the northern Yemen region of Saada between government forces and insurgents has unleashed a humanitarian crisis and threatens the stability of the country and wider region.

Pension fund probe into possible bribery of former Los Angeles deputy mayor

By Kevin Mitchell, 29 October 2009

The California Public Employee’s System (CalPERS) is investigating allegations that over $50 million in fees were paid to agents who directed the pension fund’s investments.

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Die Stichwahl in Afghanistan: Eine Farce

Von Bill Van Auken, 29. Oktober 2009

Die Krise, die durch den Betrug bei den afghanischen Präsidentenwahlen ausgelöst wurde, unterstreicht den kolonialen Charakter der US-Besatzung, die das Kabuler Regime als Marionette benutzt.

 

Israel, die Vereinigten Staaten und das Völkerrecht

Von Jean Shaoul, 29. Oktober 2009

Auf die Anschuldigung, es habe beim Überfall auf Gaza Kriegsverbrechen begangen, reagiert Israel, indem es die Vereinten Nationen denunziert und das geltende Völkerrecht abschaffen will.

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Israël, les Etats-Unis et le droit international

Par Jean Shaoul, 29 octobre 2009

En réaction à la sanction par le Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations unies du rapport Goldstone qui accuse Israël d’avoir commis des crimes de guerre durant son assaut sur Gaza en 2008-09, ce dernier a dénoncé l’ONU et tente de renverser le droit international en vigueur.

 

Russie : Les travailleurs d’AvtoVaz manifestent contre les licenciements de masse

Par Vladimir Volkov, 29 octobre 2009

Le samedi 17 octobre, quelque 1.500 personnes ont participé à une réunion contre les licenciements de masse chez AvtoVaz, la plus grande usine automobile russe construite à la fin des années 1960.

Perspective

What are US troops dying for in Afghanistan?

29 October 2009

After several days in which US troops suffered their worst casualties in the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan, it was revealed Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai’s brother, reputedly a key figure in the country’s drug trade, is on the CIA payroll.

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History

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

The way forward for Ford workers

Statement of the Socialist Equality Party, 29 October 2009

With votes tallied at factories employing more than a third of Ford’s 41,000 US workers, the concessions contract being pushed by the UAW appears headed for defeat.

Socialist Equality Party

Public Meeting in New York City
Historians in the service of the Big Lie:
An examination of Robert Service’s new biography of Leon Trotsky

This public lecture on November 15 in New York will be given by David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site and national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party.

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