Class Struggle
n°46
September 2002
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Iraq - Bush's threats of war - criminal politicking with Blair in tow
On 5 September Blair announced that we should be prepared to pay "a blood price" to secure Britain's "special relationship" with the US. "Blood price"? Whose blood? That of the Iraqi population which remains subjected, 11 years after the Gulf War to regular bombings by British and US aircraft? … - 2
USA - Repression in the name of ”national unity”
Since the attack against the World Trade Centre, most Western governments have used the cover of the "war against terrorism" to introduce repressive legislation which has nothing to do with any terrorist threats. It was the case in Britain, with the tightening of Blair's anti-terrorist bill and Blunkett's current "Big … - 3
The economic meltdown - ”Corporate crime”, speculation - built-in components of capitalism
On 26th June WorldCom - the USA's second largest long-distance phone company and the world's largest internet traffic carrier - admitted it had cooked its books to the tune of $4bn since 1999, in order to turn real losses into stock market-friendly profits. At the same time, 17,000 employees (over … - 4
Zimbabwe - Mugabe's ”land war” versus the opposition MDC - no choice for the poor
In August, on the eve of the Earth Summit in South Africa. the US government decided to announce that Zimbabwe should be added to its list of "pariah states". Bush, unlike other world leaders, was conspicuously absent at this huge jamboree, but he obviously wished to make his presence felt …