[Editor’s Note: I reproduce this letter sent 8 years ago to Kevin Rudd who was then Shadow Foreign Minister.… Go to Article
Month: July 2006
Open Letter to Kevin Rudd on the crisis in Lebanon and Gaza
Open letter to Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Thank you for your response to my phone call to Mr Rudd’s office this morning (27 July 2006).… Go to Article
US, Australia, and Britain step up war in the Middle East
Please click on slide to the right to sign the petition supporting an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Palestine.
The two articles below show the hypocrisy of the diplomacy of the Australian, British and US governments in the Middle East.… Go to Article
Israeli spokesperson lies about bombing the UN and Red Cross ambulance
The Israeli spin-doctor on the ABC’s Lateline (July 26 2006) lied unconvincingly about the bombing of the UN building and the ambulances in Southern Lebanon.… Go to Article
US military on trial at the Four Courts, Dublin
The Ploughshares group were acquitted of charges of criminal damage without lawful excuse of US military aircraft used in Iraq. The verdict was received at 12.14am 26 July 2006 EST this morning concerning this significant trial in The Four Courts.… Go to Article
Eastern Busway — a real alternative
There are alternatives to putting busways underground and to building flyovers as a means of providing public transport. Rail was investigated in the 1990s and was ‘found’ to be too expensive and not supportable by population density and therefore demand in the eastern suburbs.… Go to Article
Meeting with Refusenik
PUBLIC MEETING
With Rotem Dan Mor and Halim Rane
Tuesday July 25th
6.30pm for a 7pm start
Ahimsa House
Horan St West End
Please RSVP Emma on 0421 002 769
Speakers –
Rotem Dan Mor is a Conscientious Objector to compulsory army service in Israel.… Go to Article
Plea from Lebanon
This slide show contains disturbing images of war.
It was forwarded to me by a friend from an aunt who lives in Lebanon, a nun in the Catholic order of the Sacred Heart.… Go to Article
Stop the Attacks on Lebanon!
To see the flyer about the rally at 12 Noon in Queens Park in Brisbane on Saturday, 22 July 2006 download this pdf file
WorkChoices Rally
For a description of the 28 June 2006 Union rally against the WorkChoices legislation you can download the document below:
Israel declares war!
How humane and civilized!
Stole my land
Burned my trees
Jailed my sun
Killed my children
Drank their blood
Then ground their bones at McDonnell-Douglas
And offered them back to me
As a present
In a flour-sack
To torture me all my life
This is America
Nasri Hajjaj
Editors Note: This article is one of the first published by Workers BushTelegraph on the WordPress platform.… Go to Article
Rally against IR Laws – 28 June 2006
Ignorance of a worse world to come?
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s chief executive, Peter Hendy, declared the national protest a failure, as he claimed the union movement only managed to mobilise 2% of Australian workers.… Go to Article