by Gerry Foley / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action In mid-August, the Israeli government deployed its soldiers to remove all the Zionist settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the West Bank. The operation was played up in the Israeli press and the Western big press as a tragedy for the Jews. For … Continue reading Removal of Zionist Settlers From Gaza – Theater in the Sands
Month: September 2005
Belated Decision for Cuban 5
by Gerry Foley / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action In August, the 11th Circuit Federal Appeals Court in Atlanta overturned the conviction and sentences of five Cubans who were condemned to crushing prison terms for informing the American and Cuban government of plots to commit terrorist acts in Cuba. At the time of their … Continue reading Belated Decision for Cuban 5
Imperialist Occupation of Haiti Wields Deadly Force as Opposition Grows
by Roger Annis / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action Eighteen months after an imperialist invasion that served the overthrow of the elected government of Haiti, a ferocious repression continues to rain down on the people of that country. The three invading countries—the United States, France, and Canada—appointed an illegal coup regime and have armed … Continue reading Imperialist Occupation of Haiti Wields Deadly Force as Opposition Grows
World Youth Festival Offered a Look @ Venezuela Radicalization
by Carl Sack / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action CARACAS—The 16th World Festival of Youth and Students was held Aug. 8-15 here in the Venezuelan capital. The festival proved to be an excellent opportunity for progressive and socialist youth from all over the world to gather in a country that is currently a focus … Continue reading World Youth Festival Offered a Look @ Venezuela Radicalization
Immigrant Workers & the AFL-CIO Split
by Andrew Pollack / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action On July 18, the week before the AFL-CIO split convention, John Wilhelm resigned as head of the federation’s Immigration Committee. Wilhelm, president of the hospitality industry division of UNITE HERE, led the committee at a time when the federation had changed its long-standing opposition to … Continue reading Immigrant Workers & the AFL-CIO Split
Statement by Emergency Committee for a United Demonstration on Sept. 24
The following statement was sent on Aug. 20 to 350 organizations and individuals who had signed the Unity Statement initiated by the Emergency Ad Hoc Committee for a United Demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, 2005. Over the past several months, the overwhelming majority of antiwar activists and their organizations made unmistakably clear that … Continue reading Statement by Emergency Committee for a United Demonstration on Sept. 24
All Out on September 24!
by Jeff Mackler / September 2005 issue Socialist Action The Sept. 24 nationally coordinated and united anti-Iraq War demonstrations set for Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles promise to be the largest mobilizations in the United States since the war began more than two years ago. Other sizable demonstrations are scheduled to take place … Continue reading All Out on September 24!
U.S. Entangled in its Own Web in Iraq
by Gerry Foley / September 2005 issue Socialist Action With the repeated postponements of the Iraq National Assembly’s deadline for approving the U.S.-sponsored constitution, thunderclouds of potential civil war darkened over the country. The internal conflicts in Iraq did offer the imperialists possibilities for playing off one group against another. But increasingly, the U.S. rulers … Continue reading U.S. Entangled in its Own Web in Iraq
The War at Home
by Joe Auciello / September 2005 issue Socialist Action As U.S. fatalities in Iraq approach 1900, and as an ABC News/ Washington Post poll reveals a majority of Americans now believe the Bush administration "deliberately misled" the nation into war, the military and political prospects for the U.S. government continue to worsen. President Bush’s approval … Continue reading The War at Home
Billions for New Orleans, Not a Penny for War!
editorial / September 2005 issue Socialist Action The hurricane on the Gulf Coast brought the effects of the Iraq War home in a catastrophic way. The collapse of flood protection and emergency relief was an immediate result of the diversion of resources to the U.S. rulers’ Iraq adventure. Since coming to office, Bush has essentially … Continue reading Billions for New Orleans, Not a Penny for War!
Gulf Coast Disaster: A Result of Capitalist Greed
A joint statement by Socialist Action and Labor Standard The devastation and human suffering wrought by Katrina is not just a so-called natural disaster. It is above all else a crime perpetrated against the people of this country. Everything evil and barbaric in capitalism is being exposed as this crisis unfolds, from the long-term environmental … Continue reading Gulf Coast Disaster: A Result of Capitalist Greed
Katrina: Another Hiroshima
by David Jones / September 2005 issue of Socialist Action It is almost impossible to overstate the magnitude of this disaster, both in human terms for the North American continent, and as a historic example of the criminal incompetency of the capitalist system. In the richest country in the world a major metropolis is going … Continue reading Katrina: Another Hiroshima