War in Afghanistan
The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia)—Part 11
March 11, 2010
The World Socialist Web Site continues publication of The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia). The document was adopted unanimously at the party’s fo...
As US death toll hits 1,000 in “Operation Enduring Freedom”
Congressional Democrats back expanded war in Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, March 11, 2010
In the face of growing popular opposition to the war in Afghanistan, the US House of Representatives voted by overwhelming majorities of both Democrats and Republicans to continue the war, which the O...
Gates visits Afghanistan to prepare US offensive against Kandahar
By Joe Kishore, March 9, 2010
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned of “hard fighting” in the next round of the US offensive in the south, targeting Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second largest city.
Britain: Brown defends Iraq war at Chilcot Inquiry
By Robert Stevens, March 8, 2010
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appreared at the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War on Friday and, as former Prime Minister Tony Blair had done a month before, defended to the hilt the US-led war a...
What’s at stake in the Canadian intervention in Afghanistan?
By Richard Dufour, February 6, 2010
The Harper government’s suspension of parliament, an act carried out to try to hide the brutal reality of the Canadian Armed Forces’ “Afghan Mission,” underscores the close connection between ...
US to launch Fallujah-style attack in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, February 6, 2010
As US and British troops prepare to attack the town of Marjah in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, military commanders and the media are openly comparing the operation to the siege of Fallujah, one of...
Prosecutor appeals Villepin’s acquittal in France’s Clearstream Affair
By Olivier Laurent, February 1, 2010
Public prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin appealed the acquittal of ex-Prime Minister Dominque de Villepin on slander charges in the recently concluded Clearstream case.
The China-Google dispute
US plans to harness Internet to its hegemonic goals
By Alex Lantier, January 23, 2010
In a recent speech on Internet freedom, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a global policy of Internet-driven regime-change, under the guise of freedom of speech.
AfPak war claimed over 12,500 lives in Pakistan during 2009
By James Cogan, January 14, 2010
A report published this month in Pakistan makes clear that the carnage from the fighting between the Pakistani military and anti-government militants more than matches that taking place in neighbourin...
Afghans shot down while protesting US occupation
By Jerry White, January 14, 2010
At least eight protesters were killed and 13 wounded in the southern Afghanistan town of Garmsir Wednesday when security forces fired on a demonstration of several thousand people protesting against t...
Proposed British anti-war march prompts demands for clampdown on rights
By Julie Hyland, January 12, 2010
Demands for new restrictions on democratic rights are being made after an Islamist group suggested it might hold an anti-war demonstration in Wootton Bassett, North Wiltshire.
Children’s deaths spark anti-US outrage in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, January 8, 2010
Thousands of people demonstrated in eastern Afghanistan following an explosion that claimed the lives of four children. Despite NATO denials, Afghans blamed the deaths on US occupation troops, burning...
