5 October 2009

Heavy US troop losses in insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan

By Barry Grey, 5 October 2009

The United States military suffered its worst single-engagement losses in more than a year on Saturday, when several hundred insurgents attacked a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan, killing eight American soldiers.

US Senate committee set for vote on health care plan

By Kate Randall, 5 October 2009

The Senate Finance Committee finished considering amendments to the Baucus health care proposal early Saturday morning and will take a final vote on the legislation early this week.

Irish referendum endorses European Union’s Lisbon Treaty

By Steve James, 5 October 2009

The European Union’s Lisbon Treaty has been endorsed by Irish voters in Friday’s referendum by a majority of 67 percent of voters to 33 percent.

Puerto Rico: Mass layoffs provoke protests, strikes

By Bill Van Auken, 5 October 2009

The Puerto Rican government’s announced layoff of 17,000 public employees has provoked protests and strikes.

Germany: The role of the Free Democratic Party in the next government

By Dietmar Henning, 5 October 2009

On Monday October 5, just one week after Germany’s federal elections, the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) begin talks in Berlin with the neo-liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) aimed at forming a coalition government.

Indian drought exacerbates social crisis

By Deepal Jayasekera, 5 October 2009

The ongoing drought in India, whose immediate cause is an abysmal monsoon, has dealt a cruel blow to hundreds of millions of desperately poor agricultural labourers, small farmers, and their families.

Australia: The assassination of Michael McGurk and the stench of NSW Labor

By Alex Messenger, 5 October 2009

Revelations arising from the murder of Sydney loan-shark Michael McGurk highlight links between NSW Labor and an underworld of property moguls and violent criminals.

Britain: BAe Systems faces prosecution for bribery

By Jean Shaoul, 5 October 2009

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to ask the attorney general to prosecute arms manufacturer BAe Systems for bribing officials in South Africa, Tanzania, the Czech Republic and Romania.

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Un haut représentant de l’ONU congédié pour ses critiques de la fraude électorale afghane

Par Joe Kishore, 5 octobre 2009

Peter Galbraith, chef adjoint de la mission des Nations unies en Afghanistan et plus haut représentant américain de l’agence, a été renvoyé pour ses critiques de l’élection afghane du 20 août.

Perspective

As US jobless toll tops 15 million
Unemployment crisis shows the failure of capitalism

5 October 2009

The staggering figures released Friday on the US labor market demonstrate that what has developed since the Wall Street crash one year ago is not a conjunctural downturn, but an historic assault on working class living standards.

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Commentary

Obama’s Olympic failure

By Tom Eley, 5 October 2009

President Obama’s failed effort to attract the 2016 Olympics to Chicago reveals much about the character and priorities of his administration.

Arts Review

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: Laying bare the facts of the 1978 case

By Hiram Lee, 5 October 2009

The 2008 documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired exposes the character of the legal proceedings from which Roman Polanski fled in 1978.

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