contributions

by Roy Rollin
In the aftermath of the elections, much of the mainstream left remains in a state of despair or disbelief over Bush’s victory. Many are hoping against hope that some scandal of epic proportions will emerge out of Ohio. Others contemplate packing their bags and moving to Canada. Not a few of the liberal literati have taken to writing off most of America’s population as a bunch of religious rednecks who got the government they deserved by not heeding their enlightened advice on (…)

Venezuelan State Prosecutor Danilo Anderson assassinated in cold blood in two-bomb explosion in Los Chaguaramos/Santa Monica
State Political & Security (DISIP) agents and CICPC detectives are seeking to determine if the victim of an jeep which was blown to smithereens by two bombs in the Los Chaguaramos/Santa Monica suburb of Caracas around midnight last night could be that of State Prosecutor Danilo Anderson.
At this time, the indications are that the driver’s body is indeed (…)

December 1st was established as World AIDS day in 1988 in order to raise awareness, education, and to fight prejudice. AIDS continues to be an urgent issue, and there are still many things to be done to stop the pandemic worldwide.
In 2004, this important day will focus on reducing the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV. Women are the focus this year because gender inequality fuels the AIDS epidemic worldwide. Women across the globe do not have the same rights and access to (…)

John Howard’s Liberal-National Coalition government sent Australian troops to join the illegal US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Until recently, Labor’s policy was to bring the troops home by Christmas. But after the election, and to the dismay of many, the ALP leadership seems to be retreating from this policy arguing, among other things, that it isn’t practical.
Abandoning the troops home call would signal a retreat from the biggest moral and political issue of our time.
We, the (…)

By PAUL GEITNER
Heroin production is booming in Afghanistan, undermining democracy and putting money in the coffers of terrorists, according to a U.N. report Thursday that called on U.S. and NATO-led forces get more involved in fighting drug traffickers.
"Fighting narcotics is equivalent to fighting terrorism," said Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. "It would be an historical error to abandon Afghanistan to opium, right after we reclaimed it (…)

By Chris Marsden
Leading Middle East commentator Robert Fisk has questioned just who is responsible for the apparent murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq.
In a front-page article in the November 17 Independent newspaper, Fisk raises a number of important questions that throw doubt on the official version of events that Hassan was killed by Iraqi insurgents.
Fisk is a man whose opinions on Iraqi affairs should be taken seriously. Now a journalist for the Independent, he is an (…)

Bellaciao ouvre son site en Espagnol !
Bellaciao apre suo sito in Spagnolo!
Opening of the Bellaciao Spanish site!
¡Bienvenidos!

By Tom Fawthrop
Vietnamese victims seek justice in New York court
Tran Anh Kiet’s feet, hands and limbs are twisted and deformed. He is 21 years old, but trapped inside a body that appears to belong to a 15 year old with a mental age of around six. He has to be spoon-fed and writhes often in evident frustration. All his attempts at speech are confined to plaintive and pitiful grunts.
In Kiet’s small community in Cu Chi district, about 45 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh city, south Vietnam, (…)

by Manuel Valenzuela
Hell is this Thing Called War
To be in war is to be in hell on Earth, captured by lunacy and bewilderment, panic, fear and unmatched levels of stress invading your body. Bullets whizzing by, helicopters flying low, machine gunning anything that moves, fighter jets roaring overhead, explosions everywhere, 500 pound bombs flattening entire city blocks, cluster bombs maiming and killing, the tremors of the ground rattling your conscious, concrete flying everywhere, (…)

by Jolly Roger
The obviously fraudulent election, combined with the democratic party’s refusal to challenge it, and the news industry’s willingness to cover it up, should be awakening millions to the true nature of how this country is being ruled. Instead, I think that many people find it a lot more comfortable to believe that we’ll have an honest election in 2008, although it doesn’t really look as if we’ll ever have an honest election again.
The illusion of democracy will always (…)