Protesting the War

To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences. On this February day, as this nation stands at the brink of battle, every American on some level must be contemplating the horrors of warRobert Byrd, a US senator, appeals to fellow Americans to reject the administration’s outrageous, reckless and inexcusable foreign policy

IBM, Ipex unlikely to be fined over outsourcing

IBM and Ipex are likely to escape penalties over their failure to meet industry development requirements under their federal government outsourcing contracts, after the Government suggested it would water down the provisions. While Senator Richard Alston’s equally weak reaction to the tight and unpopular download caps imposed by broadband ISPs is that they were almost inevitable

Howard rejects global protests

The Prime Minister insists he will not be swayed by the human tide of protest against a war with Iraq — not by the more than 250,000 people who marched in Sydney yesterday, nor the 10 million who rallied worldwide. While the United States and Britain have vowed to press on with a second United Nations resolution, preparing the way for war on Iraq in spite of unprecedented worldwide peace protests

Russian threat to block Bush

Russia has threatened to use its veto to block Washington’s plans for a United Nations-endorsed Iraq war, as China swung behind the European proposal to beef up weapons inspections and avoid military action. While the anthrax rebellion in the Australian armed forces has widened, with another eight sailors en route to or already in the Persian Gulf refusing inoculations

Bosnia sex trade shames UN

Madeleine Rees, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bosnia, has broken ranks to demand that UN officials, international peacekeepers and police who are involved in sex crimes be should be stripped of their immunity and prosecuted in their home countries