Is the US empire invincible?- Green Left Weekly #564 December

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Green Left Weekly,
Australia's socialist newspaper
Issue #564 December 3, 2003

Green Left Weekly provides news, information, opinion and debate from an 
environmental and left perspective.

Is the US empire invincible?
When the US army rolled into Baghdad, the US rulers seemed to be within 
reach of realising their goal of conquering Iraq and using it as a 
secure base from which to establish imperial domination throughout the 
oil-rich Persian Gulf region. However, Iraq has begun to turn into a 
nightmare for Washington. Instead of demonstrating the invincibility of 
the US imperial war machine, the Iraq war is showing - just as in 
Vietnam 30 years ago - that a popular resistance movement is capable of 
successfully challenging the US empire.

COVER STORY
IRAQ: Is the US empire invincible?

FEATURES
Corruption leads to `Clear-felling out of control'
Australia's military: `rebalanced' for aggression
JOHN PILGER: I know when Blair and Bush are lying - their lips move

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ZIMBABWE: Workers' resistance `on the rise'
CATALONIA: Left vote jumps as regime holds on
UNITED STATES: FBI targets anti-war movement
AFGHANISTAN: US occupiers face sea of hostility
BOLIVIA: Evo Morales: `After 500 years of resistance, we are retaking power'
SOUTH AFRICA: Towards a people's budget
UNITED STATES: `FTAA lite': a setback for Washington
UNITED STATES: `Massive police state' attacks right to protest
TURKEY: Who benefits from terrorist bombings?
CANADA: University bans Palestine conference
SOUTH KOREA: Big protests oppose troops to Iraq
IRAQ: US arrests unemployed activists
UNITED STATES: Left-wing Green to runoff for mayor
HONG KONG: Voters turn against pro-Beijing party
MEXICO: Campaign against GM contamination

ISSUES
Supporting student activism
Reject entire Nelson attack on higher education!
John Loh: A principled unionist
Glenn Hodgman: A socialist and leading shop steward
NSW government lies about rail
New act threatens press freedom
Labor's deckchair shift cannot hide its bankruptcy
Editorial: ACTU branch of Reserve Bank launches `wage claim'
Yaluritja Clarrie Isaacs passes away
An old-fashioned political stitch-up
Socialist Alliance condemns violence and smear campaign
Reporting from the other side in Aceh
A woman's place is in the struggle: The business of child care

AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Save the Ridge activists step up campaign
WA public servants strike
ACT introduces industrial manslaughter laws
March protests land clearing
`Don't vilify our community'
Militant gains support in CPSU elections
Iraq and Vietnam: Lessons from two wars
More than 100 communities oppose refugee deportations
Patrick dispute ends in compromise

CULTURAL DISSENT
The politics of the Matrix franchise
`Enron is dead, long live Enronism!'
Poem: Free the Five

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