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Surging to
disaster
BUSH IS MORE isolated than any other US president in
modern times – apart from Nixon during the final, disastrous throes of
the Vietnam war. Last November’s mid-term elections, which gave the
Democrats control of Congress, were mainly a vote against Bush and the
war. Since then, public opinion has moved even more strongly against the
war, with only about a quarter of Americans approving of Bush’s policy
on Iraq. Yet Bush rejected the report of the bipartisan
(Republican/Democrat) Iraq Study Group, which aimed to provide Bush with
political cover for some kind of exit strategy.
Blair’s
nuclear proliferation
Blair and Brown are rushing their plan through
parliament to update Britain’s nuclear weapons. At an initial cost of
£20 billion, the 160 warheads will have the combined destructive force
of 1,280 Hiroshimas. Alternatively, that money could pay for hundreds of
thousands of nurses and teachers, and provide other essential social
services. LYNN WALSH reports.
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The US Democrats
Can they be changed from within?
BAe corruption scandal
What Blair's 'war for democracy' really means
Breakdown Britain
The Tories' new old family policies
France
Between struggles & elections
Netherlands
The rise of the Dutch left
The end of the union?
Polls are showing resurgent support for Scottish independence.
Philip Stott reports
Silent Accomplice
France's role in the Rwandan genocide
A scientific socialist
JD Bernal: The Sage of Science
Gay history
Gay life & culture through history
US economy: a financial ticking bomb
Cover cartoon: Suzanne Muna
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