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Saddam’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison is now a US-run centre
for the subjugation of the Iraqi people. The reports of systemic torture and
abuse – including gruesome and degrading photos – have enraged people around the
world. With 30 June looming – the date an interim puppet government nominally
takes over – Bush and Blair’s plans lie in ruins. PETER TAAFFE writes.
Violent repression against Palestinians in
the West Bank and Gaza has plumbed new depths, with intensified military
assaults on civilian areas, ‘targeted assassinations’, and people forced out of
their bulldozed homes.
In order to cling to power in the face of
potentially damaging corruption allegations, Ariel Sharon is attempting to
balance between contending forces in the Israeli state. JENNY BROOKS explains
the significance of recent events.
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