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The wars & local soldiers, 1991

155 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 8

The Gulf War and Latin America

Tharunka · Monday 4 March 1991 · page 11

“GEORGE BUSH’S LAST ‘LIBERATION’ COST 7,000 PANAMANIAN LIVES!” Slogan’s such as these have been the mark of many placquards in Sydney since the outbreak…

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Indonesian Anti - Gulf War Protesters Arrested and Beaten

Tharunka · Monday 4 March 1991 · page 37

The atrocities of the Gulf War have caught global attention, and Indonesia is no exception. Since the eve of the Gulf War, students and activists in Indonesia have organosed four anti - Gulf War protests in Jakarta, mostly outside the U.S. embassy…

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Gulf War 2

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1991 · page 11

Articles in the January 22 issue of Tribune, particularly the two centre pages on "War is not the way" and "After the Gulf War" were admirable…

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Readers Say Gulf War 1

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1991 · page 11

Isn't war horror enough? In July 1916, 25,000 Australians were killed in five days at Pozieres, France. This was called a 'feint'. The standard issue…

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The Australian Left and the Gulf War

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1991 · page 11

The still-narrow Australian Left seems to be blithely carrying out its self- destruction over Gulf War policy. It is time to put on the brakes and…

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Fleeing Iraqis massacred: the Crimes of War

Tribune · Wednesday 6 March 1991 · page 1

One of the greatest war crimes since Vietnam was carried out by US forces in the last days of the Gulf War. Tens of thousands of Iraqi troops, fleeing in disarray and destroyed as a…

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Editorial After the war

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 March 1991 · page 20

AFTER SIX weeks under fire, the people of Israel were able to put away their gasmasks, unseal their taped-up rooms and rejoice on Purim — the festival which marks the…

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Congress calls for Saddam war court

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 8 March 1991 · page 15

Washington: THIRTY MEMBERS of the US House of Representatives have co-sponsored a resolution calling for an…

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After the War

Tribune · Wednesday 13 March 1991 · page 11

After the bloodbath in the Gulf war with hundreds upon thousands of civilian and military dead, wounded and maimed, the military of this…

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After the Gulf war: The end of an era in the Third World?

Tribune · Wednesday 13 March 1991 · page 9

The four major wars that have involved the USA or Britain in the post-Vietnam years have all have been directed against…

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Airline war tax ends

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 March 1991 · page 4

A NUMBER of airlines have dropped their “war risk insurance surcharge” imposed on passengers at the beginning of the…

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Canadian court dismisses war crimes

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 March 1991 · page 12

Toronto: CANADIAN JEWISH groups have expressed shock and dismay over the dismissal of charges against suspected war criminal Stephen Reistetter, accused of deporting 3,000 Jews to death camps in his native Czechoslovakia in 1942. The state charged he…

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Israel and the Gulf war

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 March 1991 · page 2

A PANEL discussion night on “Israel and the Gulf war — new order or disorder?” will be held at Masada College on March 17 at 8pm. Organised by the Parents’ Auxiliary, it will feature Professor Sol Encel, Dr David Beirman, Dr Vera Ranki and Judy Shapiro, moderated by Australian…

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After the Gulf war: US believes Israel stronger than Arabs

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 March 1991 · page 12

Washington: ISRAEL’S military superiority over its Arab neighbours has been increased greatly by the destruction of Iraq’s offensive…

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The Real War Criminals

Tharunka · Monday 18 March 1991 · page 35

Dear Eds Whilst I agree with Camm Gerbes general anti-war sentiments, they are just about…

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Yugoslavia: civil war near?

Tribune · Wednesday 20 March 1991 · page 5

Yugoslavia took another step towards disintegration last week as tens of thousands of Serb oppositionists occupied…

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Bouncing back after the Gulf War

Tribune · Wednesday 20 March 1991 · page 6

Despite the fact that the Gulf War went ahead with Australian participation, the consensus in the anti-war…

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The issues of violence: war, peace and conflict

Tribune · Wednesday 20 March 1991 · page 6

The Reading Between the Li(n)es (see Tribune March 6) meeting last week called on the Australian government to…

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War and economics Opposition to the exhibition and export of defence equipment

Tribune · Wednesday 20 March 1991 · page 7

In Australia, attention is turning to organising a strong campaign to oppose AIDEX 91, the Australian International Defence…

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Gulf War makes a just peace in the Middle East more difficult

Tribune · Wednesday 20 March 1991 · page 11

The powerful and rich nations of the world had five opportunities to choose the high moral ground and set an…

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