WSWS - News 2009.11.13

New Today -- 13 November 2009 Perspective US, British media transform tragedies into war propaganda On both sides of the Atlantic, the media has been enlisted in a cynical campaign to transform tragedies that are the product of the war in Afghanistan into justifications for the war's escalation. News & Analysis US-China tensions overshadow Obama's trip to Asia US President Barack Obama arrives today in Tokyo at the start of his first trip to Asia. While he will also stop off in South Korea and the APEC summit in Singapore, the central focus of the tour is China and the underlying economic and strategic rivalry between Beijing and Washington. Abbas threatens resignation and collapse of the Palestinian Authority Former US diplomat Peter Galbraith grabs hundreds of millions in Iraqi oil money Obama announces fraudulent "jobs" summit Almost 200 million children undernourished in poor countries Australia-Sri Lanka deal for joint crackdown on Tamil asylum seekers Trial by media in Australian terrorism case Book Review In The Service of Historical Falsification--A Review of Robert Service's Trotsky: A Biography Socialist Equality Party Public Meeting in New York City: Historians in the service of the Big Lie: An examination of Robert Service's new biography of Leon Trotsky Public Meeting in London: Historians in the service of the Big Lie An examination of Robert Service's new biography of Leon Trotsky Commentary Australian Pabloites prepare NPA-style dissolution The fall of the Berlin Wall Workers Struggles Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa Correspondence Veterans Day 2009: a letter This Week in History: November 9-15 This Week in History: November 9-15

WSWS - News 2009.1028

New Today -- 28 October 2009 Perspective Israel, the United States and international law Israel has responded to accusations of war crimes during its assault on Gaza by denouncing the United Nations and seeking to overturn existing international law. News & Analysis Pakistani army offensive devastates tribal communities The military offensive into South Waziristan is having a devastating impact on the entire civilian population. Villages and towns are literally being bombed into rubble and tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee for their lives. October the bloodiest month for US troops since Afghan war began Germany: A government of social confrontation Child deaths from abuse and neglect rise in the US America's crumbling infrastructure US companies, governments continue to slash jobs and pay Australian government intensifies crackdown on asylum seekers Workers Struggles Mass opposition grows Ford workers speak out against contract Sri Lanka: Plantation unions accept wage sell-out