Basra, Iraq — Socialist Resistance newspaper

Basra, Iraq

Socialist Resistance no33 | page 2

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Basra held a successful one-day strike. Their demands were to protest neglect by the ministry of oil in Iraq, to demand an improvement of workers' living conditions and to demand that the money owed to workers by the ministry of oil be paid to them. For updates and continuing information please see: http://www.basraoilunion.org/ South Dakota, US The state legislature in South Dakota have banned abortion in all cases, except that where the life of the mother is at risk. By doing so, antiabortion groups are aiming to take the case to the Supreme Court where they are hoping for an overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision which made abortion legal in the US. The Women's Medical Fund in Wisconsin has called for people to "Bypass South Dakota" and are encouraging a boycott of all businesses having to do with the state. British right-wing historian, David Irving, was

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