You get a better view with socialist resistance SOCIALIST RESISTANCE is a monthly marxist • Please put me in touch with the nearest President Bush's "benchmarks"-political developments which he demanded that the Iraqi government fulfil.
Shell has worked tirelessly to ensure that the oil law is in place to confirm the rights of the multinationals to Iraqi oil. In September 2006, Shell's chief executive announced that things were on course for his companv. "we have done all our homework for Iraq. I'm not going to speculate on the timing, but we are ready to move."
The Iraqi Minister of Oil met multinational oil companies at the beginning of this month in Dubai ahead of the reopening of Iraq's parliament on September 5 when the controversial oil law was back on the table.
The Southend demonstrators received a good response
from motorists as well as pedestrians. Both Essex radio and the local daily paper gave publicity to the demonstration. The campaign against the multinational oil companies taking control of Iraqi oil is being spearheaded by "Hands Off Iraqi Oil" a coalition in Britain that includes Corporate Watch, Occupation Focus, Jubilee Iraq and War on Want. Their website is www.handsoffiraqioil.org Over 100 MPs have signed an early day motion warning the British government 'that decisions on the Iraqi oil industry should be made by the Iraqi people without outside interference. Other MPs can still sign the motion until the end of October and readers are urged to write to their MP now. SUBSCRIBE! paper. Our subscription rate is 1 year for £12 (UK), £15 (Europe) or £20 (other overseas). For Name more details fill in this coupon, ticking the appropriate box and send to us at: PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU Please make cheques payable to RESISTANCE Monday Oct 8 Antiwar protest Tuesday, October 9 London US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London W1. to mark the 9th anniversary of the arrest of the Miami Vigil to mark the 9th anniversary of the arrest of the Miami 5. Organised by: Cuba Solidarity Campaign. 17.30pm19.00pm. Wednesday, October 10 London: Confronting the Climate Change Crisis by Building a Global Ecosocialist Movement. Co-hosted by Socialist Resistance and Green Left. Speaker: IAN ANGUS, from Toronto, Canada, is a member of the Convening Committee for the international ecosocialist conference in Paris, October 7-8. Saturday October 13 Liverpool What we can do to stop the war? Trade union day school with speakers including Mark Serwotka (PCS general secretary - pc), Sabah Jawad (Support group for Iraqi Oil Workers). Friends Meeting House, School Lane. Crèche available. To register phone [email protected]
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