New Internationalist

Am I a human being Or just a piece of flesh for you to smell, taste & touch Am I a human being Or currency to sell to support your vile lifestyle Am I a human being Lost in the labyrinth of sexual power & control Reduced to no more than doing So other human beings may get their kicks, forgetting I am a human being Who occasionally would like to be seen & heard As the human being I am

[c] Peter Bean Oaklands Park, Australia In response to our Trafficked edition...

'Well, you don't have the torn-off limbs for a start.' I'd asked a campaigner why depleted uranium hadn't achieved the same kind of public presence as the anti-landmines campaign and this was part of her reply. She was right, of course.

It was easier to make the case against landmines as indiscriminate weapons--they were blowing up all over the place and maiming civilians. No-one could deny their horrific impact. With the remnants of depleted uranium...

I am writing to complain about your wholly absurd article on theories concerning the perpetration of 9/11 ('Siren song--conspiracy!', NI 405). It is right that people should occupy themselves with the question of who was responsible for this event.

You are free to take the view that the whole thing was organized by some Arab in the Tora Bora caves in Afghanistan but many of us view this as improbable. You are free to believe that 19 hijackers did it when some 8 of them...