| Cleaves |
Independent Open Publishing
|
|
| "The price of ignorance is slavery" |
|
|
|
 All stories
 A Very American Coup posted by William J. Astore via fran, 2010-01-20 19:38:58
Here’s a bit of cheery news: Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with the nation's top defense company executives, including the CEOs of those mega-military-industrial combines Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and called for a “closer partnership.” He also made them a promise. He pledged, according to his spokesman, “to work with the White House to secure steady growth in the Pentagon's budgets over time. (full story)
social/political / international
  ICC Complaint Filed Against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Tenet, Rice, Gonzales posted by Prof. Francis A. Boyle via teale, 2010-01-20 18:34:48
Professor Francis A. Boyle of the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, U.S.A. has filed a Complaint with the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) in The Hague against U.S. citizens George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales (the “Accused”) for their criminal policy and practice of “extraordinary rendition” perpetrated upon about 100 human beings. This term is really their euphemism for the enforced disappearance of persons and their consequent torture. This criminal policy and practice by the Accused constitute Crimes against Humanity in violation of the Rome Statute establishing the I.C.C. (full story)
injustice/law / international
 Anglo Aussies line harbour foreshore to catch a glimpse of ‘Royalty’ posted by morgan, 2010-01-19 22:42:19
In a scene reminiscent of the 50’s, Anglo-Aussies lined the Sydney harbour foreshore to get a glimpse of pommy Royalty; Republic anyone? In an extraordinary display of national infantilism and lack of identity, hundreds of vacuum-headed Australians, with no memory of the past or our early horrendous history, celebrated the appearance of a man directly descended from those responsible for inflicting so much grief and pain onto the Aborigines and early convict settlers! (full story)
imperialism / national
 Cowards lament before a MAN of conviction -- compare with today's lackey politicians posted by son, 2010-01-18 18:54:57
Martin Luther King’s last public speech before THEY (guess who?) MURDERED HIM (and many others, pop stars included) in a spate of assassinations and executions Western history has not seen before or since. (full story)
social equality/unity / international
The inevitability of an Israeli attack on Iran posted by birdie, 2010-01-18 08:55:19
America imagines it is able to deter or indeed prevent Israel from attacking heavily fortified nuclear facilities in Iran. Another fantasy to which Americans are particularly susceptible! The fear Israelis have of Iran and its current holocaust-denying leader must be experienced first hand in order to appreciate that an attack is almost inevitable. (full story)
peace/war / international
 Survival needs dictate tactics for Somali 'pirates' posted by staff report via skip, 2010-01-17 22:14:33
The combined navies of the West and now China patrol pirate infested waters off the East coast of Africa but to no avail it seems. Tanker Captains have altered course to avoid capture yet desperate Somali fisherman, deprived of their traditional livelihood, have extended their range and have captured ships approximately 2K miles from the coast! A record ransom of $7m was recently paid for the release of the Greek flag tanker, Maran Centaurus! (full story)
miscellaneous / international
 Three Criminal Puppet Presidents posted by stan, 2010-01-17 11:00:25
Three civilian killing, overtly criminal US Presidents have today formed a triumvirate of 'aid relief,' and what a gut-turning (fraudulent) sight they make! Regardless of the desperate attempts by the Corporatist mass media to portray these mass murderers as benevolent human beings, history and recent memory paints a very different, blood-drenched picture! (full story and 2 comments)
injustice/law / international
 The Token Presidency posted by quin, 2010-01-16 20:00:52
Winner of the Nobel FRAUD Prize, Barack Obaa’ma, has broken all records for requesting funds from Congress for WAR and MILITARY spending – how do you feel now, suckers? (full story)
peace/war / international
Criminally Complicit Mass Media posted by Media Lens via stan, 2010-01-16 18:14:34
Ignoring or downplaying Western crimes is a standard feature of the corporate Western media. On rare occasions when a broadcaster or newspaper breaks ranks and reports 'our' crimes honestly, it is instructive to observe the response from the rest of the media. Do they follow suit, perhaps digging deeper for details, devoting space to profiles of the victims and interviews with grieving relatives, humanising all concerned? Do they put the crimes in perspective as the inevitable consequence of rapacious Western power? Or do they look away? (full story)
mass media / international
Horror racist attacks continue in Australia posted by gan, 2010-01-16 07:32:49
Attacks on Indians continue unabated in Victoria since the brutal stabbing death of Indian student Nitin Garg two weeks ago. The latest attacks occurred only 24 hours after an Australian man was sentenced to three months jail for racially vilifying and threatening an Indian taxi driver with his life. Two more Indian taxi drivers have been targeted in separate racist attacks in Ballarat. The assailants may have been motivated by 'one of their own' receiving a severe penalty for the ‘minor’ offence of threatening an Indian with his life -- we’ll show those curry-munchers what’s what ‘round ‘ere, mate! (full story and 1 comments)
human rights / national
Cyber Security addition to Oz Military Intelligence posted by Kismo, 2010-01-15 08:44:06
The Oz Minister of Defence, John Faulkner, who is currently finishing a sentence he began this morning, finally managed to announce that the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) or ‘Sigs,’ as it is affectionately known, has expanded its intelligence brief to include cyber security. Far be it from anyone ‘here’ to denigrate our Signals Corps but the question arises, from where is the Oz Military recruiting the only people able to ‘fight’ a cyber war, undisciplined, elite, civilian HACKERS? (full story)
peace/war / national
 Playing Victim for Politics and Profit -- Murdoch, Palin and the Extreme Right posted by Frank Schaeffer via teale, 2010-01-14 23:44:43
The following article is not only highly readable and entertaining it is USEFUL for a number of reasons, not least of which is the APPLIED Balkanisation of the USA! (full story)
theology / international
 Clinton ‘Reconsiders’ Oz Visit posted by deputy, 2010-01-13 18:28:14
According to the US State Department, Hillary Clinton has decided to cancel her military upgrade and consolidation tour of lackey Pacific nations and ‘attend’ to the Haiti earthquake tragedy instead. We only hope America does a better job with the Haiti disaster than it did with Katrina! (full story)
injustice/law / international
 Anti-Missile defence: China responds to American Provocation posted by Captain, 2010-01-12 19:54:25
China tested, demonstrated rather, its anti-missile defence technology after the belligerent, expansionist USA armed CORRUPT KMT elements in Taiwan with an unspecified number of US Patriot missiles, which of course would also be available for an AMERICAN attack on China! (full story and 1 comments)
peace/war / international
Community Co-ops are only hope for the future posted by Sena Christian via zed, 2010-01-11 21:15:12
The most viable and efficient social model for an uncertain future (and failing present) is the mutually assisting, co-operative COMMUNITY. The days of the self-seeking, alienated, capitalist, 'individual' have come to a dramatic CORRUPT, criminal END. If you wish to endure or survive, join or form a COMMUNITY co-op. WE are ONE or we are nothing! (full story)
social equality/unity / international
page newer stories | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | older stories |
|
|
