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 An Open Letter to the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC posted by David Swanson via rialator, 2008-07-18 09:33:30
Dear Chief Prosecutor,
Congratulations on your request for an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan. When the rule of law cannot be justly enforced within a nation, it must be enforced internationally. In that regard, I would like to recommend that you seek an arrest warrant for the president of my nation, the United States of America. I have read your letter of February 9, 2006, in which you decline to seek prosecution of George W. Bush, and I believe new evidence compels another review. (full story)
injustice/law / international
Inept Oz governments attempt to avoid scrutiny/accountability posted by quin, 2008-07-18 01:00:09
The following example pertains to Australia, however, it easily applies to other developed nations today. The report principally highlights attempts by scurrilous politicians, incompetent governments and regulatory authorities to avoid scrutiny and accountability. If the truth of bungling, incompetence, treasonous activity and downright criminality was made public those involved would spend the rest of their remaining years in jail or at the very least disgraced and ostracised by civil society. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
  Lost Republic: America normalises War posted by budgie, 2008-07-16 21:57:44
Normalisation, in the social context, means taken as natural/accepted/given, something NOT unusual, foreign or affronting! Who would have ever imagined that WAR would be normalised in the USA? Yet Republican candidate, John McCain, boasts and utilises WAR rhetoric as a campaign strategy to WIN THE PRESIDENCY! “I know how to win wars,” he boasts, notwithstanding the fact there is no evidence to support his demented claim! Nevertheless, his insane ranting is accepted by the community as ‘normal’ – the FACT he is running for the HIGHEST OFFICE in the land confirms the grotesque cultural transformation America has undergone in the last eight years. (full story)
peace/war / international
 Bush’s America, ruination and desolation posted by nano, 2008-07-16 01:48:10
Independent analysts and commentators could all laugh a satisfying laugh and sing the refrain of ‘we told you so,’ if we weren’t committed professionals dedicated to serving the PUBLIC interest. Few citizens today need convincing that the Bush regime is the most incompetent in U.S. history. In a few short years Bush’s mindless ‘management’ and aggressive policies have bankrupted the nation and ostracised the world. The economy has been thoroughly ruined, it is now beyond recovery in its old form. If it is to survive it must first die! (full story and 2 comments)
social/political / international
Quiet, please! posted by Ursula Sautter and Mary Pinkowish via quill, 2008-07-15 10:44:29
A leaf blower, snow blower, lawn mower and two huge dogs—Peter D’Epiro can describe in excruciating detail how his neighbour’s lawn equipment and pets ruined summer afternoons and dinner parties for him and his wife for more than a decade in Ridgewood, New Jersey. But he’d rather not. “I can barely think about that situation without rushing for the Valium or the IV gin drip,” he says. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
 Indonesian Pres. offers no apology to Timor-Leste posted by luis, 2008-07-15 09:46:25
The longsuffering people of Timor-Leste received no apology today after an inquiry revealed that the Indonesian military and Indonesian security forces were responsible for committing and inciting murder, rape and torture in Timor-Leste in 1999. Approximately fifteen hundred Timorese were murdered by militias and an indeterminate number were raped and tortured after militias went on a rampage killing and destroying crucial infrastructure in East Timor! (full story)
injustice/law / international
Oz Judiciary upholds democratic Rights posted by peptide, 2008-07-14 22:32:52
The world, but particularly Australia, remembers the dark day when police-state tactics were introduced to the nation by the most incompetent government the state of NSW has ever known. The APEC summit was utilised to impose the most draconian policing/laws this peaceful nation has ever seen. The blackshirt State Premier, Morris ‘il duce’ Iemma today lost his case to impose additional draconian laws on the good people of NSW. Iemma hurriedly passed laws in parliament for the Pope’s visit and WYD that effectively impinged on the civil liberties of citizens. (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
 A taste for the socially ‘aware’ posted by barra, 2008-07-13 00:24:28
Today, July 13, my news aggregator revealed a world of INANITIES in the mainstream press! After glancing at the featured content, I realised we, the masses, are completely LOST. It hit home (hard) that ‘pigs, dogs’ and incompetent buffoons rule the world because they actually REPRESENT the mindless, moronic MAJORITY – therein lies the formula/seeds of our destruction! The grim fate beckoning vacuum-heads beckons us ALL – I began to wish it was all a bad dream but it was worse, it was on TV! (full story and 3 comments)
mass media / international
 Ramos-Horta learning realpolitik posted by AFP via reed, 2008-07-12 00:01:24
If anyone is qualified to assist the former Portuguese Colony of Timor-Leste, it’s the former Portuguese colony, Brazil! Principally because former colonies face similar problems and the last thing Timor-Leste needs at this time is another patronising white nation interfering in local politics and development. Lula’s record is proven and his credentials impeccable, impossible to beat! (full story)
social/political / international
 How Britain/America/NATO wage war posted by John Pilger via rialator, 2008-07-11 22:07:09
The military has created a wall of silence around its frequent resort to barbaric practices, including torture, and goes out of its way to avoid legal scrutiny. (full story and 1 comments)
imperialism / international
 Worse than McCain posted by Mike Whitney via reed, 2008-07-11 21:33:53
Every four years, liberals and progressives are expected to set aside their beliefs and stand foursquare behind the Democratic Party candidate. This ritual is invariably performed in the name of party unity. It doesn't matter if the candidate is a smooth-talking politician who's willing to toss his Pastor of 20 years overboard for a few awkward comments, or whether he refuses to defend basic civil liberties like the 4th amendment's right to privacy. All that matters is that there's a big "D" following his name and that he shows he's willing to engage in some meaningless verbal jousting with his Republican opponent. (full story)
social/political / international
Stop the new FISA posted by Chris Hedges via quill, 2008-07-11 20:41:17
If the sweeping surveillance law signed by President Bush on Thursday -- giving the U.S. government nearly unchecked authority to eavesdrop on the phone calls and e-mails of innocent Americans -- is allowed to stand, we will have eroded one of the most important bulwarks to a free press and an open society. (full story)
social/political / international
Oz PM, Rudd, constantly evading major issues/responsibilities posted by fish, 2008-07-10 22:04:58
Whenever critical issues face the nation the Australian public can count on Rudd running from them as fast as he can. Where is Rudd when the nation requires REAL leadership and decisive action, in bloody Malaysia evading his responsibilities? (full story)
social/political / national
Lying Rodent criticises Bereft Twerp posted by dingo, 2008-07-09 06:28:34
I don’t mind giving the piss a nudge on occasion but no matter how much I drink, smoke, or pop – THE FACT REMAINS, JOHN HOWARD IS A WAR CRIMINAL! The former Oz PM, coward and lackey has been misinformed if he thinks it’s safe returning to Oz. Howard brazenly launched into Rudd not realising the soft ground he treads. But at least he does the nation a service by demonstrating the utter lack of spine the current PM displays. (full story)
social/political / national
Police State tactics adopted by former ‘Liberal Democracies’ posted by nano, 2008-07-09 03:35:53
It was with alarm that I first witnessed police state tactics in AUSTRALIA at the last APEC summit held in Sydney. Never before had laid back Australian society been exposed to such tactics. Australia’s first exposure to implacable storm troopers and new draconian laws had the anticipated effect; protesters and ordinary demonstrators were shocked into submission and docility. The NSW Premier, Morris ‘il duce’ Iemma, couldn’t have been happier, he was the first Premier to use such heavy handed tactics on citizens; he had done his blackshirt ancestors proud. Segments of the Italian and conservative Anglo communities lauded our own little, il duce. The ‘Labor’ premier even received praise from the arch-conservative PM, John Howard, who was quick to announce his total support for Iemma’s harsh police tactics. (full story)
social/political / international
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