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 Counter Intelligence Training
yarra, Monday, Jul 21 2008, 10:26am
Sometimes it pays to inform your opponent directly rather than leading him by the nose or allowing him to believe he actually thought of something rather than act on the very subtle cues you placed in his brain. Great idea, why didn’t I think of that? Doh! (story and 2 images)
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opinion/analysis
 Serbia: eat shit and learn to like it!
branko, Sunday, Jul 20 2008, 11:31pm
As Belgrade considers returning ambassadors to nations that recognised the illegal secession of Kosovo, Montenegro considers recognition! Recognition by Montenegro would be the last straw for the Serbian people and nation; Serbia would be destined for oblivion, which has been the American/NATO plan since the illegal bombings of 1999.
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opinion/analysis
Obama falls victim to propaganda
Eric Margolis via rialator, Sunday, Jul 20 2008, 9:45pm
Barack Obama wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and send them to Afghanistan, which he calls the real front on the "war on terror." He also has repeated threats to attack Pakistan "if necessary." One understands Obama's need to sound macho. Rival John McCain has been beating his chest, proclaiming, "I know how to win wars." Polls show Americans trust McCain three to one over Obama as a war leader. Unfortunately, recent U.S. presidents seem to require small military conflicts to prove their political virility. (story and 1 comment and 1 image)
Last Commented Monday, Jul 21 2008, 8:09am
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Learn from U.S. Failures
Kingfisher, Saturday, Jul 19 2008, 10:47pm
The entire world has a great opportunity to learn from the devastating failures of the USA. America’s major failures include (the lack of) government accountability, disregarding LAW and international convention, economic MISMANAGEMENT and of course DESTRUCTIVE FOREIGN POLICY! The perpetrators and others responsible are well known; rounding them up for trial would be a simple matter. (story and 2 comments and 1 image)
Last Commented Wednesday, Jul 23 2008, 9:47am
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Greatest opportunity since War of Independence
major mitchell, Friday, Jul 18 2008, 11:36pm
The founding fathers shared the fear that commercial or other self-serving interests would one day hijack their new democratic Republic. [Current circumstances in the U.S. prove these fears were not unfounded]. Provisions were encoded in the Constitution and Bill of Rights to safeguard the fledgling democracy and ensure it remained free of commercially destructive, self-serving interests. The right of citizens to bear arms allowed for a ready militia or citizen’s army that could march on the Capital at short notice if the need arose. The RIGHT to bear arms was NOT designed for personal defence it was designed for NATIONAL DEFENCE AGAINST AN INTERNAL ENEMY! (story and 1 comment)
Last Commented Sunday, Jul 20 2008, 4:53am
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An Open Letter to the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
David Swanson via rialator, Friday, Jul 18 2008, 9:33am
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.
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Inept Oz governments attempt to avoid scrutiny/accountability
quin, Friday, Jul 18 2008, 1:00am
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. (story and 1 comment)
Last Commented Friday, Jul 18 2008, 2:53am
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Lost Republic: America normalises War
budgie, Wednesday, Jul 16 2008, 9:57pm
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. (story and 1 image)
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Bush’s America, ruination and desolation
nano, Wednesday, Jul 16 2008, 1:48am
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! (story and 2 comments and 1 image)
Last Commented Thursday, Jul 17 2008, 9:53am
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Quiet, please!
Ursula Sautter and Mary Pinkowish via quill, Tuesday, Jul 15 2008, 10:44am
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.
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Indonesian Pres. offers no apology to Timor-Leste
luis, Tuesday, Jul 15 2008, 9:46am
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! (story and 1 image)
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Oz Judiciary upholds democratic Rights
peptide, Monday, Jul 14 2008, 10:32pm
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. (story and 1 comment)
Last Commented Tuesday, Jul 15 2008, 10:56am
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A taste for the socially ‘aware’
barra, Sunday, Jul 13 2008, 12:24am
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! (story and 3 comments and 3 images)
Last Commented Sunday, Jul 13 2008, 10:29pm
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Ramos-Horta learning realpolitik
AFP via reed, Saturday, Jul 12 2008, 12:01am
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! (story and 1 image)
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How Britain/America/NATO wage war
John Pilger via rialator, Friday, Jul 11 2008, 10:07pm
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. (story and 1 comment and 1 image)
Last Commented Friday, Jul 11 2008, 10:12pm
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Worse than McCain
Mike Whitney via reed, Friday, Jul 11 2008, 9:33pm
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. (story and 1 image)
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Stop the new FISA
Chris Hedges via quill, Friday, Jul 11 2008, 8:41pm
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.
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Oz PM, Rudd, constantly evading major issues/responsibilities
fish, Thursday, Jul 10 2008, 10:04pm
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?
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Lying Rodent criticises Bereft Twerp
dingo, Wednesday, Jul 9 2008, 6:28am
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.
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Police State tactics adopted by former ‘Liberal Democracies’
nano, Wednesday, Jul 9 2008, 3:35am
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.
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