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 Xmas Message posted by Team, 2007-12-20 08:08:42
After taking stock of current world realities; climate chaos, Iraq holocaust, infanticide, illegal wars, wholesale flouting of international law and convention, innumerable assaults on human rights, legalised torture, etc, the Cleaves team of reporters, editors and most contributors have collaborated to deliver an appropriate Xmas message for 2007: (full story)
social/political / international
WATER TORTURE: American DENIAL and PATHOLOGY posted by finch, 2007-12-19 08:52:35
Debate rages in the US over the torture policies of the Bush regime and its many other criminal activities. Nevertheless, the House of Reps recently approved $70 billion for continuing war expenditure, which CLEARLY INDICATES THAT AMERICANS support the Bush regime’s criminal activities. (full story)
social/political / international
World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns posted by Elisabeth Rosenthal via rialator, 2007-12-18 20:30:30
ROME: In an "unforeseen and unprecedented" shift, the world food supply is dwindling rapidly and food prices are soaring to historic levels, the top food and agriculture official of the United Nations warned Monday. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
Naxalites indicate viable future strategy posted by major mitchell, 2007-12-18 14:18:20
The landless peasants, tribal people and Dalit (untouchable) underclass of India and Nepal have been exploited, oppressed and treated with disdain for centuries, but no longer, they have taken up arms and are fighting their oppressors with a vengeance. They have successfully targeted and killed hundreds of their oppressors; feudal landlords, industrialists and the mega-wealthy. The astounding result of this strategy has been a power sharing deal in the government of Nepal – a remarkable success! (full story)
peace/war / international
  Naxalites stage bold jailbreak in central India posted by naxal, 2007-12-16 21:14:45
Over 100 Naxalite rebels and a mix of 200 supporters and general prison population staged a daring jailbreak in Chhattisgarh, central India, yesterday. Naxalite leader Sujit Kumar ‘overpowered’ a guard during mealtime, grabbed his weapon and opened fire on two other guards to secure his freedom and liberate his comrades. (full story and 1 comments)
human rights / international
 The Murdoch media praises show pony, Kevin Rudd posted by nano, 2007-12-15 09:55:36
Rupert Murdoch’s show pony, Kevin Rudd, is the focus of foaming praise in the local mass media. One report described Rudd as almost walking on water and appearing taller than his actual diminutive height, another Murdoch rag described him as “shining” – give us a break! But ain’t it a shame Kevin ignored the issue of five murdered Australians; shirking the responsibility of bringing the Balibo murderers to justice is noted -- another 'fearless' leader in the Howard tradition! But our Kevin was made for prancing and the Bali summit afforded the perfect opportunity for Murdoch's new show pony to strut his stuff on the international stage. Our Kevin didn't disappoint, he proved to be a very well trained (Shetland) pony indeed -- his owners should be very pleased! (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 Going through the motions posted by dada, 2007-12-14 11:08:13
Why bother or fuss, the result of US elections is a forgone conclusion, it’s “back to the future” with the plutocrat’s choice, Murdoch anointed, Hillary Clinton! Does anyone really have any doubts? The status quo is safeguarded with a change of face. Hillary’s foreign policy is indistinguishable from the neo-con's. It’s a “Bilderberg” (by invitation only) world -- the name under which today’s plutocrats determine the destiny of their shaky world! (full story)
social/political / international
 Kosovo independence: an attempt to weaken Russia posted by peptide, 2007-12-13 09:14:23
Western powers led by America have been marshalled to support a unilateral declaration of independence by Muslim secessionists in Kosovo sometime in the Spring. Moves by western powers to illegally secure Kosovo’s independence exhibit a sense of urgency and importance, which the tiny Serbian province clearly does not warrant! What lies behind America’s frantic need to support secessionist moves by a loathed Muslim criminal and terrorist organisation? (full story and 1 comments)
peace/war / international
The Law of Inverse Proportions posted by budgie, 2007-12-11 21:54:42
The title refers to a sociological law, the crowd or mob mind; the larger the mob the lower the intelligence ratio until we get to national levels where the intelligence of a nation measured by its population is in the minuses. How demonstrably true especially in developed nations where literacy levels should indicate otherwise. In America, arguably the most developed western nation, the national IQ is clearly in the 100 unit minuses. (full story and 2 comments)
social/political / international
 Tit for Tat: Merkel and Mugabe posted by yarra, 2007-12-10 21:35:01
Germany summoned Zimbabwe’s charge d’affaires to the foreign office for a Teutonic dressing down after the African nation’s foreign minister called Angela Merkel a “Nazi remnant” and “racist of the first order!” "It was made clear in strong terms that remarks like the ones made about the chancellor are in no way tolerable," a German spokesman said. Furthermore, if Mugabe or any of his government representatives continue to slander the right-wing, Bush-loving, Merkel, Germany promises to invade, concentrate and gas the sub-human African population. Mugabe and his ministers will be reduced to soap and their skin made into lampshades! (full story)
personal development / international
Parochial thinking Global Realities posted by finn, 2007-12-10 12:10:14
Most people would think it ‘only natural’ to be more concerned with issues that effect their personal social environment than with issues involved in a mutually effective global reality. However, parochial thinking in a global world is a recipe for disaster, as America and Israel have recently discovered. (full story)
social/political / international
Bush's Reaction to the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) reveals him as World Warmonger No. 1 posted by Sherwood Ross via rialator, 2007-12-09 23:30:09
So, just how much are the American people supposed to take? Here we’ve got a president who lied us into making war on Iraq and who, despite a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) is stubbornly trying to lie us into another war against Iran. (full story)
peace/war / international
 Chavez: striking at the root! posted by Kingfisher, 2007-12-09 19:13:28
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root," stated Henry David Thoreau. Today someone finally struck at the root. Inspired by Hugo Chavez, six Latin American Presidents rejected the economic slavery (plutocracy) of the IMF and World Bank and created their own Latin American Bank of the South. (full story)
imperialism / international
 The Blood of my Fathers posted by dusan, 2007-12-09 09:51:23
My land is soaked in the blood of my ancestors and today that land supports and provides a home for its sons and daughters. I am a Serb! For hundreds of years I have fought against Muslim, Nazi, Fascist forces and prevailed – will I surrender today to a band of (Muslim) criminals and secessionists? (full story and 1 comments)
injustice/law / international
Scandal and the status quo posted by fish, 2007-12-08 18:31:01
Western societies have become active seekers of sensationalism and scandal to the extent that today scandal has become a component of political life, but not in the usual sense. Scandal is now deftly utilised by ad men, propagandists and consultants for purposes that are not immediately apparent. In an interesting inversion of usual effect, political scandal today actually assists those who are ‘scandalised!‘ (full story)
mass media / international
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