Wednesday 25th of December 2024

Blogs

losing it .....

the ante-escalation strategy .....

 

from the Centre for American Progress …..

rattus droppings .....

rattus droppings .....

a familiar rhyme .....

a familiar rhyme .....

 

‘A Judge delivered an embarrassing rebuke to Tony Blair's nuclear energy policy yesterday, with a ruling that could delay the construction of a new wave of reactors.

Geraldton's US Military Mobile Phone Base- Who Ya Gonna Call ?

Why were Downer and Nelson so coy about the Geraldton base in Question Time yesterday? Defence minister Nelson said that he wouldn't go into details " for reasons you'd understand." I don't understand why he says that.

It's not exactly classified information.. the contractors have long been crowing about the Multiple User Objective System (MUOS) that Downer says the base will be a part of.

Here's the General Dynamics Vice President:

the terrorism index .....

the terrorism index .....

 

from the Centre for American Progress …..

great insights .....

so obvious .....

 

‘"It's hard for me, living in this beautiful White House, to give you an assessment, firsthand assessment. I haven't been there," said Bush, who has visited Baghdad's Green Zone, headquarters for US military and the Iraqi government, and the Baghdad airport but has not travelled beyond.’

perverting the course of justice .....

 

perverting the course of justice .....

Private Members’ Business - Mr David Hicks

Ms VAMVAKINOU (Calwell) (4.23 pm)—I move: That the House:

evolution .....

evolution .....

 

‘Humankind is doing more things, faster, across a greater space than ever before, producing changes of a size and speed never seen before.

a lethal virus .....

a lethal virus .....

 

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

Last night I had the strangest dream
The nations grouped to say
The leaders of the War Of Lies
shall not speak here today.
Put them into cells until
the world can make amends
Let those who work out what to do
be bonded as good friends

Perhaps some common goals may come
and thinking minds converge
while the gluttons of war go hungry
as they sing their evil dirge
Peace may be within our reach
within our heart and mind
But while these bastards rule the war
what hope can have mankind?

real smoking guns .....

real smoking guns .....

 

‘Wearing hats shaped like smokestacks and carrying signs that said, "Coal Investments Cook the Climate," a group known as Billionaires for Coal raised awareness last week about the plans by TXU, a Dallas-based utility company, to build 11-new pulverized coal-fired power plants in Texas.

being liberal .....

‘The Howard Government will be remembered for progressive gun control in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, helping to liberate East Timor from Indonesia, drawing Australia into the Iraq morass, the expansion of Federal control (particularly in the area of WorkChoices), balaclavas on the wharves, attacks on the welfare state (particularly its crackdown on single parents, disability support pensioners and unemployed people), repressive treatment of asylum seekers arriving without visas, paternal intervention in Indigenous affairs, neg

all bull .....

all bull .....

 

from the ABC …..

Turnbull blasts 'irresponsible' whaling protesters

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