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deaf, dumb & blind kids .....Over the past four decades, of all the reasons people over a certain age have given for their becoming radicalized against US foreign policy, the Vietnam War has easily been the one most often cited. And I myself am the best example of this that you could find. I sometimes think that if the war lovers who run the United States had known of this in advance they might have had serious second thoughts about starting that great historical folly and war crime.
banality of evil ....by my friend, Dr Vacy Vlazna
The St Clair Swindle, or How Things Get Done.Given the NSW Shennagans being uncovered by their ICAC last week, you have to wonder how many similar situations across the country exist. In South Australia we don't have an ICAC yet, and when we do we probably won't be allowed to hear what happens. Over recent years I've been a proud supporter of a group of locals trying to save their community-bequeathed park from being bulldozed for housing in a dodgy land-swap. In that time I've seen the leader of the protesters become elected as the Council's Mayor!
whither democracy .....Like most, I believe in democracy. But I also believe in capitalism, and though the two have usually been seen in the West as a good fit, of late I'm having doubts. Every society has to use some system for organising production and consumption, and I know of none better than leaving it largely to private enterprise.
the drone ranger ....Civil liberties groups have slammed the legal reasoning behind the Justice Department "white paper" by pointing out that it redefines the meaning of "imminent" threat.
through the looking-glass darkly ....Obama Administration Claims Power To Authorize Pre-emptive Cyberwar Strikes
all fluoro & lycra .....If it does nothing else, the election year of 2013 will vindicate some political careers and end quite a few others. Among them, of course, will be those of the party leaders: we will learn whether Julia Gillard can recover from an apparently terminal decline in the opinion polls and whether Tony Abbott can translate his initial blitzkrieg into a win where it counts.
game over .....
"aussie tony" & the value of utter bullshit ....
the son of the godfather......
the dullard & lance show .....This is not the election campaign. Right?
more headlines we'd like to see...
on message ....With Julia Gillard on the back foot, Tony Abbott makes a foolish ministry pledge, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
making a racket...
déjà vu ….
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