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BRAD PITT DEFIES MEDIA WITH GOODWILL
BY Linda Wattley
WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY WE SEND IT AWAY FORGET ABOUT OUR OWN BACKYARD
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Not This Time Kenny
BY Michael Jae
So Kenny took over the organization in 2001. He has been to the playoffs ONCE since then. Grant it, the Sox won the WS that year, but do the math. He went once in six years. 1/6=.2. Do know what .2 is? It’s 17%; a failing grade so roughly speaking Kenny Williams has failed as a GM.
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Lue's Little Joke Store!
BY Lue Deck
Life for me before 1968 was anything but a lot of laughs. It was Georgia, what can I say? That's why since then, I've bypassed realities and dedicated my existence to funny! The retail outlet mentioned here is wholly illusionary, and an overdue answer to my ernest prayers! Won't you come in?
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Muslim Decapitation: Bad, or Simply Misunderstood?
BY Steve Harvith
Why do we jump to conclusions and assume that Islamo-Fascist decapitation of American civilians is bad? Here are some of the many reasons why Muslim decapitation of non-Muslim civilians is a good and humane practice.
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US Treasury invites responses on improvements to the US Capital Markets regulation
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Financial and economic laws and regulations provide the rules of the game. It is the game of accepting, giving and managing money.
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WORLD WAR 111?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Last week Bush stunned reporters when replying to a question he stated that "if you're interested in avoiding World War 111, you ought to be interested in preventing Iran from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.
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Those frogs have a better Middle East foreign policy than the ross-bifs or yanks.
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
French - Middle East Foreign Policy is much better than the British and American one!
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Behind the Turkey-Kurdish Conflict
BY Stephen John Morgan
At the end of the 1st World War their territories fell victim to the redrawing of the map of the Middle East leaving them dived and stateless.
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Should The US Evict The UN?
BY Lue Deck
It’s worth it, even if all The UN can claim is that they stopped most of mankind from killing with nuclear bombs for half a decade!
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Turkish Tanks Attack Iraq
BY Stephen John Morgan
Turkish tanks and artillery have begun shelling suspected PKK guerrilla positions in towns and villages in Kurdish Northern Iraq.
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Is the Surge having an effect?
BY Stephen John Morgan
All independent reports and analysis, including an inside report from the Pentagon paint a quite different picture to the political speech of Petreaus. Even he had to admit that violence remains at unacceptable levels.
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The Muslim Brotherhood – a force not to be underestimated
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The Muslim Brotherhood is a much mis-understood and under-estimated force in today’s political climate across the globe.
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THE TENUOUS TAR BABY IN IRAQ!
BY Lue Deck
A fictional political fable.   ( I had a dream in which Uncle Remus told me…and Joel Chandler Harris, this wild story about the terrorists and Uncle Sam. My acknowledgements, as well as my compliments to Georgia's esteemed Mr. Harris.) &n...
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‘ I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF MY DAD! ’
BY Lue Deck
(In the hoisted-on his-own-petard Dept:)   Is there better way to expose the truth about our leader than to use his own words to reveal what’s behind the curtain at Boobs R Us?  It’s not The Wizard of Oz; it’s George Bush, Jr.  Here ...
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Is the World Changing too fast?
BY Reece Pocock
The rapid changes happening in the world are frightening. Some militant groups are so frightened of it they are resorting to violence.
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The future of Iraq: fly apart at the seams or will the seams hold?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Iraq is going to fly apart at the seams because it does not have a national ethos nor it has a strong visionary leader to lead it
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What Does Al-Qaeda Want?
BY Reece Pocock
It is time the West made more of an effort to understand Militant Islamic motives. And, it is time moderate Islamic people made more of an effort to speak out against the militants.
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Talk to Hamas, Israel
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Political and Militant Islam in the form of Hamas is here to stay and Israel cant wish it away nor kill it nor imprison it. Talk to Hamas
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Time To Haunt Bush Junior!
BY Lue Deck
I’m mostly upset with George Bush Junior because I believe his enormous ego is writing bad checks that his skills cannot pay! Being oblivious is not a good excuse here.
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How you judge reform depends upon where you are standing
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Three Muslim reformers, but not as the west knows reforms
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Leaving Iraq won’t be easy
BY John Deeds
I will be the first American to state to the readers that I never did agree with President Bush’s ideas about the war in Iraq as far back as before, “Shock and Awe,” which I watched on TV: a war that began on ‘live’ TV.
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When you run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, all you manage is to stumble!
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Why doesnt Tariq Ramadan get that there is no link between terrorism and foreign policy at all?
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War for Oil
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Iraq is home to the second largest oil reserves in the world. The Bush administration has ties to the oil industry. Ironically, Operation Iraqi Freedom was first called Operation Iraqi Liberation: O.I.L.
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Inside Politics in Iraq
BY Caleb Schaber
A Qada is a meeting of regional representatives in Iraq. Although it is not the same as a county meeting in the United States, it is similar to that in the area of people it represents. The world media reports the bad days in Iraq, but rarely takes the time to focus the lens on the normal days. Schaber takes you inside a Qada meeting in Abu Graib.
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“Missing, Wounded or Injured—A Place for Iraqis to go for Answers and Compensation.”
BY Caleb Schaber
The Government Information Center (GIC) in Taji Iraq provides a service to the Iraqi people to locate missing or detained family members and to seek compensation for damages caused by US troops in the Raji area.
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The Invasion of Iraq: An International Crime
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
The Invasion of Iraq was An International Crime. The invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq is what international law experts call a preventive war.
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Darfur- Death’s Dead End
BY Stephen John Morgan
For the last four years Darfur has experienced horror of biblical proportions. Considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the United Nations, it has been has classified as genocide by the US.
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Somalia – Al Qaeda’s New Base – America’s Next War?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Much in the same way that the superior forces of US were initially victorious over Iraqi resistance, the Ethiopians, Africa's largest, most experienced and battle-hardened army, has apparently quelled large-scale fighting for the moment.
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Misleading the Nation about Iraq
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
In his 2003 State of the Union address Bush made many claims concerning Iraq, namely Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and supported terrorist networks (including al-Qaeda).
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Al Qaeda : Secrets of its Hidden Power
BY Stephen John Morgan
It is much easier for politicians (and many analysts and commentators) to simply characterize Al Qaeda as a terrorist group and lump it alongside national groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas or the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in Palestine.
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U.N. Human Rights Processes Collapse
BY Henk Luf
    What were already farcical processes in terms of UN human rights enforcement have virtually collapsed following the United Nations failure to bring human rights and other international law abuses forward into the International Crimina...
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Luf at Large 18
BY Henk Luf
During the recent air show at Avalon, near Melbourne in Australia, the pilot of a C27, a modernised G222 troop transport aircraft designed in Italy, did a low level barrel roll. Just as well he had no Army parachutists hanging out of the back of the ...
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Hicks Tortured At Guantanamo
BY Henk Luf
David Hicks was repeatedly tortured and mistreated during his illegal five-year detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba according to secret CIA and Pentagon documents.
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Combat Art in Iraq
BY Caleb Schaber
War's come and go these days with CNN footage. Combat Artist Steve Mumford travels to Iraq to paint the war and tell a story with his paintings. Caleb Schaber talks with Steve in this exclusive.
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Luf at Large 16
BY Henk Luf
  Western countries and the UK, the US in particular, seem no have absolutely no notion as to how the Middle East operates. The case of 15 British sailors and Marines is a classic example as to how not to conduct diplomacy. The 15 accidentally ...
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Najaf - now forwards towards an Iraqi revolution!
BY Stephen John Morgan
American and British flags burned and were trampled under foot by hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in Najaf last weekend. A crossroads has been reached from which this could be the spring board to a genuine revoutionary struggle against the US occupation and sectarianism. More of these actions are the only chance for Iraq to remain united and to drive out the occupiers as soon as possible.
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Get off My President’s Back!
BY Lue Deck
Hey world, calm down some! Gosh, golly, gee, if we're all so terrible just put America on “hold” for awhile until we get a new leader. Dubya’s warranty runs out next year, and we’re replacing him just as fast as our constitutional processes allow.
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Ephemera From Poor Lue!
BY Lue Deck
Atheism is on a definite decline worldwide . . . thank God!   In this month in 1902, the vacuum cleaner was invented! Some pessimists say: "Ever since then . . . Life sucks!"   (Seeing the massive religious celebration Holy-Palooza is ...
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Could the Kurds Kill Iraq?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Such is the mood in Kirkuk that matters could easily take on civil war proportions. For the Kurds, Kirkuk is non-negotiable and for the Arabs it represents the last straw. A move in the direction of independence would mean the collapse of Iraq.
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Will the Real David Hicks Stand UP
BY Reece Pocock
Most of the news reports have been about how badly the US and Australian Governments have handled the capture and subsequent incarceration of Hicks. But, what about the man?
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McCain’s little big picture – what is the real situation in Iraq?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Senator John McCain’s gibberish concerning the security situation in Baghdad was intended not to show the "big picture" as he claimed, but to throw dust in the eyes of people, just when the real situation has taken a decisive turn for the worse.
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With a grain of piquant salt: Its media, Jim, but not as we know it.
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
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Iraqi Police Graduate--War still not over
BY Caleb Schaber
Every week Iraqi Police and Army graduate from Coalition run training. The exit strategy for Coalition Forces relies on the Iraqi people taking over the security of Iraq. Western media ignores many of these graduations, but this article takes front row to one of these ceremonies.
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IRAN NUCLEAR WITHIN 12 MONTHS
BY Henk Luf
Despite denials, Iran is expected to be capable of producing a nuclear weapon within twelve months.   The information as to Iran's current nuclear program, its progress as well as its capabilities and civilian as well as military, were provid...
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Exchange Deal for U.S. and Australia?
BY Henk Luf
This is a suggestion that Australians might like to consider. Perhaps it might be possible to do an exchange deal with the US. The US will get Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia will get Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in return. Australians will no doubt consider this a good deal.
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The future of British Armed Forces
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The future of the British Armed Forces. Some musings on where it should go.
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HMS Cornwall Crew Caught in Iranian Waters
BY Henk Luf
  Despite denials from the British Foreign Office, proof has emerged that a British inspection party off the HMS Cornwall ventured into Iranian territorial waters. The 15 Navy sailors and Marines were detained by the Iranian Coast Guard upon re...
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Oooops...
BY Henk Luf
A case of oops. Boeing 777 landed at Canberra Airport, a very unusual event in its own right. Upon touching down the aircraft blew a tyre making a mess all along Canberra's brand new runway extensions. Canberra Tower: E991, you just blew a tyre. Do you need assistance? E991: Negative on the assistance, but someone better get a large broom to clean up the mess that I have just made all along your nice new shiny runway. Canberra Tower: Yeh, thanks for that.
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When what was right, was wrong!
BY Lue Deck
I've made some mistakes in my life. Some real doozies! And you, kind reader, unless your name is Jesus, you have too. Acknowledging this, have the mistakes you made in the past helped you to avoid repeating them again? We've all had some experiences where accelerating our learning curve made the real difference in succeeding at the goal in front of us.
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Corruption, Dishonesty Runs Rife in Australian Government
BY Henk Luf
  The Australian Government Incompetent, Dishonest, and Corrupt.     The Australian Government has once again been proven to be incompetent, dishonest and even corrupt in relation to its accountability and other processes followin...
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Insurgent psychology – why they aren’t trying to win, but why they will!
BY Stephen John Morgan
For Arabs and Muslims their honour or the shaming of themselves and their brethren is something which cannot go unavenged. One must be prepared to die for it. It is linked to the culture of retribution, where a hurt or death brought upon another of one's family, tribe or clan must be avenged and this now extends to one's sect, nation, ethnicity and common religion. Psycho-culturally, the U.S. has entered an unwinable and endless war.
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'Declare a REAL War...Or Get OFF the Pot!'
BY Lue Deck
(Inside Nancy Pelosi's head!)   Most of us have dreams.  Some of us even remember those dreams. Do you remember your dreams?  I do. I dreamed I was inside Nancy Pelosi’s head. Is that weird, or what?  Maybe I was getting in touc...
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AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KEEP DIRT FILES
BY Henk Luf
  It has been discovered that some Australian Members of Parliament are maintaining 'dirt files' on their constituents.   The discovery was made after a constituent of a Federal Liberal Party MP made allegations upon which an independen...
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Travel Review
BY Henk Luf
It is interesting to watch the total US military paranoia at Guantanamo Bay NAS. On the US side of one particular closed and barricaded gate, numerous heavily armed US Marines with dogs and other paraphernalia were busy at it, their weapons all aimed at the 'enemy'. The 'enemy' on the other side consisted of one Cuban soldier, sitting on a deck chair, smoking a large cigar. Ah indeed, US taxpayer's dollars at work.
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The Politics of War
BY John Deeds
This article brings forth the ideas we have long known about the politics of war, although perhaps we have forgotten some of the details along the way. Read on . . .
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Better Another Taliban Afghanistan, than a Taliban NUCLEAR Pakistan!?
BY Stephen John Morgan
The Soviets were prepared to fight to the death in Afghanistan because they knew the edge of their empire was crumbling and a domino effect on its other republics would follow. It took the Soviets 10 years and the loss of 15,000 troops before they admitted they admitted defeat in Afghanistan.
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Iran – The Unwinable War, with Unachievable Aims and Unbelievable Consequences
BY Stephen John Morgan
Despite all the diplomatic jaw-jaw and the attempts by the Bush administration to throw dust in the eyes of the public, it is likely that the U.S. has decided together with Israel to launch a "pre-emptive" attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Whatever conferences and accords come up, there is only a short window of opportunity to attack, before defeat in Iraq paralyses the U.S. scope for operations. It will be the last war for the lost cause.
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U.S. FACILITIES AT GUANTANAMO BAY DECLARED ILLEGAL
BY Henk Luf
  The "International Law Compliance Forum", ILCF, have declared U.S. facilities at Guantanamo Bay to be an illegal occupation of Cuban territory.   The ILCF says that Guantanamo Bay belongs to Cuba and that the U.S. has no right to occup...
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Odds and Ends
BY Henk Luf
This is a very recent conversation that took place somewhere in the Middle East. Unit 87: "Tower we are ready". Tower: "Very good Unit 87. Runway 24, turn right, climb to flight level 220". (22,000ft) Unit 87: "I don't think that will be possible". Tower: "And why not?" Unit 87: "We are the runway sweeper, we are here to clean runways, not to fly them". Tower: "Nothing further" and then a deafening silence.
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The Great Satan, the wounded snake?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The Mad Mullahs and The Great Satan, covert war is manageable but overt war is a disaster
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Iraqis should vote U.S. Military In or Out!
BY Lue Deck
OK, so America did well at nation building with South Korea, Japan, and Germany. Nobody can take that away from us. America also did pretty well with Israel, Thailand and The Philippines. But, as far as Iraq goes...not so good!
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The Right of Iraq to Self-Determination
BY Stephen John Morgan
Bereft of new ideas for a new epoch, the U.S. is falling back on the old methods of British Imperialism in divide and rule and the sectarian tactics to deal with counter-insurgence. In particular, they are surreptitiously turning to a method which was successfully employed in Malaysia. Whatever our personal opinion of what is the best or most suitable form of government, it is for the Iraqi peoples to work out and decide for themselves rather than our aspirations for them. It is their future.
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U.S. PLANS ATTACK ON IRAN
BY Henk Luf
The U.S. is currently in the planning and implementation phases for an attack on Iran early April.
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The CIA now classed as terrorists? Oooops
BY Henk Luf
The Australian Government has approved the construction of another U.S. spy-base, this one to be constructed near Geraldton in Western Australia.
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Politics of Global Warming
BY Reece Pocock
There is great doubt whether our political leaders will ever have the courage to address the difficult decisions to alleviate global warming. Scientists have proved their point. The Earth is heating at an alarming rate and unless we address the problem of greenhouse gases then our globe, as we know it will cease to exist.
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What Some Forget About the War in Iraq
BY John Deeds
One glaring truth that many people seem to forget, mostly the misinformed writers who write with such a formidable sense of knowledge to the reader, is that the 'troops' and or 'the military' as a whole, all took an Oath to 'serve and to protect.'
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Poor Lue's Almanack Feb. 2007
BY Lue Deck
A compendium of information, entertainment and some words to the wise. The first part's true, the last part's Lue!
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IRAQ - BLUEPRINT FOR PEACE
BY Henk Luf
As the conflict in Iraq grinds on in a seemingly endless cycle of sectarian violence and counter violence, very little has been done, its seems, to get a permanent and lasting solution in terms of obtaining stability and personal and financial security within Iraq's population. The U.S. and its allies have no further role to play in Iraq, they have done enough damage already and any external defence and security assistance should come from within the Middle-East or from neutral countries.
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“Lost on a Couch” – Psychological Reasons for the US Defeat in Iraq
BY Stephen John Morgan
In many ways the decisive factors which have lost the war in Iraq are the moral and psychological questions. How long will U.S. troops go on fighting for empty rhetoric and broken promises? How long can they continue to swear allegiance to the lies and deception of their Commander-in-Chief? How long can they keep up a fight without a meaning or cause in order to justify such suffering and death?
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Mehdi Army Chief fled to Iran
BY Stephen John Morgan
A potential Pandora's box opens in Iraq on news of Muqtada al-Sadr's "exile." Will his Mehdi Army split? Could an "Intifada"-style uprising be on the cards in Sadr City?
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Private Contractors are Nothing New
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Private contracts awarded by the federal government are nothing new. They are an old tool of the government, where those with special ties in the right government places are awarded lucrative contracts.
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Al Qaeda’s Hidden Weaknesses - Why Al Qaeda can't succeed
BY Stephen John Morgan
Highly dangerous cults of hate like Al Qaeda are social mutations that grow virulently and seem unstoppable. But they are not invincible and are bedeviled with contradictions that can eventually consume them. Much depends on them having the right conditions to flourish. To live they must kill, to survive others must die. But still they are ultimately doomed by the futility of their very existence.
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The Wild, Wierd and Ferocious Counter-Surge
BY Stephen John Morgan
Helicopters falling from the skies, cult uprisings, "Mission Impossible" adventures and "Grozny"-style battles all make this surge different. Already in preparation the insurgency is showing itself ready and prepared to fight back. The madness of war is everywhere in a reckless, belligerency, mixed with new found professionalism that threatens a great conflagaration.
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The Sisyphean Surge – Petraeus and the making a Greek Tragedy
BY Stephen John Morgan
They say that whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It is also said that madness can be defined by doing the same thing again and again and getting the same wrong result, without ever changing. Sisyphus was one such poor soul in question. Condemned by the Gods to roll a rock up and hill and watch it fall down again, and then continue to repeat the hopeless process for the rest of eternity. His crime had been to try to cheat the Gods, by cheating death and becoming one of them. Likewise the US is now condemned for trying to cheat defeat in Iraq, to repeating the same old mad policies over and over again. If once there was method in the madness, there is now madness in the method. This dysfunctional behaviour can only finally result in some unspeakable abomination.
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Breaking News Middle east
BY Stephen John Morgan
Breaking news – Iraq Sunday 11th Februaryby Stephen J. Morgan   Tikrit – Evidence of two processes seems to be gathering more weight in the two attacks on Sunday morning one in Baghdad and the second near Tikrit, some 80 miles to the north. ...
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UNITED NATIONS DESPERATELY NEEDS HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS. SURVIVAL OR COLLAPSE? TIME WILL TELL.
BY Henk Luf
To say that the United Nations human rights processes are a farce is to state the obvious rather mildly. Human rights abuses, war crimes and other crimes against humanity put the U.N. in danger of collapse.
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Hated Without a Cause or Is There a Cause?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Why are the Jews and their homeland, Israel hated in this unthinking, disproportionate manner? While what's happening to the Palestinians is a tragedy by every measure, that simply does not explain the viscreal reaction to the Jews.
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GUANTANAMO BAY - THE DAVID HICKS TERRORISM CASE
BY Henk Luf
Quantanamo bay - No Provable Facts, Little Evidence, And Lots Of Fiction.
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International Debt Forgiveness: Applying an Ancient Principle to a Modern Problem
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Why is it that a quarter of the world possesses the majority of the riches? It is imperative for the economic growth of the Two/Thirds World that Western countries forgive the debts of the respective poorer nations.
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The Battle of Baghdad : Perspectives for the Surge
BY Stephen John Morgan
Last stand at the last chance saloon. Best hope is the insurgents take a holiday in Honolulu, until things quiet down. Worst possibility is massacres and huge civilian losses due to fighting with heavy armor in densely populated areas. Some form of Iraqi Intifada cannot be ruled out. Whatever, this is the last chance, no Iraqi will stand for any new U.S. promises or plans in the future. The real showdown is still to come.
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The Lie That Broke The Camel's Back!
BY Lue Deck
(Our 43rd president proves himself to be The Fibber-in-Chief!)   Fool us once, shame on you!  Fool us twice, shame on us! Fool us five times, shame on all of us for still believing we can trust you. Oh, my President: Where forth art thou...
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The Koran vs. Terrorist Sects
BY John Deeds
When 'religions' become foot-holds and a means of and for the advent of wars, we need to step back and take a look at the enemy's beliefs versus those of our own before we launch attacks. 'Religions' replace 'politics' with Terrorists, and we must understand what they, themselves, don't seem to understand. Or is it all the other way around?
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AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY - DEAD BUT NOT YET BURIED
BY Henk Luf
It seems to be becoming more and more obvious that the overall US foreign policy structure appears to have all but collapsed, and that all that remains is for someone to give it decent burial...
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Australian Parliament Members Exposed
BY Henk Luf
An airport somewhere in the Pacific. Tower: "E991, runway 16, proceed right to VIP terminal". E991: "E991 runway 16, turn right to VIP car park." Tower: "Negative, proceed right to VIP terminal with that Global Express. An allocated parking area has been set aside for you". E991: "Thank you tower. As we are not a Global Express but a 777, we'll take the VIP terminal, the car park, the allocated parking area and any other space that might be left-over after that". Tower: "E991, proceed left International terminal Gate 2".
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State of the Union: 2007
BY John Deeds
A 'State of the Union' public address from one of the backbones of the country called the United States.
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Spot the KGB Officer
BY Henk Luf
The American Presidential campaigning seems to be in full swing. A number of candidates have emerged already, all of them saying that they will be fixing the Iraq problem. For the American Government, I have a perfect way to fix the Iraq problem. It is known as the departure lounge at Baghdad Airport.
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THE CASE AGAINST RUMSFELD
BY Henk Luf
Since the George W. Bush regime came to power, there have been numerous breaches of International Law, breaches of UN and other Conventions including the Geneva Convention. Those breaches are enough in severity and seriousness to warrant an international investigation as to charges being brought against former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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A VERY ROUGH LANDING
BY Henk Luf
After a recent flight into Santo Domingo during a very rough day resulting in a very rough landing this was the announcement from the cockpit. "Ladies and Gentlemen. This is the co-pilot speaking. Welcome to Santo Domingo. Please remain seated while our Captain will attempt to taxi the undamaged bits of this aircraft to its allocated parking spot". Captain was not amused.
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THE LIES OF IRAQ
BY Henk Luf
The way things have turned out in Iraq, those reading the statistics must be wondering as to how various countries got sucked into a war that nobody wanted, and resulting in a civil war that will take a genius to resolve.
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Pilots Beware. Bath sighted at 37,000ft
BY Henk Luf
Conversation between two aircraft; "E1037 to Alitalia 88". E1037 "I will hand you to my co-pilot, I have to see to my bath". Al 88"Your what?" E1037 "My bath". Al 88 "Where do you get an aircraft like that?" E1037 "Just ask your company mate. They will do one of three things. They either think you are mad and put you in a lunatic-asylum, sack you, or give you a bath on your next aircraft". Forty minutes later there was a report. E1037 "Bath sighted at 37,000. Not bad either it was".
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Humour, Laughs and Mirth
BY Henk Luf
Recent air traffic exchange at Sydney International Airport. Tower: E1815, follow Virgin 761 onto runway 16R. Aircraft E1815: I thank you tower, I have never been told to follow a virgin before but it will be my pleasure.
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IRAN AND THE US - A DANGEROUS GAME OF BRINKMANSHIP
BY Henk Luf
While relations between the US and Iran have not been good ever since the fall of the Shah, the verbal hostilities between the two countries have become increasingly acrimonious in recent months.        In fact, with th...
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Cheer Up America!
BY Lue Deck
Gosh, with all the holiday blues going around, and with all of Uncle Sam's woes these days, it's become real easy to get down on ourselves lately. But don't. It's really not that bad for us. Cheer up everybody!
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Laughin' with The Troops!
BY Lue Deck
From Subic Bay in the Philippines, to a 2,000 seat arena on the Island of Diego Garcia in the Pacific Ocean, when I have been onstage doing comedy shows for our Armed Forces, I’ve known I had two things in common with them: the first was we were all proud Americans, the second was this far away, we all missed home!
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AMNESTY For Junior Bush!
BY Lue Deck
America is forgiving, isn’t it? Why shouldn’t somebody start a movement to forgive George Bush Jr. his most grievous mistakes?
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My 100 Best Jokes from 2006!
BY Lue Deck
Here are my 100 best jokes, chosen from the past ten months. At least that's what I've been telling my goverment.
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Bush New World Order and Noam Chomsky
A New World Order?
Whenever I read anything by Chomsky, I feel very uncomfortable, partly because he keeps telling me that the world is in a mess, but mainly because I do not know what to do with this knowledge. I suspect many others feel the same. Chomsky's latest book "Failed States" is no different.

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Lunatics at The UN
Lunatics at The UN
When England’s Prime Minister returned from his meeting with Hitler, Chamberlain waved a signed truce paper and declared to all: He had achieved “Peace in our times!…” Poor Neville had not. And, since The League of Nations died its hapless death, World War Two started forthwith!

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CNN = Celebrity News Network?
CNN = Celebrity News Network?
One of CNN’s recent headlines indicated Brooke Shields has accepted a face-to-face apology from Tom Cruise for his extremely public criticism of her decision to use anti-depressants to combat the severe post-partum depression she experienced after giving birth to her first child. It was a real CNN Headline. The marriage of our celebrity watching culture to our addition to 24 hour cable news has produced a nasty child. That child is the fact that insignificant celebrity chatter becomes cable news headlines which drone on for days.

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Is Goerge Bush a Neocon?
The Evolution of a NEO-CON! ......or Please Come Back William F. Buckley, You Weren't THAT Bad!
Lue is gonna talk about the evolution of neocons. Stay tuned!

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Funny Things to Make Me Laugh ...or why do americans laugh so much
Why America laughs (so much!)
America pursues the art and act of laughing, sometimes relentlessly.

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Cain an Abel
An Abel and Cain Re-Run.
I Stand With Israel! (although, I'm sure they won't even notice.) I suppose the rest of the world may think I'm just one stupid American, but I'd like to take the chance to make my case for all to see and hear. Yes, I stand wi...

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Nigeria Cannot Afford to Cry When They Sneeze!
Nigeria Cannot Afford to Cry When They Sneeze!
Nigerians have to recognize the germane element of goodwill in serving visitors water, kola or fura. This goodwill is founded on kindness and enabled by rectitude, customary traditions of Nigeria's various ethnic groups. The social expectations therein guide positive adaptations that rationalize the place of our traditions in the context of modern Nigeria. These adaptations should also be anchored in the paradigm of impressing upon visitors our positive social attitudes about life and existence. Altruistically, every human heritage, no matter the clime, intends just that. But the current contamination by whimsical values, prostituted by modern decadence, is inconsistent with our human values.