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Strip Clubs, Slip-ups and Memory Blanks: Why does the news media focus on triviality rather than politics
BY Chris Hartley
Kevin Rudd’s strip club visit, John Howard’s memory blanks and unsteady feet, and Julia Gillard’s childlessness all seem to take the media’s preference, rather than what’s really important, policy. When it comes to politics the news media often chooses to focus on trivial events that have no bearing on the merits of a candidate’s policies. BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson showed this belief at a speech in Oxford in 2006.
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SCIENTISTS HAVE PROGNOSTICATED MORE DANGERS TO OUR LIFE
BY Israel Jayakaran
There ! The scientific community of our planet are on their warning mission once again.. The latest one is for the Lap top users. Their research has revealed that the heat produced by the laptops kept balanced on your lap, could increase the risk of infertility in you.
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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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WHO IS A REAL MAN?
BY Linda Wattley
As it stands today, our boys have mixed messages on what it means to be a man. Who is qualified to prepare them for the future survival of the human race? No answer means homosexuaity and corrruption.
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Chapter 2- The Magical Baby and the Kitchen Girl
BY Crystal Tein
The duck, chicken and pig spirits were dancing happily in a circle, anticipating the ransom due them. The duck was particularly happy. He was rich but he loved money and was a scrooge.
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Who should be the next U.S. President?
BY John Deeds
With the costs of the war in Iraq and the multiple people in both Parties running for the office, who SHOULD be the next President and will they be able to handle the job amd the mess left behind by the presnt President?
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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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ESCAPE
BY Reece Pocock
The war had taken everything from Rolf, his parents his kids, his wife. Now the German's wanted to kill him for desertion. Nothing was going to stop him from escaping.
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THE WALK IN INTERVIEWS
BY Israel Jayakaran
As a retired man and since I have plenty of time on hand, I read through the daily newspaper from the first line to the last. And that includes all the advertisements.
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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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Republicans DROPPING Like FLYS!
BY Lue Deck
With all its gadflies (and their cash) The Grand Old Party must feel like they've flown into a colossal "Time for a Change!" bug-zapper!
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Receive a letter or postcard in Prison and Change a Life!
BY Stephen John Morgan
Doctor Kamal Al-Labwani was condemned to 12 years in prison in July 2007 following an unfair trial.
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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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AN EMPIRE LOST and RE-CAPTURED
BY Israel Jayakaran
Once upon a time in India, ‘cooking’ used to be the prerogative of a woman.
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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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The Green Eye of the Magical Family
BY Crystal Tein
This is an age-old song. And it delves through the ages of history to a kingdom.
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The Magical Baby and the Kitchen Girl
BY Crystal Tein
There was once a very powerful magical baby. He is destined to rule the entire universe.
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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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SAVE LIVES!
BY Stephen John Morgan
The former student activist Hla Myo Naung has been arrested in Yangoon (ex-Rangoon) on the morning of the 10th October, while he was looking for treatment for a ruptured cornea.
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IT IS CONTAGIOUS
BY Israel Jayakaran
It’s a disease and yet not a disease in the technical sense. If you sit next to a person affected by it you too may contract it.
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What is it about Strong women that makes us feel uncomfortable?
BY Reece Pocock
Perhaps we are not as removed from the times when women were thought to be submissive, stayed home had children and looked after their family as we think we are. Maybe Helen Reddy should dust off her vocal cords and bring out a new song. I am a bloody strong woman, instead of just ‘I am woman’.
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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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I SHOULDA SHOT PAULY SHORE!
BY Lue Deck
(It might have saved The Comedy Store! Normally, I do not advocate any kind of violence...but this little Weasel is a special case.)
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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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War of Independence or the Great Mutiny
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The 1857 War of Independence or Great Mutiny has been directly seared into the national psyches of many countries and impacted a great many more countries indirectly.
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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 story of the Islamic Rage boy and other rage boys in the world
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
I was struck by the sheer prevalence of rage in the world. The first incident which I came across was the identification of the Islamic Rage Boy by some bloggers in the USA.
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Of Mice and Men and their Wars and Businesses
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
While reading a book Every Man a Tiger by Tom Clancy (ISBN-10: 0399144935) on General Horner, the Air Component Commander of during Operation Desert Storm, I came across this statement: “When a general goes to war, he needs a staff function. And if h...
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Mayor of London! Surely eccentricity has its limits?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
When I was knee high to a pea plant, I started getting interested in politics (in a vain hope to sound intelligent when trying to pick up birds). My mother told me a quote which still sticks to my mind, she said: "Son, you will be torn between two fe...
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HOGWASH Fatigue!
BY Lue Deck
(Just tell our politicians to shut up!)   This commentary is dedicated to Mr. Brian Lamb, U.S. Navy (Ret) and his esteemed colleagues at CSPAN for posing an outstanding question (How has war fatigue affected you?) to begin their signature show...
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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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Mersa El Brega
BY Reece Pocock
Private Rolf Kreiger and the battle for Mersa El Brega.
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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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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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Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless Wiretapping
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978 as a way to guard against the type of abuses of presidential power which President Nixon engaged in, namely, using federal agencies to conduct electronic wiretapping on critics of his administration.
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Staying alive
BY Reece Pocock
  ‘A’ Company moved out at El Alamein in 1942 to an assembly area one thousand yards southeast. They encountered light machine gun fire from a ridge to the front. Company command ordered the platoon onto a full frontal attack; Steve’s rifle bla...
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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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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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Planned Saudi Attacks Averted
BY Henk Luf
  Planned Al-Queda attacks on Saudi refinery facilities and air bases have been averted following the arrest of a number of Al-Qaeda operatives. The planned attacks were discovered after intelligence found that Al-Qaeda was planning to attack ...
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Home from the War
BY Reece Pocock
After surviving Tobruk and El Alamein Bill Kelly returns to the bosum of his family in the country town of Clare South Australia. His welcome is loving and but not everything is as he expected. Unfinished personal problems from his past catch up with him and wont' have time to attend to them until he has to report for duty again and the war in New Guinea.
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Report from Estonia: Riot over removal of Soviet War memorial in Tallinn
BY Siim Einfeldt
Tallinn, Estonia, 17th April 2007. A plan to remove the Red Army memorial from its current location in Tonismagi caused riots in the Estonian capital Tallinn.
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US Used Neutron to Take Baghdad
BY Stephen John Morgan
  "The biggest story of the war became a non-event when the truth of the matter was that it was simply too bloody an event to report." Captain Eric H. May, a former intelligence officer.Ever more reports are emerging on the likelihood that the ...
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Medal for John
BY Reece Pocock
John didn't want the bloody medal. He wanted to forget New Guinea and the War.
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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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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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CUBA - The Road to Democracy
BY Henk Luf
    Much has been said as to what might happen to Cuba beyond the Castro era and, as per usual, vested interests have muddied the waters to the extent that those who are likely to eventually run the country have, with the blessing of the ...
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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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UK Sailors and Marines Released from Iran
BY Henk Luf
  After some intense negotiations between independent mediators and the Iranian Government, the 15 HMS Cornwall sailors and marines have been released and are allowed to depart Iran onboard an aircraft provided by the mediation team.   T...
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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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Save Earth and Laugh Now!
BY Lue Deck
(The galaxy needs comics!)   Turns out, The Confederation of Planets won't admit Earth until we've attained certain levels of science, sensitivity, and nonviolence! Informed of this data, a select group of future thinkers have been planning, f...
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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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Guantanamo Bay Farce Continues - Hicks Gets 9 Months
BY Henk Luf
Hicks pleaded guilty just to get out of Guantanamo and his admission can be regarded accordingly. In any case, the charge, guilty plea and sentence are not valid under U.S. law, Australian laws as well as International Law provisions.
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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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Horace the Horse
BY Reece Pocock
A fictional account based on the factual battles around Horace the Horse by the Australians on the Huon Peninsula in 1943. After forcing the enemy from Lae and Finchafen the Australians found the tenacious Japanese still hung on to fight to the death.
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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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BUSH and Freedom, Liberty and Democracy?
BY Henk Luf
When young George talks about these lofty subjects, he is essentially talking nonsense. In other words, when it comes to the notions of freedom, liberty and democracy, George Bush is only capable of talking crap.
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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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Do horses have a sense of humor?
BY Israel Jayakaran
  They do, according to me.   I  cannot say for sure if they indulge in this game  with other horses but certainly they display it in full measure with  the human beings especially  the  novice riders, as ...
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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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I dare you to do this!
BY John Deeds
This week's offering asks us all who are we willing to be in a world that changes day to day, and are we capable of changes for the better, or the worse?
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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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Introducing the Magical Family from China
BY Crystal Tein
There was, and still is, a magical family from China. Now, this group of family consists of many surnames, but the three known are - Tay, Chen and Wong. These are the three that are the most known in society, and the least dangerous.   This fa...
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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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Pakistan trapped, surrounded, quarantined or just reading too much into it?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Pakistan is trapped and quarantined by all. Is it reading too much into the situation?
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Are we all actually being thieves and cheats?
BY John Deeds
There's good and bad in all of us. Let's look into the mirror and see whose face we see.
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What Do You Drink?
BY Andrea Lutz
The following is an account of the observations I made of British people and their attitude towards drinking alcohol.
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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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‘…and Uncle Sam cried!’ (A parade of heroes)
BY Lue Deck
  (A parade of heroes)   There's a local legend in Washington, D.C. It's rumored that some nights there are strange goings on at the National Mall.  For those who are there to behold (and believe), ghosts still stroll that hallowe...
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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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THE CIA - AMERICA'S OWN TERRORISM ORGANISATION AND ITS SECRET ACTIVITIES
BY Henk Luf
The US has been accused of conducting terrorism activities in various countries around the world such activities designed to bypass international and US domestic laws. The US agency involved is the CIA, which can now be classified as a terrorist organisation in accordance with internationally recognised guidelines.
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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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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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ISRAEL RECEIVES BUNKER-BUSTER WEAPONS
BY Henk Luf
The Israeli Air Force is said to have received 'bunker-buster' bombs from the U.S.
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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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Love of the Written Word
BY Andrea Lutz
This week, I am going to tell you all about one of the things that I love most about England. It is the fact that you can get access to an abundance of books and other printed media . . . incredibly cheaply! There are libraries that you can join for free; there are charity shops where you can buy them for a pittance; and there are all those wonderful bookstores which celebrate the written word with the attention it actually deserves.
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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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Ten Things People Do to Keep Up Appearances
BY Crystal Tein
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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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Australia and its Native People
BY Andrea Lutz
This article was written after an Australian holiday of six weeks, which took place in November 2004. Rather than a result of extensive research, it is largely about my subjective impression of Australia and its people. By no means does it claim to be an expert essay, but is rather intended as a starting point for discussion. I would welcome feedback from people with more inside information available to them – including and especially people living in Australia!
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One Language, Many Shapes and Sizes
BY Andrea Lutz
I thought it would be a good idea to start this column off with one of the most obvious parts of life in Britain: The English Language. The following contains some observations and snippets about the way in which British people use their language.
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What I know that you don’t!
BY Lue Deck
(This will be short!)   Scolding amateur comedians is a gas! As I traveled in my own standup career, often I've been asked to help and coach some inexperienced comedy performers. If these wayward souls could be helped, mostly I tried to help....
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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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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?