“The trouble with Australian politics is that you only see the tip of the ice cube”
— Gore Vidal
Background
In March 2003 the Coalition of the Willing (US, UK, Ger, Fr, Saudi Arabia, Australia et al) unleashed 7 Hiroshima’s on Iraq.… Go to Article
Day: August 3, 2012
Inside Iraq – report from Donna Mulhearn
Dear friends
In the last few weeks I have been posting pictures and stories on my Facebook page and on Twitter about what I am witnessing and experiencing in Iraq.… Go to Article
War on the horizon: Syrian refugees in Lebanon
[Editor’s Note: Thousands of refugees have fled from Syria to the towns over the border in Lebanon – villages like Qaa and Ras Baalbek.… Go to Article
Games people play
Olympic Rant #11 Games reputation on the chopping block
WHEN I heard the IOC had booted out a referee and the coppers had lumbered an Olympic tweeter, I thought it best to turn my attention to an alternative spectacular, the annual Pine Rivers Show.
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