Later on the same day that Thomas Friedman published the op-ed in the New York Times entitled “WikiLeaks, Drought and Syria” Jeffery Grossman wrote a response to it in his article ‘Thomas Friedman.… Go to Article
Category: No War
What do Israel and Australia have in common?
Opinion
26 Jan 2014
What do Israel and Australia have in common?Australia’s crimes during its colonial history resemble those of Israel.… Go to Article
Shouting into a dust storm: “WikiLeaks, Drought and Syria”
JAN. 21, 2014
by Thomas L. Friedman, Op-Ed Columnist, New York Times
In the 1970s, I got both my bachelors and masters degrees in modern Middle East studies, and I can assure you that at no time did environmental or climate issues appear anywhere in the syllabi of my courses.… Go to Article
Refugee sworn affidavit of past torture by Australian Navy
… Go to ArticleThe military man raised his handgun (it was dark almost black and had a shiny side). He pointed it at my head.
Sharon
“We will re-build everything on the basis of resistance and Sharon must be aware of the resistance of the Jenin camp for all his life”
— young girl standing in the rubble of Jenin in 2002.… Go to Article
Reporting the Brisbane G20
I want to try to spend tonight inspiring some of you to become reporters. What’s in a name? I use reporter because the word, journalist, is a too lofty for me – a name popularised by the self-important – journalists!… Go to Article
The Truth about Israel’s secret nuclear arsenal
(Uncharacteristically, overnight this story has already slipped from view on the Guardian pages! Such a thoroughly well researched and extensive article would normally be there on their front page for quite a while.… Go to Article
Detention centre conditions toughening up
Dear Refugee Supporters,
We are seeing changed conditions in the MITA (Melbourne immigration Transit Accommodation) which are clearly designed to frighten and intimidate the people inside.… Go to Article
Saudi Arabia, France make their move in Lebanon
The Saudi decision to give $3 billion in aid to the Lebanese army to purchase French weapons and ammunition came as a surprise to both supporters and opponents of the move.… Go to Article
Peace activists arrested for standing on public road
On the 19th of July 2013, four peace activists were arrested outside the Rockhampton army barracks and charged for contravening a police direction.… Go to Article
Why Lebanese are coming in boats
This film clip from Human Rights Watch explains (why Lebanese are coming in boats)
Abbott and Morrison claim that they (Lebanese) are ‘economic refugees’ and have sent Lebanese community leaders out to tell people not to come.… Go to Article
PShift Retrospective 2013
History is an angel being blown backwards into the future
He said: History is a pile of debris
And the angel wants to go back and fix things
To repair the things that have been broken
But there is a storm blowing from Paradise
And the storm keeps blowing the angel backwards into the future
And this storm, this storm is called Progress.… Go to Article
Towards Peace — a worker’s journey
Towards Peace – A workers Journey (PDF) by Phil O’Brien and Bernie Dowling [SHAPE – Social History Publishing Enterprise with LeftPress]
Tunnelling through the night, the trains pass in a splendour of power, with a sound like thunder shaking the orchards, waking the young from a dream, scattering like glass the old men's sleep; laying a black trail over the still bloom of the orchards.… Go to Article
No Permanent Protection Visas
No Permanent Protection Visas to be granted to people who arrive in Australia without visas.
THIS is the excuse given for no releases from detention since Morrison took over.… Go to Article
Urgent Appeal to Pope Francis to help Gaza
Gazan families are suffering. Israel and Egypt have cut off fuel supplies so that Gazans have had no electricity and vital services for 2 months.… Go to Article
G20, LNP and neoliberalism
‘… in my view populism is what we need, roughly speaking hanging bankers from the lamposts …’
– prof john quigan speaking
at the cloudland committee
inaugural forum
on 28 nov 2013
[1:07:37] in PShift
recording below
Review of talk given by prof quigan and organised by the cloudland collective.… Go to Article
Protected: Conscience, Law and Order — “hiding in the thickets of the law”
On streets of Dublin: Manning-Assange-Snowden
The last few days in Dublin, unfolded in a warm embrace of solidarity for imprisoned Pvt Manning’s mother Susan, Aunts Mary & Sharon & Uncle Kevin.… Go to Article
Indonesian police launch massive crackdown on peaceful KNPB activists
From http://freewestpapua.org/
November 26, 2013
Indonesian police have today arrested a total of 41 KNPB activists in Timika, Jayapura and Sorong ahead of planned mass actions across West Papua this weekend for West Papua independence day.… Go to Article
Shootings, killings, beatings, arrests as hundreds flee to jungle after Indon Police open fire on peaceful KNPB demo
From http://westpapuamedia.info/
Before the shooting, a mass of people had gathered in the field outside the Expo Waena bus terminal and market in front of the Museum, mainly sitting and chatting while listening to speeches.… Go to Article
War on trial
November 16, 2013
‘Mass movements don’t come from nowhere’ … veteran peace activist Graeme Dunstan is taking on the military-industrial complex.… Go to Article
Peace, tourism and political games in Kashmir
While praise is heaped on tourism, its actual contribution to Kashmir’s economy is unknown [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera – Opinion – Al Jazeera English]
For a second summer in a row, the Indian establishment and media are agog with Kashmir’s bumper tourism season.… Go to Article
WikiLeaks Whistleblower Private Manning
POSTER – Fri. Nov. 29th. 7pm Dublin solidarity event with Welsh family of imprisoned inprisoned
WikiLeaks Whistleblower Private Manning
Please circulate, print off put up!… Go to Article
Letter from Afghan MP’s about ‘Deporting to Danger’
This letter was sent by over 40 Afghan Members of Parliament urging the Australian government not to send Hazaras back to Danger and not to reinstate the disastrous Temporary Visa.… Go to Article
Refugees, sea shepherds, and bankers…
Hi folks,
Greetings from France, where the European leg of my world tour has begun… Next is Germany, Denmark, Norway and Belgium, then North America. … Go to Article
RoadMap to Apartheid
[PShift (4zzz fm 102.1 Fridays at noon) broadcast on 20 Sept 2013 – ‘Roadmap to Apartheid’]
Six years ago, almost to the day, a Palestinian citizen was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday morning in Al-’Ayn refugee camp, west of Nablus, during an Israeli incursion into the refugee camp which began on Tuesday 18 September 2007.… Go to Article
Refugees shot trying to leave
WILL THIS BE AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK?
Two Palestinian refugees killed in emigration attempt from Egypt
Two Syrian-Palestinian refugees killed attempting illegal passage from Alexandria to Europe
Zeinab El Gundy, Wednesday 18 Sep 2013
Two Palestinian refugees, formerly detained at El-Gomrok police station in Alexandria (Photo: refugeesmovement Facebook page)
Egyptian security forces on Tuesday foiled an attempt by Syrian and Palestinian refugees to emigrate from Alexandria to Italy by sea, killing two of the refugees.… Go to Article
Why care about G-20? Some initial thoughts…
Dear Friends,
Imagine if the leaders of all these countries, finance ministers and central bank govenors were meeting in your town to set the global economic agenda: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia,Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and, European Union.… Go to Article
Rain of fire: US attempt to destablise Middle East
"I dream of snakes ...
I kill one and a yet bigger one appears ..."
- Cuban troubadour, Silvio Rodriguez
I refer to the NYT article With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas which does not give any detail of the material released by wikileaks however it does make the following statement:
… Go to ArticleSarin gas has been identified by the United States as the agent loaded atop small rockets on Aug.
Striking it Richer
The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States
(Updated with 2012 preliminary estimates)
Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley September 3, 2013
The recent dramatic rise in income inequality in the United States is well documented.