Afghan invasion was never a “good war” – John Pilger
US-led invasion of Afghanistan should be called what it was – an imperialist war launched under the guise of a fight against terrorism
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Opinion
‘Forever war’ benefiting Afghans? Follow the money
20 years and a staggering US$2.23 trillion spent in a “forever war” persistently spun as promoting democracy and benefiting the “Afghan people
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Australia’s lack of independent foreign policy is a hangover from a racist history
Morrison talks about defending our sovereignty against China but that has already been ceded for no good reason to America.
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AUSTRALIA HAS CHOSEN – USA. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?
By Mike Lyons There has been constant discussion about whether Australia needs to choose between its ally, United States of
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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and Australia’s Complicity
The way Australian authorities have acted in regards to ten years of TORTURE of Julian Assange, is proof that Australia
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Consent-manufacturing for Patriot Act II continues
This is who they’ll end up targeting going forward, and whatever Biden and Company wind up rolling out to fight ‘domestic terrorism’ will help them do so.
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Twitter howls ‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ as Uganda shuts down social media!?!
“There’s no way anybody can come and play around with our country… We cannot tolerate this arrogance of anybody coming to decide for us who is good and who is bad.”
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The Assange Extradition Ruling Is A Relief, But It Isn’t Justice
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled against US extradition for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but not for the reasons she should have.
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“I am Greta” – One documentary – many opposing reviews
The new documentary I Am Greta follows the Swedish soothsayer from when she began her protests in 2018 to today. It was intended to show her global campaigning impact, but my feeling after watching it was just one of pity.
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In times of Corona, history’s train is speeding up: Reboot humanity!
Gordon Dumoulin July 27, 2020 While most people all over the world are debating the current health, geopolitical, and economic
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Do US media provoke post-election chaos for Biden who also offers no hope?
If Biden has, in fact, received so many more votes, why is the CNN-led media flock in such a hurry to declare him the winner?
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Social media’s creators admit it dehumanizes people, disrupts social fabric and destroys democracy
Social media has replaced genuine human contact with abstract virtual connections that encourage selfishness, narcissism and anti-social behavior.
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The challenge of integrity and corruption
John Hewson The case for a truly independent Federal Integrity and Anti-corruption commission is beyond question If, in today’s COVID
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Democracy overboard: Rupert Murdoch’s long war on Australian politics
Australia has become the complacent country. Complacent about its future economic competitiveness. Complacent about climate change. Complacent about how to navigate our future in the region given China’s rise, America’s response and a neighbourhood increasingly torn between the two. Complacent too about the gradual erosion of our democracy itself through a growing “pay for play” culture from financial donations to political parties, an increasing assault on the independence of the public service and the abuse of monopolistic media power.
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At A Time Of Rapidly Creeping Authoritarianism, Assange’s Freedom Is More Crucial Than Ever
“Assange had to be made to suffer horribly and in public – to be made an example of – to deter other journalists from ever following in his footsteps. He is the modern equivalent of a severed head on a pike displayed at the city gates.”
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