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  China: what is old is new again posted by staff report via kwai, 2013-07-25 03:06:02
China has always been an Imperial ‘kingdom’ and remains so today. Those that imagine otherwise are deluded or simply ignorant. Thousands of years of inculcated cultural values do not disappear with a change of Emperor. Mao’s revolution was just another regime change with the Imperial blueprint firmly intact. In other words, the only thing that changed with Mao was the Emperor’s face and style of centralist, autocratic rule. (full story)
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 Whistleblowers Past and Present posted by floyd, 2013-07-23 13:14:10
Primarily due to the adverse propaganda they attract most people are aware of today's many whistleblowers; however, few are aware of the strong tradition of truth-telling and revealing State crime. I have selected one major truth-teller from the past and included his book (PDF) and his most famous speech. It should be noted that the person I refer to was a highly decorated Major General in the US Marine Corps, who unlike Manning, had some protection due to his reputation and rank. However, I do not wish to diminish in any way the efforts of today's whistleblowers, only highlight the fact that men and women of conscience have existed since time immemorial and that revealing TRUTH is a very old and noble tradition, especially in religious contexts -- hang your head in shame, 'Christian,' America! (full story)
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 A Mammal gives birth -- how 'unusual!' posted by charlie, 2013-07-22 23:09:23
The planet is going to hell in a hand basket; criminals have hijacked western democracies and are waging perpetual war; citizens are targeted for assassination and indefinite detention without recourse of any kind, law is flouted everywhere by governments and corrupt judiciaries; American presidents compile kill lists and pursue truth tellers; big brother and other rogue agencies conduct illegal global surveillance on everyone -- and that's just for starters! (full story)
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 The Vast Majority Died posted by cass, 2013-07-22 11:21:13
People (entire societies/civilisations) have perished almost overnight in the past; nations today are suffering from a historically known and measurable syndrome/plague – it is characterised by social paralysis in the most urgent or threatening circumstances. We saw it clearly at work during the rise of the overtly criminal Nazi regime in Germany and we see again today in the US, but that is not to what the title alludes, though I wish it was; no, I refer to the many historical myths/legends of total annihilation that left the vast majority of human beings dead. Stories from pre-history refer to massive, beyond imagination cataclysms that destroyed almost all life on earth. (full story)
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 The Oz Political Challenge -- the REAL choice posted by dasha, 2013-07-22 00:58:44
It was only yesterday that universally reviled, back-stabbing, lying and the most inept politician in Oz history actually made a Jesuit trained, pugilistic block-head look good and present as a viable alternative PM -- that is the effect of placing something so reviled and revolting before the public they would choose a no-talent, servile to big business, conservative in order to rid themselves of the presence of a treacherous, treasonous, lying, DESPISED, evil bitch! (full story)
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 America dumps bombs on the Great Barrier Reef posted by mitch, 2013-07-21 10:21:31
Prior to the most reviled PM in Oz history -- Juliar Gillard -- being kicked from office, this treasonous bitch signed over an unprecedented FIVE nuclear capable US bases on Oz soil; which effectively makes Oz a primary NUCLEAR target in the event of a US provoked conflict with China -- good work bitch! As a portend of things to come the stupid yanks playing their favourite game, WAR, jettisoned four high explosive bombs onto the Great Barrier Reef -- good shooting, morons! This incident should alert authorities to the seriousness of Gillard's treasonous action and should hopefully result in her arrest for treason. (full story)
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 Federal Court Decision: Another bite at the Cherry for rejected Refugees posted by Janet Fife-Yeomans and Gemma Jones via stan, 2013-07-21 09:45:28
What this means is that previously rejected asylum seekers have an avenue of appeal and would be eligible to apply for refugee status and be processed again. (full story)
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 John Kerry Attempts to Coerce Venezuela over Snowden posted by staff report via sal, 2013-07-21 02:28:17
One of the definitions of terrorism is to force or coerce others -- which implies against their will -- to conform to your view or desires. Another characteristic of terrorist activity is to murder innocent civilians. It becomes immediately apparent that the USA conforms to those two criteria and others that indisputably identify it as the world’s leading terrorist nation -- FACT! (full story)
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In YOUR Face, Choke on it! posted by lor, 2013-07-20 23:38:19
Bradley Manning EXPOSED Pentagon war crimes to the WORLD in the hope that JUSTICE would be served. His singular action was extraordinarily brave and heroic, as he was fully cognisant of the consequences should his efforts be ignored. (full story)
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 Coles Integrity Watch -- UPDATE of Email Exchange posted by shopper, 2013-07-20 10:19:14
Following are recent emails to 'Coles Customer Care;' however, due to copyright restrictions we are unable to publish the Coles emails, nonetheless, the extremely detailed customer responses paint a very clear picture indeed.
This material is published in the public interest -- readers would note that Wesfarmers Coles Supermarket Chain has recently been fined ($61K) by the ACCC for "misleading and deceptive conduct." (full story)
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 Noam Chomsky is in denial about 9/11 posted by Mark H Gaffney via judd, 2013-07-20 08:03:19
During a recent interview on Democracy Now, Noam Chomsky stated that he believes Osama bin Laden was probably behind the attacks of September 11, 2001.i The statement was curious because in earlier interviews Chomsky described the evidence against bin Laden as thin to nonexistent,ii which was accurate and, no doubt, explains why the US Department of Justice never indicted bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks. (full story)
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 Military ‘Judge’ allows “Aiding the Enemy” charge for Manning posted by jen, 2013-07-18 12:01:50
After lawyer Barack Obama pronounced Manning guilty during pre-trial submissions, “he broke the law,” and Assange who stood accused of ‘criminal’ activity (without a court decision) by former Oz PM and US lackey Juliar Gillard, is anyone really surprised by the recent actions of a proven criminal US military ‘court’ to pursue Manning on the most serious charge of "aiding the enemy" to make an example of him in order to deter others from revealing sensitive and compromising information to the world? (full story)
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 Coles Supermarket Frost/ice Affected ‘fresh’ Veg and Recalcitrant Management posted by shopper, 2013-07-18 00:09:31
Before proceeding we should first establish that the American modelled Coles supermarket chain seems to be the only outlet in Oz that displays ice intolerant (easily frost damaged) fresh produce on ice-filled display trays over extended periods; a routine that drastically damages stock by reducing nutrients, quality and storage life. With the exception of broccoli and brussels sprouts, which are shipped in ice, almost all other fresh vegetables on sale in Oz supermarkets are frost/ice INTOLERANT, which simply means that contact with frost/ice severely damages the product – this particularly applies to the now popular Asian varieties. (full story)
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 Levar Burton, Actor -- "I do this because I live in America!" posted by lete, 2013-07-16 23:10:07
A must see video on the reality on the ground in America; the difference between the media induced dream and ACTUAL REALITY couldn't be more pronounced.
Disseminate this video widely -- it's about time we confronted some hard realities. (full story)
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 The Battle is Really for Your Mind posted by grey, 2013-07-15 14:02:18
We laugh every time mainstream (CFR) news covers stories of domestic Drone surveillance simply due to the very well-known fact (by specialists and the socially aware) that a UAV is a sitting duck in the sky regardless of how ‘sophisticated’ it is purported by the powers to be. Most of us remember the Iranians hacking into remote systems and hijacking the most sophisticated surveillance Drone the USA possessed – a simple proof of concept/point. (full story)
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