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  Washington Retriever Tony Abbott Does a Bush posted by des, 2015-07-03 04:38:47
Clad in a military leather jacket, well-trained Australian attack dog Tony Abbott flew by helicopter to a US naval vessel ‘inside’ Sydney harbour to dine with the ‘admiral’ and discuss Australia’s vassal status. Of course, we already know it will be ‘yez boss’ all the way with the war mongering yanks -- ‘owzat for an invertebrate leader of a sovereign nation that should be neutral and exploiting its position in the region as a mediator between East and West but that requires a real statesman with political skills, like Josef Broz Tito for example, who was able to keep both the USSR and the Americans at bay and maintain INDEPENDENCE for his tiny Balkan nation during the cold war; however, well trained dogs being what they are always fetch the bone. (full story)
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 TPP Trade Officials Received Hefty Bonuses From Big Banks posted by Lee Fang via jason, 2015-07-03 00:01:46
How surprising! Surely, it should now be obvious that corporate and banker owned politicians and officials are anything but representative; clearly they serve corporatist interests, which as we all know are NOT representative of the democratic MAJORITY. Political betrayal of democracy notwithstanding, it is clear that unrepresentative elite interests are interfering with the democratic process, a CRIME in most democratic nations. A full inquiry into this unsavoury 'state of affairs' is absolutely necessary and a clean sweep of bought officials and corrupt politicians infecting OUR democracy should follow. (full story)
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 Jordanian Monarchy Announces Plans To Invade Syria posted by Brandon Turbeville via cyd, 2015-07-02 11:15:27
To be expected, I was informed by a Jordanian journalist -- who will remain unnamed for obvious reasons -- his actual comment was, "The king of Jordan doesn't go to the toilet without first ringing Washington!" It should also be remembered that this compliant, sell-out king handed the 'Dome on the Rock', possibly the second holiest site of Islam, to the Israeli's under Washington's instructions, regardless of his pathetic and feeble performance afterwards. So it becomes plain that Washington, baulked by Russia's pledge to Syria to intervene if the US intervenes, is using its obedient vassals to do its dirtywork. However, if the history of Israel's conflicts with Jordan in the past indicate anything it's that Jordan is not up to the task and furthermore the endeavour could make matters extremely problematic for the corrupt Monarch. (full story)
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 Both Major U.S. Parties are Plagues on Humanity posted by Glen Ford via jill, 2015-07-02 03:27:39
Indeed, all major parties in the western world are owned by the corporate, banker elite. If no third REPRESENTATIVE party exists the only remaining option for the people is to vote for representative INDEPENDENTS. Whatever the case may be one thing is certain, all support for unrepresentative major parties should cease. (full story)
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Secret Plans for Corporate Global Rule Exposed posted by Deirdre Fulton via jaxie, 2015-07-02 00:55:44
It has become apparent that 'free trade' deals are a very one-sided affair, of course favouring their designers, tax-avoiding, exploiting, rapacious, polluting, democracy-destroying, mega transnational corporations. The world has already learned that 'globalisation' only favoured its designers, mega-corporations, which created international tax rorts and loopholes which only they could exploit to great advantage. The international work force gained NOTHING, in fact, wages and working conditions were actually depressed in order for corporations to better exploit cheaper labour internationally. The latest round of secret deals involving bought, puppet politicians from various nations, spells the end of national sovereignty and democracy for participating nations -- of that be in absolutely no doubt. Following is a report based on leaked material to Wikileaks, which should alarm all citizens that believe in freedom, democracy, and the RIGHT to national and personal self-determination. (full story)
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ISIL’s Primary Mission FAIL - to Eliminate Assad posted by zed, 2015-06-30 12:36:34
Make no mistake, the raison d’etre of ISIL, as a US created and supported proxy fighting force, was to eliminate Assad, however, as is painfully (for Washington) obvious it has failed so the US has publicly contemplated direct intervention itself, which ‘news’ forced a visit to Moscow of Assad’s foreign minister to seek assurances of support, which was promised by Putin without hesitation or reservation; in plain words, if the US intervenes in Syria so will Russia and possibly China with an appropriate or greater retaliatory response. So there it is, a failed proxy fighting force that succeeded in (abandoned) Libya -- shame on you Putin -- but not Syria. (full story)
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Australian opposition senators slam TPP treaty process posted by Richard Chirgwin via gail, 2015-06-30 01:16:02
As US President Barack Obama signs off on his hard-won “fast track” powers that will allow speedier sign-off of trade treaties, an Australian senate committee has dumped a bucket on keeping trade negotiations secret from parliament. (full story)
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The Self-annihilating ‘cult of self’ posted by shirl, 2015-06-29 11:53:51
The human species is a social species, though you wouldn’t know it today. The corporate manipulated digital revolution has produced massive alienation and social dislocation on a scale never before seen, yet those intentionally led into self-obsession/absorption (narcissism) only see their own (digital) images which they share with their ‘digital’ friends on digital devices/media; these ‘friends’ respond by sending their own ‘selfies’ and around it goes – already it becomes apparent that this corporate designed slaughter of our need to be social is a monumental tragedy. (full story)
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War Mongering Mass Media Eliminates PEACE from Discussion posted by jane, 2015-06-29 01:19:28
When was the last time you saw or heard ‘Peace’ as the major topic of discussion in the western mass media? Exactly! Peace discussions have become anathema to the privately owned corporate mass media for the simple reason that ‘perpetual war,’ fear and terror provide more profits for the vile mega-corporations that serve the war, pan-surveillance and terror INDUSTRIES! (full story)
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 The TRUTH about Abbott’s Attacks on the ABC posted by darcy, 2015-06-28 05:24:08
I should not be required to write this piece but have been forced to due to the shameless COWARDICE of mainstream journos -- from all outlets -- which are ALL aware of the Truth behind Murdoch lackey Abbott’s over-the-top attack on the PUBLIC broadcaster. (full story)
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Sharrouf – Dead Man Walking posted by denis, 2015-06-28 01:04:46
The Murdoch press confirmed a US drone strike killed Mohamed Elomar, who was identified by high resolution images after the drone strike, however, Khaled Sharrouf was not among those killed. (full story)
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Recurring Dreams posted by dulcie, 2015-06-27 01:21:33
The phenomenon of recurring dreams is common, they are symptomatic of our conscious minds refusing to acknowledge and deal with the circumstances/reality in which we find ourselves. (full story)
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Calling a Spade a Spade posted by beau, 2015-06-26 14:14:57
Please be clear, the title intends no racial invective. (full story)
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Two Remarkable PROPHETS of the 20th Century posted by roy, 2015-06-26 13:09:27
Indeed, these two men from radically different backgrounds nailed it for our times; the first was George Orwell, a journalist, who in clear unambiguous language – unlike the convoluted babble of biblical or religious ‘prophets’ -- spelled it out in no uncertain terms. Today we live in Orwell’s 1984 on steroids, a sad indictment of the masses that allowed it all to transpire -- who could rationally dispute Orwell’s remarkable and precise evaluation of western society’s trajectory? (full story)
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Fears website owners will be stripped of anonymity under ICANN proposal posted by Tim Biggs via zed, 2015-06-26 00:44:58
If agency's proposal to ban proxy services goes through, anyone who operates a "commercial'' website would have their phone number and physical address available publicly online. (full story)
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