Sat
- November 1, 2008
The Ascent of Obama
My Backwards Bush counter tells me that there
are seventy-eight days, fourteen minutes, and twenty-five seconds to go, before
Bush the Lessor stumbles away to his inglorious obscurity - while paradoxically,
and indelibly, entering history as the worst president ever. Hopefully, we are
about to enjoy his antithesis, as a young and bold black man embarks on his
presidential career.
Posted at 06:05 PM
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Wed - February 14, 2007
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Some time ago I wrote a blog suggesting that the
point where US had lost the war in Iraq had now passed. (see Terra Firma Blogs,
"The
Beginning of the Beginning of the End "). It was written on the 8th
August 2004. The US went on to devastate Fallujah and the killing has now risen
in intensity, most of it through the unleashing of old hatreds and resentments
between the Shia majority and the overthrown Sunni minority. I stand by that
blog.
Posted at 12:45 AM
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Thu - September 21, 2006
The lies about Fahrenheit 9/11
It amazes me how the lying liars, who lied their
way onto the war in Iraq, in the face of the exposures by Michael Moore in his
popular film Fahrenheit 9/11, resort to - you guessed it - more lies,
specifically lying that Michael Moore's film is a lie: and like the lies about
the reasons for going to war, the tactic is to repeat the lies, and repeat the
lies and repeat the lies, until people think that their lies contain truths.
Just like they lied us into war.
Posted at 05:03 PM
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A Few Good Men
Is Major Michael Mori the real life
manifestation of Naval lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee as portrayed by Tom Cruise in
the 1992 classic "A Few Good Men"? Assigned to defend Adelaide Guantanamo Bay
internee David Hicks , Mori's integrity and sense of justice shines through,
whilst Pilate-like, Howard and Downer turn their backs on his visit, and their
own countrymen.
Posted at 05:01 PM
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The world is in safe hands
This is an actual quote by George Bush, in
February 2005 at Tampa in Texas, when asked how his plan to fix social security
would work.
Posted at 04:58 PM
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About This Site
This website has developed over many years with
the support of the creative and technical skills of Douglas Mann, (www.rightside.com.au ). The
aims, hopes, aspirations of the site are roughly summarized below.
Posted at 04:57 PM
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The Beginning of the Beginning of the End
The moment when the U.S. lost the war in Iraq
has now passed, and no doubt, like the failure in Vietnam, many more memorable
iconic images will arise. Unfortunately, this does not mean the end of the
killing, which will no doubt continue for years.
Posted at 04:52 PM
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What Makes me Angry (and happy)
Still pissed off about the millions of us who
said we didn't want an unnecessary war, and at the lying bastards who went ahead
anyhow, and who continue to lie about it. Happy at having the opportunity to
live in peace in a country which has much to be thankful for, and much to give
in compassion and sympathy for those who suffer the lies.
Posted at 04:51 PM
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The Nature of truth
With elections looming, and the battle in the
media over the rights and wrongs of the Iraq war very prominent, does truth
matter any more, or is truth merely a commodity which can just be reshaped to
suit the occasion, or even created just by asserting something is so - over and
over?
Posted at 04:50 PM
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Good prisoner, bad prisoner
It's been a while since I blogged, so time to set
something down. The plights of various Australians in deep trouble around the
world is worth a bit of a rave. How does the Australian Government justify
various inconsistencies over it's approach to imprisoned Aussies, and how does
this affect their various fates?
Posted at 04:49 PM
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Schapelle Corby
Like a much watched horror movie in slow motion,
the trial of the unfortunate Schapelle Corby has come to its inevitable
conclusion via the wonders of mass communication and a mass hysteria of
compassion; a compassion singularly lacking in the imprisonment of hundreds in
Australia's gulags, where the victims remain faceless and nameless.
Posted at 04:47 PM
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Schapelle Corby and the Rainbow Warrior
While I am not obsessed with the Schapelle Corby
case, I can't help but revisit the subject after hearing a report on Radio
National's PM recently. It concerns the administration of justice, and the
ability of an foreign country to affect the course of justice in the country
where a crime is committed. It involves state sponsored terrorism, murder, and
the use of financial threats to have the perpetrators freed.
Posted at 04:46 PM
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The Thin Veneer of Civilisation
Perhaps the greatest revelation to emerge from
"Operation Freedom" in Iraq, is not who the goodies and baddies are, but the
inescapable conclusion that given the right conditions, all of us are capable of
the atrocities currently taking place in that most unholy of regions; ironically
deemed to be the birthplace of civilization. It is also where the three great
religions, branches of the God of Abraham, emerged, which now serve as the
facade of justification for an orgy of slaughter for which there is no
foreseeable end.
Posted at 04:44 PM
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News on the run
There have been hourly reports on an explosion in
North Korea for more than 24 hours at the time of this blog being written, but
apart from the obvious fact that there has been an explosion, and that a train
or trains were involved, have we any idea what has caused the blast, and how
many have died? Never mind, just make it up.
Posted at 04:43 PM
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Saddam's Capture
Now that Saddam has been captured, questions arise
as to the nature of the justice he will receive, and how such justice might be
compared to with those who apparently are not entitled to it.
Posted at 04:41 PM
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