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Turning Pain to Gain - Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein in one of those remarkable people who make us think in a different way. She makes us look at what we are doing and questions entrenched believe systems. In her book No Logo for instance, she...

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Raids set Maori-Pakeha relations back 100 years - Sharples

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Raids set Maori-Pakeha relations back 100 years - Sharples

This raid by the New Zealand police appears to be indeed over the top, with many politicians asking what on earth is going on. It is widely seen as some kind of out of control operation targeting Maori. In my view Dr...

highlighted by Tom van B | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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Guerrillas in mist test terror laws

New Zealand has been in turmoil over a police raid on suspected terrorists. The editorial from the conservative Wellington based Dominion Post newspaper sums it up reasonably well. It also shows the clear difference...

highlighted by Tom van B | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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Weapons training camps in anti-terror raids

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Weapons training camps in anti-terror raids (update)

This is an unusual headline for New Zealand. It is the kind of headline we would expect in England or the US. A prominent Maori person Tame Iti appears to have fallen victim of our laws again. This time it is about...

highlighted by Tom van B | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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Australian PM announces November 24 poll

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Australian PM announces November 24 poll

The next Australian election will take place on November 24 this year. The ultra conservative Howard government will be hard pressed to win this time around (12% behind in opinion polls). Younger voters have turned...

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Daring to utter the F-word

She is Jewish. She likens the Bush regime to Nazism - a brave woman indeed. I have to agree with her observations that the land of the free is much less free than we like to think.Photo of Naomi Wolf by Marco del...

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Afghanistan: Australian Trooper

When you read Tony Clifton credentials you'll see he is well qualified to give his Australian perspective on the futility of the Australian involvement in this Afghan conflict.About the AuthorTony Clifton worked for...

highlighted by Tom van B | 52 wks ago | updated 52 wks ago
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Bush: don't mention the genocide

"Between 1915 and 1917, the Ottoman Empire murdered up to 1.5 million Armenians in the twentieth century's first act of genocide. It's successor, the Turkish government, has been in denial ever since, but there is a growing movement around the world to recognise the crime,...

highlighted by Tom van B | 52 wks ago | updated 52 wks ago
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Editorial: The cut and run exit strategy

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Editorial: The cut and run exit strategy

The situation in Iraq is clearly untenable for the "Coalition of the Willing" and a way out of the mess created by this coalition is now the new focus. A difficult situation, because of what are we going to say to...

highlighted by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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U.S. hopes Turkey will not act after genocide vote

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U.S. hopes Turkey will not act after genocide vote

This is good news. Lets hope it will pass the next stages. It is important that we see history in a clear and honest light. "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Wednesday urged Turkey not to take any...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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UN says millions of displaced Iraqis face grim future

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UN says millions of displaced Iraqis face grim future

One of the main aims of this Iraq war was to help the people of this nation - to free them of their despair and suffering under the brutal regime of Sadam. The picture that has emerged is that again we have...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Blackwater: Life (and Death) Above the Law

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Blackwater: Life (and Death) Above the Law

This is an pretty devastating article by Antony Loewenstein. Loewenstein believes that Erik Prince is a Christian fundamentalist who with his group of Blackwater bandits are causing death and destruction in...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque

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Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque

As an avid and competitive Petanque player who also enjoys our great New Zealand wines, this is good news for me. Petanque is the only sport I know of that allows you to play with one hand, and hold a glass of the...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Professor Paul Rogers discusses the 'War on Terror'

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Professor Paul Rogers discusses the 'War on Terror'

This morning I listened to an important interview on New Zealand national radio with professor Paul Rogers. He talks about the potentially endless "War on Terror", the dismal failures in Afghanistan and Iraq and the...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Game of two halves (24 hours later)

24 hours later and the true extend of this nation's devastation is all dominating. As a visitor (permanent resident) of this great nation (New Zealand), I can feel the collective sorrow of its people. This nation is...

created by Tom van B | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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