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Manipulating the Oz Masses

02-04-2007 07:10 | Analysis | Other Press | Terror War | World

It’s confirmed, total panic grips Howard government over Hicks scandal! The novice Environment Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has weighed in on the Hicks debate with a wild accusation inferring that Hicks was “.. seeking to destroy our civilisation.” -- what next? Turnbull's statement follows hot on the heels of the stratospheric logic (see link) displayed by the Federal Treasurer in his effort to save the government -- who's next?

Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Nukes, and Western Logic

“Because Iran has built its nuclear plants in deeply buried, hardened facilities, it will be difficult if not impossible.”

Translation: simple high-explosives, depleted uranium, and millions of cluster bombs will no longer do the trick—it is time to nuke the Arabs and Muslims, as “Western logic,” i.e., use of nuclear weapons is unconscionable, does not apply.

Hicks case becomes Quicksand for Oz Government

01-04-2007 14:05 | Analysis | Other Press | Terror War | World

When things are a bit slow we can always rely on the Australian conservative government to entertain us -- their now very desperate (divorced from reality) attempts to come out of the Hicks “saga” smelling roses are entertaining if nothing else. The impossibility of the Howard government looking good over any issue relating to Hicks hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of the Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello. The Treasurer has very unwisely waded into the debate with characteristic miscalculated comments regarding Hicks. Try as Costello might to incriminate Hicks and brand him a murderer, the facts speak for themselves.

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Any Casus Belli Will Do

01-04-2007 13:20 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

As of this writing, the IAEA Director-General continues to report that Iran is in complete compliance with its Safeguards Agreementand that no NPT-proscribed materials have ever been diverted by Iran to a military purpose.

So how can the UN Security Council, being "mindful of its primary responsibility" for "the maintenance of international peace and security," pass UNSC Resolution 1747, but then proceeds to declare the UNSC "concerned" by the "proliferation risks" presented by the Iranian Safeguarded nuclear program?

Zimbabwe’s Lonely Fight for Justice

01-04-2007 11:08 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Left critics of Mugabe ape the argument of the US ambassador, adding that Mugabe’s anti-imperialist and leftist rhetoric is, in truth, insincere. He is actually right-wing and reactionary -- a master at talking left while walking right. But if Mugabe is really the crypto-reactionary, secret pro-imperialist some people say he is, why are the openly reactionary, pro-imperialists in Washington and London so agitated?

Blair's Faked Border

01-04-2007 11:01 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

If one would use a maritime boundary defined by equidistance from the Iraqi and Iranian coastlines, as is commonly done in such cases, the result would be something like this purple line. The merchant vessels position as given by the British and the British forces themselves would then have been well in Iranian waters.

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Aust condemns Pakistan missile tests

31-03-2007 06:36 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Mr Downer has told Southern Cross Radio he does not believe that the US would consider a pre-emptive strike on nuclear facilities within Pakistan.

David Hicks receives Sentence

31-03-2007 04:54 | Analysis | Other Press | Terror War | World

Notice the use of language -- Australian news radio (12 noon) today broadcast that “convicted terrorist, David Hicks, receives nine month sentence...” – shame on ABC news radio, one can only wonder whether the choice of wording reflected the fundamentalist conservative, evangelical christian values of the Howard-loving producer, who will remain nameless in this report. Unlike American loving evangelical christians, most Australians accept “convictions” as a result of fair trials and due legal process NOT sordid kangaroo court 'determinations'.

Is UK-Iran marine incident part of larger war provocation plan?

31-03-2007 01:02 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

While Western media coverage has done little beyond echo and embellish Tony Blair’s immediate shrieking and bellicose assertions (“there was no justification whatsoever . . . completely unacceptable, wrong and illegal”), and the predictable Bush administration support for Blair (the White House “fully backs Tony Blair and our allies in Britain”), and the impending political onslaught against Tehran, little if any analysis has been devoted to the context of what has led up to this incident.

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Afghan experts contradict Military "optimism"

30-03-2007 15:28 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

"The main complaint that I hear from Afghans is not that we're imposing something on them that we don't want, but that we haven't delivered what they think we promised."
Smith questions whether NATO can achieve its stated goals, even within a period of 10 years.

Best 2007 Activist's Information Source

30-03-2007 08:30 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

Seek & Yee Shall Find! Welcome To America's Best Activist Information Source Of 2007!

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The Shortwave Report 3/30/07 ¡Listen Globally!

30-03-2007 00:24 | Analysis | World

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.

Brit “Hostage” Drama Pales in Comparison to MI6 and CIA Crimes Against Iran

29-03-2007 20:45 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | History | World

Perhaps we’d get some perspective if we realized MI6 and the CIA plotted against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953.

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American Justice: Hicks Tortured, Rumsfeld Exonerated!

29-03-2007 17:20 | Analysis | Other Press | Terror War | World

The now infamous Donald Rumsfeld has avoided legal responsibility for the extremely controversial ruling he made in December 2002, which effectively allowed the U.S. military to utilise torture methods against their perceived or imagined enemies. An American court ruled that Rumsfeld had no case to answer due principally to the fact that as Secretary of Defence he was IMMUNE from the charges! One Law for you and another for me! If the public ever wondered why Bush, Blair and Howard appear unconcerned over the prospect of war crimes charges, perhaps the Rumsfeld decision sheds some light on the matter.

Arab Leaders: Peace Making Could Not Be Unilateral, Divisible

29-03-2007 12:05 | Analysis | World

Flanked by international and regional non-Arab dignitaries representing the UN, EU, OIC, NAM and the leaders of Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan as well as the foreign minister of Iran, the leaders of the 22-member League of Arab States on Wednesday re-launched in Riyadh their five-year old Arab Peace Initiative, determined to reactivate it with mechanisms and a follow-up diplomatic campaign.

Poll: Bush Hive Mind Supports Iran Attack

28-03-2007 12:24 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Of course, with an appropriate black flag terrorist event pinned on Iran, this fence sitting 18% and no doubt a large chunk those “somewhat” opposed to attacking Iran, or 19%, will team up to make a majority.

US-Iran "Game of Chicken": Iran Stays Firm despite UN Sanctions

28-03-2007 08:07 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

As it seems, U.S. is preparing public opinions by its propaganda to use force against Iran. However, U.S. is concerned about of international repercussions. The sharp decline of the financial market in late February gave a red signal to such a plan

Prince Hassan: Neocons and Israel Plan “New 100 Years of War” in the Middle East

You’re not supposed to know what Prince Hassan Bin Talal knows, in fact what millions of Arabs know.

UN Security Council: Sanctioning the next war of agression

27-03-2007 22:21 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again voted to impose yet another sanction on Iran for its failure to suspend a legal activity allowed by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty [1], to which Iran remains a signatory state, and that the IAEA itself has found no indication of any nuclear material being diverted to military purposes.

Prisons in Venezuela: Extreme Violence, Extreme Indifference

27-03-2007 20:11 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

° Abolitionist text about the facts of three Venezuelan prisons: Uribana, Guanare and Sabaneta. Traslated from El Libertario (# 49, 2007), the voice of the Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas www.nodo50.org/ellibertario.

World Analysis Newswire Archive

Manipulating the Oz Masses

Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Nukes, and Western Logic

Hicks case becomes Quicksand for Oz Government

Any Casus Belli Will Do

Zimbabwe’s Lonely Fight for Justice

Blair's Faked Border

Aust condemns Pakistan missile tests

David Hicks receives Sentence

Is UK-Iran marine incident part of larger war provocation plan?

Afghan experts contradict Military "optimism"

Best 2007 Activist's Information Source

The Shortwave Report 3/30/07 ¡Listen Globally!

Brit “Hostage” Drama Pales in Comparison to MI6 and CIA Crimes Against Iran

American Justice: Hicks Tortured, Rumsfeld Exonerated!

Arab Leaders: Peace Making Could Not Be Unilateral, Divisible

Poll: Bush Hive Mind Supports Iran Attack

US-Iran "Game of Chicken": Iran Stays Firm despite UN Sanctions

Prince Hassan: Neocons and Israel Plan “New 100 Years of War” in the Middle East

UN Security Council: Sanctioning the next war of agression

Prisons in Venezuela: Extreme Violence, Extreme Indifference

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