Never forget that Bradley Manning, and not gay marriage, is the issue

Outstanding  UK-based Australian journalist John Pilger contrasts Obama's sudden conversion to same-sex marriage with his failure to support the human rights of Bradley Manning, the Iraqis, the Palestinians, the Afghans etc etc.

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Australian Labor - 'C' word scrubbed right out of its latest carbon tax ads

The Australian Gillard Labor Government has mounted a $36.1 million TV advertisement campaign to promote its latest hand-outs to poor or middle income Australians - but it doesn't mention that these are actually compensation for their newly-imposed Carbon Tax. i.e. taking with on …

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How Obama Gave Rise to the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Obama is twice over responsible for Occupy Wall Street's existence. On the one hand, the failures and disappointments of his administration have been well documented and have totally undercut his campaign promises of hope and change, leaving former supporters completely disil …

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The Radical Pacifist History of Mother's Day

Mother's Day began in America in 1870 when Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation. Written in response to the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, her proclamation called on women to use their position as mothers to influence society in fighting for  …

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Obama's presidency a disappointment around the world

Continued U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan and Obama's failure to close Guantanamo Bay in the face of vehement congressional opposition have dashed European support for Obama. In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack  …

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Violent racial attacks on Indian & Chinese university students in Australia

Chinese student in Australia: "It is easy to see why Australian youth might perceive us as wealthy.

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Israel: strong economically, roughly 200 nucs, little threat from Iran, more US aid, Netanyuahu government very much in control

The obsession with victimhood has prevented people in Israel and the United States from focusing on the gravest threat to Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic state: demography. If there is no progress toward a two-state solution, at some point Israel will not to …

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BREAKING: The People's Bishop is Arrested as an OWS activist calls it a Badge of Honor

''Arrests are not arrests anymore," Retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard said. ''They are badges of honor. They are, as you are taken away with your comrades, exhilarating. The spirit is calling us now into the streets, calling us to reject the old institutional order …

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NS analysis: French Socialist Francois Hollande defeats Nicholas Sarkozy

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