Category Archives: War on Terror

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Mapuche Solidarity Rally @ Chilean Consulate : Friday, September 17

Noon Chilean Consulate Level 13, 390 St Kilda Road Melbourne, Australia In Chile, 32 Mapuche prisoners are on a hunger strike. Their protest, which began over two months ago, is intended to highlight the use by the Chilean government of … Continue reading →

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The Australian Army Counterinsurgency and Small Wars Reading Guide

On the one hand, you can read… The Australian Army Counterinsurgency and Small Wars Reading Guide edited by Jeffrey Grey Land Warfare Studies Centre Working Paper No.135 September 2009 [PDF] Historical case studies Insurgent or irregular warfare played a role … Continue reading →

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random notes on a tuesday…

First bloke loves daughter’s punk look, AAP, The West Australian, September 13, 2010. People Of Color Organize! is a new-ish (March 2010) blog edited by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin and Ernesto Aguilar. Ernesto is described as being a “former anti-authoritarian”, a … Continue reading →

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Reflections on S11 and AWOL

A comrade has written the following and at their request I’m publishing it here to facilitate further disco. Write dr.woooo[at]gmail[dot]com for moar. Reflections on AWOL and the WEF protests, Melbourne, September 2000 The ‘Autonomous Web of Liberation’ (AWOL) was a … Continue reading →

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Neo-Nazi skinheads murder 14-year-old girl in Russia

*Russian authorities/media deny early reports (Russian state-run news channel Rossiya-24) that a girl was killed in the attack. Mind you, they deny a lot of things… Avtonom has an English translation of an account published in local media here. you … Continue reading →

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…a debate on Afghanistan

Let’s debate Afghanistan, but give us the facts first Tom Hyland The Age August 29, 2010 Where there is no information, there is no hope of a meaningful discussion. IT HAS taken nine years, the deaths of 21 Australian soldiers … Continue reading →

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S11 + 10

The term ‘September 11’ is now forever associated with the terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington in 2001; in 2000, however, ‘S11’ was the name given to ‘three days of protest + carnival’ against the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit of … Continue reading →

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Hammerskin Mário Machado Goes To Jail

Mário Machado is líder máximo of the Portuguese franchise of the international neo-Nazi skinhead network known as the Hammerskins. In Australia, the franchise holders call themselves the Southern Cross Hammerskins, and are coming to Melbourne on September 25. Mário Machado … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard said it was a “big burden for the nation to bear”.

But somehow, I think we’ll manage.

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Australian Federal Police (AFP) ~versus~ Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

Well. Looks like Australian authorities are following the lead of foreign states, and attempting to eliminate support for terrorism. Today: “The Australian Federal Police (AFP) carried out raids across [Melbourne]’s north and south-east, as part of an investigation into the … Continue reading →

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