Category Archives: Death

Dear Mister Ambassador

Posted on February 2, 2010 by @ndy

“Where scholars deny genocide, [they] contribute to the deadly psychohistorical dynamic in which unopposed genocide begets new genocides.” ~ Roger W. Smith, Eric Markusen and Robert Jay Lifton, ‘Professional Ethics and Denial of the Armenian Genocide’ (1995) “There is no … Continue reading →

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Alistair Hulett : 1951–2010

Posted on January 29, 2010 by @ndy

Alistair Hulett died at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow on Thursday evening, January 28, 2010. Singer, songwriter, socialist. I only saw Alistair play live once, at the Celtic Club (1887–), some time in the early ’90s. He gave a … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn // Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on January 28, 2010 by @ndy

Howard Zinn died yesterday. Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death on December 9, 1981. He remains on death row. Supreme Court opens door to Mumia’s execution Jeff Mackler January 26, 2010 In a dangerous decision and a break with its … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn : 1922–2010

Posted on January 28, 2010 by @ndy

If those in charge of our society – politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television – can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control … Continue reading →

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God Save the King / Queen / Australia… For Race and Nation.

Posted on January 22, 2010 by @ndy

About Australia: The National Anthem… William lauds ‘spirit of Australia in its purest form’, David Rood, The Age, January 22, 2010. See also : The website of Robbie Thorpe, committed activist on issues relating to Australian history, Indigenous sovereignty, lack … Continue reading →

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Dieter Samoy : Dead Baby Dead

Posted on January 20, 2010 by @ndy

That the guitarist and vocalist for neo-Nazi ‘skinhead’ band Kill Baby Kill (KBK), Dieter Samoy, is dead is not exactly news: he hanged himself last week. But it is news for some in Belgium: Zelfmoord Brugse skinhead (28) na veroordeling … Continue reading →

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Chomsky on Cambodia (II)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by @ndy

By way of imagining the real world, Southeast Asia Sounding: 1/18/2010: I previously mentioned a review of the “Chomsky/Cambodia” debate. For those not familiar with this eternally recurring ideologically-driven nightmare, Noam Chomsky, internationally the most respected intellectual in the world … Continue reading →

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Tote Last Drinks Live Broadcast Tonight on 3CR

Posted on January 18, 2010 by @ndy

Update : chookie69 has (six) more vids from Sunday’s protest rally. Mad props to Brumby, MacLellan, Robinson & Wynne for protecting working families in Collingwood by finally putting a stop to the “incredible levels of violence” (Victoria Police) which have … Continue reading →

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God Hates Haiti (II)

Posted on January 16, 2010 by @ndy

After Pat Robertson does what crazy mentalists do, journalist Lisa Miller responded, pointing out that Haiti is “surely a Job among nations” (Why God Hates Haiti, Newsweek, January 15, 2010). After listing the appalling conditions Haitians endure and the recent … Continue reading →

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Last drinks at The Tote!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by @ndy

EEEK! It’s last drinks at the Tote. This weekend. I know it’s sudden. I didn’t plan it to be like that. I can’t afford to keep fighting Liquor Licensing. The “high risk” conditions they have placed on the Tote’s license … Continue reading →

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