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Torture in West Papua

Posted on October 27, 2010 by @ndy

I am shocked. Shocked and stunned. Last week a video surfaced in which a West Papuan man is filmed being tortured by Indonesian soldiers. WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT. Clearly, the man is a terrorist. And if torturing a terrorist will … Continue reading →

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The more things change the more things change

Posted on October 26, 2010 by @ndy

Again. George Orwell (Eric Blair), ‘As I Please’, Tribune, May 19, 1944 A SPECIMEN of Tribune’s correspondence: TO THE JEW-PAID EDITOR, TRIBUNE, LONDON. JEWS IN THE POLISH ARMY. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY ATTACKING OUR GALLANT POLISH ALLY BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW … Continue reading →

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Two shoes one HoWARd

Posted on October 26, 2010 by @ndy

LOL. Television. Angered at his poor answers to some questions, poor rich old John HoWARd had some bloke chuck shoes at him for his trouble — one for the Iraqi dead, and one for the Iraqi living, apparently. “Host Tony … Continue reading →

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Tyler Cassidy, Southern Cross Soldiers and ‘skinheads’

Posted on October 25, 2010 by @ndy

Last week, the inquest into Tyler Cassidy’s death heard evidence regarding Tyler’s membership of the ‘Southern Cross Soldiers’ (Tyler Cassidy had been kicked out of an Australian pride group, inquest told, AAP, October 21, 2010). The SCS have been variously … Continue reading →

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Kevin Bracken and 9/11 conspiracy theories

Posted on October 20, 2010 by @ndy

*sigh* Kevin Bracken — Maritime Union of Australia Victorian Branch Secretary and Victorian Trades Hall President — has been claiming that 9/11 is a conspiracy for years. Last year, he helped to organise the Melbourne leg of ‘The Hard Evidence … Continue reading →

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Blockading Public Roads: Anarchy and Reactionary?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by @ndy

Benson ka-Ngqentsu, Brian Bunting District (Cape Town Metro, Western Cape Province) Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), recently released a statement condemning the Abahlali baseMjondolo organisation and claiming that ‘blockading public roads’ — one of the tactics employed … Continue reading →

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Tyler Cassidy : Inquest

Posted on October 19, 2010 by @ndy

15 year old Tyler Cassidy was shot dead by police in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote on December 11, 2008. An inquest into his death has just opened. Note that, a week or so after the shooting, the White nationalist … Continue reading →

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Australia First ~versus~ Australian Protectionist Parties: Sutherland Shire

Posted on October 17, 2010 by @ndy

It’s history in the making as Australia’s two premier White nationalist political parties go head-to-head for the first time ever, in a ding-dong battle for the much-coveted ‘Ward D’ seat on the Sutherland Shire Council. Using all their senses, skill, … Continue reading →

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Australia world’s ‘dumb blonde’; Or: Simon Anholt — Benedict Anderson for Dummies

Posted on October 14, 2010 by @ndy

Australia world’s ‘dumb blonde’ Dan Harrison The Age October 14, 2010 And here’s me thinking Australia was renowned for its intelligentsia. Foreign smarty-pants Simon Anholt — the genius who “developed the concepts of the ‘nation brand’ and ‘place brand’ in … Continue reading →

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What is it with the Left and violence?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by @ndy

On Monday, Andrew Bolt — who normally adopts a happy-go-lucky approach to The Left — thanked reader Owen for bringing to his attention an article published on September 12 on the ‘Business Insider’ business news site; the BI article in … Continue reading →

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