How The News Is Reported
See also : schNEWS | The Dole Army : “If it wasn’t real, it would almost be comical.” (January 3, 2010) | Justin Sheridan : Australian of the Year (September 15, 2009) | Smash! Magnavox! Spectacle! Videocracy! (September 4, 2009) | The World (of G20) According To Paola Totaro (April 11, 2009) | Cobwebs for the rich… (May 18, 2006).
Narco-Mexico, Late Night Live, ABC, February 9, 2010
The estimated number of people who have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007 stands at 9,903. Investigative journalist Colm McNaughton has just returned from visiting some of the US/Mexico border towns run by the drug cartels and he describes here the difficulties in telling this story. Colm’s program: ‘La Frontera: a journey into the borderlands of Mexico and the US’ will be broadcast in Radio National’s 360documentaries slot on Saturday 3 April at 2.05pm (repeated on Wednesday 7 April at 1.05pm). It’ll also be available as a podcast from 3 April.
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Australia Premiere Film Screening : Corazon del Tiempo / The Heart of Time, Trades Hall, 7:00pm, Thursday, February 11, 2009 | LASNET | Angry White Kid.
No Olympics on Stolen Land | Olympic Resistance Network
The Olympigs are here
Roger Griffin lectures principally on aspects of the History of Ideas relating to ideologies and values that have shaped the modern world.
He also writes lots of stuff about fascism.
A Supreme Court Victory For ISM Activists
February 10 2010 | Press Release: International Solidarity Movement:
APPEAL
Such legal challenges are important for the Palestinian non-violent resistance as it can determine whether or not Israeli occupation forces continue to use particular oppressive practices. But legal work is also quite expensive. The ISM is asking its supporters to throw fund-raising events to raise money to support the work of the ISM’s solidarity with the Palestinian movement against apartheid. You can donate by check, or online (via Paypal) see http://palsolidarity.org/donate for details and also : Welcome mat pulled from Israeli academic, Jason Koutsoukis, The Age, February 4, 2010 | Dear Mister Ambassador (February 3. 2010) | Abdullah Abu Rahmeh; Or: Stay In Your Home (If You Have One) (December 11, 2009).
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal have been detained in Iran since July 31, 2009, when news reports say they accidentally crossed an unmarked border while hiking in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan near the Ahmed Awa waterfall, a local beauty spot. They were in a peaceful region of northern Iraq that is increasingly popular with Western tourists attracted by its natural beauty, traditional culture and long history. The three hikers, all graduates of UC Berkeley, entered northern Iraq with visas from Turkey on July 28 and had planned to spend five days visiting the area. A fourth friend, Shon Meckfessel had stayed behind in Sulaimaniya when Shane, Josh and Sarah set out on their hike because he was feeling unwell…
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