Mar
25
Reporters Without Borders stage Beijing Olympics protest
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Today at the official start of the Beijing Olympics torch rally Reporters Sans Frontières were able to get behind the speaker and hold up a protest flag. The flag consists of five handcuffs in the traditional lay out of the Olympic rings logo.
Here is an excerpt taken from the Reporters Sans Frontières website:
“They are charged [...]
Mar
24
Iraq war statistics… six years on
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It’s not six years on from the start of the US-led invasion force which as now seen 4,000 US citizens lose their lives. The war has seen more than 35,000 US citizens injured. How many Iraqi’s injured? who knows, the government of the United States of America wont tell us and doesn’t seem to want [...]
Mar
24
Woman walks 600km to vote
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In the spirit of democracy in the micronation of Bhutan a woman has walked 600 kilometres to vote in the country’s first democratic elections.
Ms Tshewang Dema walked saying she suffered motion sickness after her first and only car ride four years ago and preferred to walk to participate in the election.
Bhutan is a small nation [...]
Mar
22
Two independent contractors have abused their privileges and opened up the passport files of Barak Obama, Hilary Clinton, and John McCain.
US Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice is quoted as saying to Senator Obama, “I will stay on top of it until I get to the bottom of it.”
Hopefully she will stand by her word and [...]
Mar
21
Updated Tibetan march details…
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I’ve just got some new details sent to me about a rally on Sunday. The gathering will march from State Parliament house along St Kilda road to the Chinese consulate in Toorak. Now this is a rather long march so be prepared for it, sunscreen, water, and appropriate shoes. Alternatively you can come to South [...]
Mar
20
Come along to peacefully protest against Chinese action in Tibet
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If you are in Melbourne please come down and show that the human rights abuse taken from China in Tibet is unacceptable.
Action:
Candlelight vigil supporting Tibet
Location:
State Library of Victoria (Google Maps)
328 Swanston St
Melbourne
Time:
Thursday 20th March, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
You can also join Kesang Wangmo a Tibetan woman that now lives in Melbourne in her [...]
Mar
20
The US to supply arms to Kosovo
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Once again the US takes the shoot first, diplomat relations last approach. Whilst I agree that Kosovo needs to protect itself I think it would be a better approach for Nato to take a peace keeping role and step into the verging battle between Kosovo and Serbia.
Almost sealing the fate of Kosovians Bush has authorised [...]
Mar
20
I have to say I admire Hans Blix, an honourable man, former rally car driver and former UN weapons inspector. Most people know him in the latter role, i remember when he came out in support of an evidence based approach when the war started. I wrote him a letter that day to say thanks [...]
Mar
18
Problems in Tibet…
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It’s good to see Rudd come out and say something on the atrocities currently happening in Tibet. The biggest issue for the people there at the moment is that they are facing the Chinese opposition with no international media or NGO’s to report on what’s going on. The only official reports coming from Lhasa are [...]