An excerpt from the recently published book The Mother of All Battles: The Endless U.S.-Iraq War by Malcom Lagauche: In December 2003, we all saw the photos of a disheveled Saddam Hussein after he was pulled out of a “spider hole” in a town near Tikrit. The administration laughed and the […]
Media
[ The Wall Street Journal – not fit for bumwipe ] It’s not really new that Rupert Murdoch owns the Wall Street Journal. But it’s something worth reminding yourself of when you see garbage journalism such as what appeared in this weekend’s WSJ. – Homeland Insecurity – “The US is […]
Trailer and clips from In The Loop, the new comedy from comic genius Armando Iannucci, the man behind The Day Today (the forerunner to the genius that is ‘Brasseye‘), I’m Alan Partridge and The Thick Of It. Profanity may offend. [youtube]dQrqMkCuHqA[/youtube] [youtube]EAA74aXZXlg&NR=1[/youtube] [youtube]reTHiReUNo4[/youtube] [youtube]LugJd6uGJqI[/youtube] [youtube]wa3eoMnMC80[/youtube]
An extremely well made documentary from the Beeb – on the commerce of war, and how the military industrial complex profits so much from war, that it must create wars to continue the growth of it’s business. It’s quite the eye-opener. Click here to watch
I nside B r i t a i n’s I s r a e l Lobby https://snardfarker.ning.com/video/i-nside-b-r-i-t-a-i-ns-i-s-1 Dispatches ( Channel 4 – U.K. ) investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel. Despite […]
By Mallary Jean Tenore, Poynter Online “Daily Show” producer Ramin Hedayati spends his morning flipping back and forth between the “Today Show” and “The Early Show,” glancing at major news sites and political blogs and reading The New York Times. When he gets into the office, he scans through news […]
By Ghali Hassan Axis of Logic There are more than half a million international students in Australia. Despite the exaggerated “benefits” they allegedly bring to Australia, international students are eroding Australia’s education system at the expense of Australians. The purpose of this article is to demystify the so-called Australia’s international […]
[ Another story about the greedy, money grabbing old bastard who won’t die and who now wants to charge you for his ‘news’ ] Source Rupert Murdoch says he will remove stories from Google’s search index as a way to encourage people to pay for content online. [ … I […]
An interesting ad from Australia for a fake political party. Truly creepy. [youtube]6IfGUSBSF4I[/youtube]
You’re not watching a real news channel or programme if: its anchors use phrases like ‘bad guys’, ‘heroes’, ‘takedown’, and ‘Michelle Obama’ interview questions contain words like ‘disgusting’ and ‘ashamed’ and ‘wacko’ You’re not watching a real news channel or programme if: its competitors all lead with the same stories […]