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Kev’s gonna say the magic words.

November 26th, 2007 No Comments

Good on ya Kev. I have just been watching the Beeb and it appears that Kev is actually going to whisper those magic words. “We are sorry”. So I wonder when, how and how the aboriginal community will receive it and then what they will do with it. Good on ya Kev, I think this [...]

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Aboriginal Australia

November 26th, 2007 No Comments

In my experience and opinion the Australian Aboriginals probably get about the worst deal that I have every seen any indigenous people group get. Like many indigenous peoples they are over represented in jails, in deaths whilst in custody, in unemployment, child and spouse abuse, alcoholism, etc etc. I once had the honour of visiting [...]

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Off the Radar

November 22nd, 2007 1 Comment

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Land of the Long Dark I.T. Cloud

November 19th, 2007 4 Comments

Draconian is the word that springs to mind. And if I could find a word more draconian than draconian, I would definitely use it. I am not 100% sure on my facts, but after listening to Radio New Zealand Podcasts I understand that in New Zealand it is illegal to rip your own legally purchase [...]

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Dictators redux

November 13th, 2007 No Comments

Hey this is an excellent cartoon. The current events in Pakistan are something that we should all be aware off. It is looking as if they will be expelled from the commonwealth for the very reasons that this cartoon is stating. Please go and read the blurb that goes with this cartoon at its original [...]

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Day End for State Sponsored Terrorism (painting)

August 20th, 2007 No Comments

Well that is as far as I get tonight, I will have to finish it off in a few weeks time. Just in case you want to know who the four stooges are; they are in order Mahmoud Abbas, Bashar al-Assad, Ehud Olmert and Nicholas Burns. Watch this space for more.

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Just Talking About It.

January 29th, 2007 1 Comment

Don’t just talk about it guys. “SAVE DARFUR” -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Did you know that 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes in Darfur, Sudan? Each day, they face threats that are hard for us to even imagine including rape, disease, and starvation.These people need our help to put an end to the genocide and [...]

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JK to coach Japan

January 13th, 2007 No Comments

Former Italy boss and All Blacks legend John Kirwan has signed a two-year deal to coach Japan.The arrangement will see the World Cup-winning All Black steer Japan through this year’s much-anticipated tournament in France. Among the sides listed in Japan’s group are Australia, Fiji, Wales and Canada.However, Kirwan will not be new to the role [...]

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“Shut Down Guantanamo”

January 13th, 2007 No Comments

90 Arrested in Action Inside U.S. Federal District Court in D.C., Hundreds March Through Captiol Hill Hundreds marched through the streets of D.C. today, winding a path from the Capitol to the Supreme Court and ending at the U.S. Federal District Court House. Throughout the morning other activists entered the court house to file Habeas [...]

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Guantanamo Bay 24

December 4th, 2006 3 Comments

Last night we were watching 24 series 4. It struck me as to how freely they torture people. I started wondering if Americans really do torture people like that. And then Guantanamo Bay sprung to mind. So the answer is clearly a yes. Among other things Guantanamo Bay could have been and may still be [...]

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