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Was Agriculture Triggered by a Comet?
Seeded on Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:26 PM EDT (The Age)
Did an extraterrestrial impact set off a catastrophic chain of events that led indirectly to the dawn of agriculture in the Middle East nearly 13,000 years ago?
In Memory of a Holocaust Historian
Seeded on Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:15 PM EDT (The Age)
His critics thought that this man — who, when asked what he did for a living, would answer, with grim irony, "I study dead Jews" — was incapable of sentiment.
Peace in Iraq is Possible, but the Answer Lies in Palestine
Seeded on Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:53 PM EDT (The Age)
This article refers in large part to the report presented to Congress by the Iraq Study Group last December.
Australia a step closer to GM crops
Seeded on Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:59 PM EDT (The Age)
The article begins by articulating the conservative government view, and the leaking of a recent government report.
Book Burning & Revising of History in Indonesia
Seeded on Wed Aug 8, 2007 4:20 PM EDT (The Age)
PUBLISHERS, academics and activists are trying to halt the burning of Indonesian textbooks detailing a 1965 coup attempt and slaughter of more than 500,000 alleged communists.
Terrorists: Neither Evil nor Inscrutable
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:01 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
History is populated with men and women like my companion: intellectuals and professionals who turn their backs on easy lives because they prefer to fight for whatever values they believe in. When we share those values we look at such people and describe them as heroes.
A manicured madness takes hold
Seeded on Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:52 AM EDT (The Age)
Firstly, Celestina, thank you for the invitation to your closet.
US military deserters seek refuge in Canada
Seeded on Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:01 PM EDT (The Age)
Warning: this article contains some graphic depictions that some may find disturbing. BEFORE he deserted the US Marines, Dean Walcott rode shotgun on besieged convoys to Baghdad and spent a second Iraq tour setting up military communications.
Why Are We In Iraq? The Oily World of Petro-Dollars and US Hegemony
Seeded on Sun Jul 8, 2007 3:49 PM EDT (The Age)
This article is written from an Australian perspective and refers to the government of Prime Minister John Howard, but the second half deals with the global issues of Iraq, the Middle East and the politics and economics of petro dollars. Here are some snippets ...
Christians Who Drive 4WDs Ignore the Scriptures
Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:27 AM EDT (The Age)
As one motoring writer put it, mum feels safe and dad feels powerful. That shouldn't be a Christian's ambition, at the expense of others. Plenty of other cars may represent an egotistical self-indulgence, but few have the environmental footprint these absurd affectations do.
The Six-Day War Turns 40
Seeded on Fri Jun 1, 2007 12:42 PM EDT (The Age)
The moral threat was doubtless furthest from the minds of those celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem, and the return of Judaism's holiest sites, 40 years ago this month. But occupation corrodes the occupier, slowly but unmistakably.
Israel Attacks US Warship ... 40 Years Ago
Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 4:42 AM EDT (The Age)
Was the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty deliberate? The US is morally bound to find out.
'Payback' for US lawyers who defend Guantamo detainees
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2007 3:54 PM EDT (The Age)
DAVID Hicks' US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has been passed over for promotion and knocked back as a trainee judge in what appears to be payback for his work on behalf of the Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Iraq Parliament Wants US Troops Out
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 4:43 PM EDT (The Nation)
You'd think that a significant development involving more than half of the members of Iraq's parliament signing a legislative petition calling on the US to set a timetable for withdrawal would get some media attention.
Human Rights Abuses, Serbia, and the Council of Europe
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 4:11 PM EDT (monbiot.com)
The Council of Europe is a body quite separate from the European Union. Proposed by Winston Churchill, it was founded in 1949 for "the pursuit of peace based upon justice"(1). It drew up the human rights convention and runs the European Court of Human Rights.
Arctic ice may melt 30 years sooner
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2007 3:08 PM EDT (The Age)
THE Arctic icecap is melting much faster than expected and is about 30 years ahead of predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
US Military Torurers — One Man's Account
Seeded on Sat Apr 7, 2007 5:31 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
A British document speaks for the terrorist and reveals what the US hoped to hide, reports Sally Neighbour. Australian David Hicks, an alledged Al-Qu'aida supporter, has been in US custody for 5 years without a trial.
Visiting Guantanamo — Trip to an Alien Planet.
Seeded on Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:19 PM EDT (The Age)
This story is by Karen Greenberg, executive director of the Centre on Law and Security, New York University School of Law, and editor of The Torture Debate in America.
In Britain, Peaceful Protest Can Put You in Jail for 5 Years
Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2007 10:47 AM EST (monbiot.com)
In Blair's Britain now you can be imprisoned for 5 years for peaceful protest, if your protest offends the profit-making aspirations of a powerful corporation.
Military Commissions Have Nothing to do with Military Justice says Marine Lawyer.
Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2007 9:46 AM EST (The Age)
The lawyer appointed to defend Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks is US Marines lawyer Major Michael Mori.
Australian tortured and abused at Guantanamo
Seeded on Thu Mar 1, 2007 12:21 PM EST (The Age)
David Hicks is an Australian who was captured in Afghanistan after the US invaded. He has spent 5 years in Guantanamo Bay, a lot of it in solitary confinement, without having been charged or tried in any legitimate court of law, and with most basic legal rights removed.
Australia's Attorney-General Labeled a Liar and Hypocrite Over Guantanamo Detainee
Seeded on Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:05 PM EST (The Age)
Robert Richter is a prominent lawyer and criminal defence barrister in the Australian state of Victoria. He is a QC (Queen's Counsel) and is a past president of the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties and former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association.
Big Oil Linked to Cash Offers for Climate Change Deniers
Seeded on Sat Feb 3, 2007 9:05 AM EST (The Age)
THE American Enterprise Institute, a pro-business think tank that has received $US1.6 million ($A2 million) from ExxonMobil, offered scientists up to $US10,000 for a "policy critique" of the UN global warming report.
Death Penalty — The Last Man Hanged in Australia
Seeded on Fri Feb 2, 2007 3:55 PM EST (The Age)
February 3rd is the 40th anniversary of the hanging of Ronald Ryan at Pentridge prison in Melbourne. He was the last man to be executed in Australia.
The Death Penalty: Why is it So Attractive?
Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:22 PM EST
I read the article posted recently on the question of the death penalty.
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