Category Archives: politics

fascist America…

24 Tuesday Apr 2007

Posted by in life stuff, media, philosophy, politics, rants

≈ 14 Comments

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… in 10 easy steps

History shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. According to Naomi Wolf in this morning’s Grauniad, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all :

  1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
  2. Create a gulag
  3. Develop a thug caste
  4. Set up an internal surveillance system
  5. Harass citizens’ groups
  6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
  7. Target key individuals
  8. Control the press
  9. Dissent equals treason
  10. Suspend the rule of law

    11. Continue reading →

bombs away…

11 Sunday Mar 2007

Posted by in life stuff, politics, rants

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Clearly aren’t as important as bombs at home. Check these out…

A small sampling of almost daily news reports about innocent civilians being killed by suicide bomb attacks in Iraq.

Are Londoners, New Yorkers, Madrileños somehow more important than Iraqi civilians?

Where are the protests, the displays of public mourning and moral outrage … even the public debate?

50-something Londoners were killed on July 7, 2005 … almost a daily average in Baghdad. How is that we westerners feel comfortable maintaining this obvious double standard?

UPDATE 16 July: major attacks in 2007

  • 16 July: At least 85 die in twin bombings in Kirkuk
  • 7 July: 130 killed in Amirli market bombing
  • 19 June: At least 78 die in Baghdad mosque blast
  • 18 April: Up to 200 killed in car bombings in Baghdad
  • 29 March: At least 60 killed in double suicide bombing in Baghdad market
  • 6 March: At least 90 killed in double suicide bombing in Hilla
  • 3 Feb: At least 130 die in suicide truck bombing in Baghdad
  • 22 Jan: 88 killed in Baghdad car bombings

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An Iraqi girl walks past glass shattered during overnight clashes
between US forces and militants in Baghdad.

what’s new?

27 Thursday Jul 2006

Posted by in culture, humour, life stuff, media, politics, rants, religion, weird

≈ 119 Comments

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Read any unusual news stories lately?

As I don’t get much time to read the papers these days I find I often miss those ‘little gems’ that don’t make front page news but are often more interesting.

So I thought this would be a good place to share those ones we come across.

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