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Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter & Julian Assange

A hunt is on for journalist and popular free speech advocate Julian Assange which according to his lawyer has “political motivations”,. “I’m really rather worried by the political motivations that appear to be behind this,” says Mark Stephens, Julian’s counsel. On the run in February, 1879, Ned Kelly had no advocate, instead dictating to his . . . → Read More if you dare: Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter & Julian Assange

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Letter in New York Times by Jewish Intellectuals 1948

This is the original text of a letter to the editor published in the New York Times in 1948 signed by prominent Jewish intellectuals, including Albert Einstein. Letters to The Times New York Times December 4, 1948 New Palestine Party Visit of Menachem Begin and Aims of Political Movement Discussed TO THE EDITORS OF THE . . . → Read More if you dare: Letter in New York Times by Jewish Intellectuals 1948

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Australian bushfires rage

Fires are an everpresent threat in Australia – many catastrophic blazes are lit by firebugs. With soaring temperatures in Victoria and New South Wales, dozens of people have died in the latest bush fires. Fierce winds were fanning the fires and pushing them in unpredictable directions in Victoria on Sunday, after temperatures reached a . . . → Read More if you dare: Australian bushfires rage

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Gaza Bloggers Speak

From Al Jazeera’s Creative Commons Repository.

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Media coverage of Israel’s attack of Gaza – Frontline Club discussion

Al Jazeera’s Creative Commons Repository contains a large amount of video footage from Israel’s war on Gaza which can be used freely.

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On Observer’s Observations

In an earlier comment on this blog, Observer wrote: Sorry mate, but many of the blog entries clearly show that a majority of the public are actually mis-informed on these filtering initiatives. I have seldom seen so many mis-quotes and inaccurate statements passed on and reprinted en masse, then appears a day later reprinted in . . . → Read More if you dare: On Observer’s Observations

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Shilling for a War

Con Coughlin does it again in this waffly piece of shillery, overflowing with unnamed senior sources, claiming Israel is seeking authorisation from the Pentagon to whack Iran. Interestingly and simultaneously, the uber conservative Daily Telegraph broadcasts this story wherein Cheney warns that military action against Iran remains a possibility. AP debunks the Coughlin shillery swiftly. . . . → Read More if you dare: Shilling for a War

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