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Footage of Rupert Murdoch getting pied (because its funny), plus some analysis

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 20/07/2011 - 8:26pm

Australia’s most venal export was given yesterday a taste of justice as he appeared before a UK Parliamentary Committee, when Anarchist comedian Johnnie Marbles threw a cream pie in his face. Unfortunately, this is probably the only justice this all powerful billionaire will face. Whilst the worlds media has condemned Johnnie for his actions and the left doesn’t seem that interested, I say bravo Johnnie, you gave that union busting, right-wing, war mongering, corrupt power hungry billionaire a custard pie on behalf of all of us! Check out Johnnie’s Anarchish Blog and he his

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UN Observers need to be stationed at all Australian Detention Centres. Asylum Seekers punished at Christmas Island.

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Wed, 20/07/2011 - 1:51pm

The Human Rights Alliance Media Release:

19.7.2011

Overnight the Christmas Island Detention Centre roof protest escalated with the response a severe lockdown. Christmas Island Detention Centre is now as bad as Woomera and Baxter. UN Observers must be located in these unlawful Detention Centres.

The Christmas Island roof top protest unnecessarily escalated and once again there was no appropriate de-escalation, mitigation or humanity.

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Iraqi children amputees, victims of war, landmines, bombings, depleted uranium. We need your help.

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 19/07/2011 - 6:14pm

Riyadh describes, "The years of sanctions have deeply affected Iraqi society and people have learned to survive individually and have lost the sense of community and caring for others."

"As a result of the 1991 Gulf War the province of Al Muthanna is littered with thousands of unexploded landmines and missiles." "There are many heartbreaking of disabled children in Iraq."

330 CHILDRENS WHEELCHAIRS WILL LEAVE FOR IRAQ IN NOVEMBER, and we need your help.

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Murdoch scandal: hypocritical warmongers exposed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 19/07/2011 - 12:37am

The scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch and his global media empire is giving the world a glimpse of what the face of power looks like today — and it’s ugly.

The revelations of networks of patronage and power, which link politicians and the police to corporate interests that believe themselves to be above laws, ethics or scrutiny, are frightening.

However, Murdoch’s reputation for deciding elections and dictating policies to governments, and the notorious right-wing bias (and looseness with inconvenient facts) of his media outlets, is not new.

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Former Accru partner leads fight against child trafficking

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 18/07/2011 - 12:07pm

Russell Hawksford, former Accru Rawsons partner and co-founder of 'The Grey Man' charity, has been working hard behind the scenes in South East Asia to rescue children from slavery and exploitation.

Child Trafficking in Asia – The Grey Man tackling it head on

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Conservationists arrested protesting logging in Tasmania and Sarawak by Malaysian Company Ta Ann

Submitted by takver on Sun, 17/07/2011 - 4:59pm

Conservationists have today participated in a protest on Hobart's wharf, where a vessel is being loaded for the Malaysian logging company Ta Ann. The protest highlights the ongoing loss of high conservation value temperate forests in Tasmania and the rapacious logging of tropical rainforests of Borneo and destructon of habitat for Orangutan and dispossession of the indigenous Penan people from their ancestral forests and lands.

"Four conservationists have attached themselves to the vessel, we are participating in today's non violent protest to highlight the ongoing loss of high conservation value forests," Huon Valley Environment Centre's Jenny Weber said.

Youtube video | Photos of the action

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Forests play a major role as carbon sink say scientists

Submitted by takver on Sat, 16/07/2011 - 5:32am

The world's forests remove over one quarter of current annual human carbon emissions from the atmosphere each year, the equivalent of about 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon according to the latest published scientific research. An international team of scientists, including from the US Forests Service and the Australian CSIRO, have quantified the greenhouse gas carbon sink provided by the world's tropical, temperate and boreal forests.

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The implications of China’s increasingly active role in multilateral Institutions.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 15/07/2011 - 11:32pm

The implications for Asia Pacific security due to the active role and growing influence from the Peoples’ Republic of China’s (PRC) approach to particular multilateral institutions are both economic and strategic. The PRC has also been active in several regional multilateral institutions such as the Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) but it is with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) where the PRC’s greatest multilateral engagement has been witnessed.

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Free Belgrade six

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 15/07/2011 - 4:43pm

On June, 16th 2010 Belgrade 6 anarchists were released and proved innocent (international terrorism) in the lower court. Prosecution than appealed the verdict. secondary court (higher court) on July 1th ruled that there were some processional mistake being done so they reversed the verdict. the trial will now again start on the lower court from the beginning (all witnesses, statements, everything). More informations (English, Italiano, Español)

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Day 2 Youtube - Julian Assange of WikiLeaks exits High Court to "I Shall be Released"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 15/07/2011 - 1:21pm

Day 2 of Appeal Against Extradition Wed July 13
VID-Julian Assange exits High Court/ London.
Catholic Workers, War Resisters & WikiLeaks Support sing "I Shall Be Released"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqBjeeF7QKs

Verdict on appeal against extradition to be delivered in the 2-6 weeks.

Mainstream media today in lynch mob mode....reporting solely on prosecution argument (same prosecutor who defended Pinochet when he was hold up in London!) and little reporting on defense argument by human rights solicitior Gareth Peirce and barristers Ben Emerson and Mark Summers.

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