Surveillance of Citizens or Global Security?
I remember when I went to the United States passing through transit where I was finger printed and thumb printed. I was asked to look in a camera as well (iris print). I had committed no crime and I had not entered the United States, I was in transit. Yet I… Continue reading
US Shutdown a Tea Party or Coup d’etat?
Interestingly sedition comes to mind.
Wikipedia defines coup d’etat as – A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; plural: coups d’état), also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government,[1][2][3][4] usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to… Continue reading
Stanford University: Deliberating on Democracy
This is critical at this time. It is so important that democracy is a lived reality. I am curious what would the people say if they really had a voice and were informed. Could be exciting. I doubt in Australia if anyone in the public would have been concerned about refugees… Continue reading
John Dean: Bush Administration Was Worse Than Watergate
I interviewed John Dean back in 2006 at La Trobe University in Australia. He was on a speaking tour about his book Worse Than Watergate: the Secret Presdidency of George W. Bush. He provided telling insights into crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush administration linked to the Energy industry and its contributions.… Continue reading
Is the United States the Greatest Country?
I was sent this video today. I found it compelling. I also saw the nationalism in my own country as well.
What it depicts for me is how our civil societies have changed, how people in previous generations had moral codes and values. There was an innocence during these times as people felt to be… Continue reading
Gun Control Will Not Stop Massacres
I heard of another massacre in the United States and calls for gun control. My immediate reflection was the children killed in Afghanistan and Iraq and the reality that there were few calls in the media to stop the murder of innocent people. We can look further around the world to… Continue reading