Guantanamo Bay is not about US Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
This issue has come up randomly today. The meaning of terrorism according to online dictionaries is:
“The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.”
I think of the military here immediately as an associated thought. The only difference is we speak of State sactioned violence and those who are… Continue reading
The Persecution of the Hazara People is a Holocaust in Afghanistan
I have written the word holocaust in this heading as I just interviewed a Jewish woman who is a survivor of the Holocaust. She explained to me the hatred of the Nazi’s towards the Jews and how they saw them as vermon. They were tortured, experimented on and persecuted during the Second World… Continue reading
Assange: Get Up for Freedom of Speech
This film is an exclusive interview by the Get Up organisation in Australia. I interviewed this organisation many years ago after seeing sky writing over Canberra saying ‘Get Up’. I found them very interesting. Apparently they had trained in the United States to set up internet based community action. They have become an alternative force… Continue reading
Geoffrey Robertson QC: Assange’s European Arrest Warrant Is Issued by a Prosecutor not a Court
Geoffrey Robertson is a respected Australia QC based in London. I see him as a leading voice in human rights and international law. This article was written in January yet it is relevant today.
My comment here is the inconvenience of truth. When truth is the light we all hold… Continue reading
Syria: Dismantle the UN Security Council & Amnesty Report
I have been reflecting on Syria as a peacemaker. I did not want to write anything until I felt moved to. I have sent love to the people in my own way.
Over the last few nights I have watched the footage of killings of innocent civilians. On reflection my inner… Continue reading
The candle of hope is the Light in the Darkness in Afghanistan
It is clear from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, that military solutions have not worked. Perhaps emerging from the dark cloud, peaceful coexistence becomes the future global strategy rather than extensions of power. My former partner was an ordinary Afghan artist who as a 10 year old recalls the Russians invading… Continue reading