Politics

From Michael Moore to Assange ‘Free Enterprise or Freedom of Speech?’

I just switched on the television to find out that Julian Assange was to make a speech from recently granted asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. His speech is highlighted below this introduction and musings.  After his speech I turned the television station over and there was Michael Moore’s movie Capitalism:  A… 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

The History of Gore Vidal Living the Democracy He So Prized

Courtesy of wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (play /ˌɡɔr vɨˈdɑːl/;[1][2] October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. His third novel, The City and the Pillar… Continue reading

Robert McNamara: The Fog of Beliefs Lead to War

I watched this documentary last night and it is recommended viewing. It was very interesting learning the lessons of conflict and war from Robert McNamara, the former US Defence Secretary well known for his role directing the Vietnam war. A detailed Wikipedia overview is provided below the video.

First I will provide my own observations.… Continue reading

Sovereignty (non interference) or Proxy Wars (interference)?

I was listening to the al Jazeera news tonight discussing the Syrian situation.  The newscast raised the Russian alliance with Syria and its call for sovereignty and its support of the Syrian regime.  This lead me to look at proxy wars and the complicated international relations situation across the world where conflicts can… Continue reading

US Democrat Dennis Kucinich Announces Retirement to Serve Community Outside Politics

 To serve the community I would suggest you have to leave politics.   

http://kucinich.us/media/breaking-news

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I would like to thank you for your support, and thank the tens of thousands of concerned Citizens for Kucinich who in the past few months have written, emailed and called to discuss my running for… Continue reading

Mohandas Gandhi

“Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.”

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