NOVANEWS
- Wikileaks is just warming up and democracy should be thankful
- A day at Revolution Books
- The hidden Tamil nightmare
- Times buries civilian killings in Wikileaks story
- Australian Zionist head wants West Bank settlements to thrive
- Why can’t Australians speak to refugees?
- Real journalists welcome Wikileaks and don’t feel threatened by its power
- The West dances with the Pakistani devil
- Wikileaks reveals the supposed trail of Bin Laden in Afghanistan (maybe)
- Is a journalist’s job to please or offend the White House over Wikileaks? Obvious, really
Wikileaks is just warming up and democracy should be thankfulPosted: 26 Jul 2010An exciting time to be a journalist and citizen of the world. Wikileaks is showing the corporate media that transparency and real reporting is the only way forward, if they want to remain relevant and not tied to establishment interests:
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A day at Revolution BooksPosted: 26 Jul 2010Yesterday’s event at New York’s Revolution Books alongside writer and author Michael Otterman – interviewed today about Iraqi casualties on NPR – was a unique opportunity to discuss Palestine and Iraq. We talked about the hidden civilian trauma, power of the US to wage war with little social cost inside the country, the power of the war and Zionist lobbies and appetite for change.I was struck by both a frustration and determination of the crowd to not allow a strike to occur against Iran, a real fear, and to find ways to support those at the end of American and Israeli missiles.The anti-war movement in the US is weak and Barack Obama has captured too many on the Left to remain silent or scared (because the opposition may be far worse.)But the event yesterday at Revolutions Books showed that growing numbers of people refuse to accept the pro-war sentiments of both the Democrats and Republicans. Peace making is far more difficult. |
The hidden Tamil nightmarePosted: 26 Jul 2010The ongoing forgotten war in Sri Lanka; forced detention, lack of work for women and disappearances. |
Times buries civilian killings in Wikileaks storyPosted: 26 Jul 2010Note the difference between the New York Times and Guardian dealing with the Wikileaks revelations over Afghanistan. |
Australian Zionist head wants West Bank settlements to thrivePosted: 26 Jul 2010So this is how it is. A senior Jewish leader in Australia defending the illegal colonies in the West Bank.For shame:
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Why can’t Australians speak to refugees?Posted: 26 Jul 2010The Australian election arrives on 21 August and refugees remain a convenient punching bag.Election Wire website journalist Austin G. Mackell visits Villawood detention centre in Sydney and shows the absurdity of the way in which Australia treats the handful of asylum seekers arriving by boat: |
Real journalists welcome Wikileaks and don’t feel threatened by its powerPosted: 26 Jul 2010For those wondering about the history of Wikileaks reporting, I’ve been writing about the website for years, including an interview with founder Julian Assange in 2008. |
The West dances with the Pakistani devilPosted: 26 Jul 2010This is what happens when the world’s only super-power, with client state support (hello Australia) engage in a war with no end with partners who loathe your presence:
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Wikileaks reveals the supposed trail of Bin Laden in Afghanistan (maybe)Posted: 26 Jul 2010Wired reveals yet another angle of the invaluable Wikileaks information dump:
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Is a journalist’s job to please or offend the White House over Wikileaks? Obvious, reallyPosted: 26 Jul 2010Wikileaks, the world’s first stateless news organisation.And a modern dilemma for hyper-connected media companies, so used to being on the drip feed of the establishment:
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