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Inside Syria’s War

Blog, Middle East

August 2, 2012

An exclusive report by journo friend, Yaara Bou Melhem, with the Free Syrian Army. Yaara has managed to gain unprecedented access to the FSA along with a rare interview with its leader, Colonel Riad al-Asaad and entry into the elaborate labyrinth of secret tunnels used by the rebels....

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Winning the hearts and minds, one war crime at a time.

Blog, USA

April 20, 2012

The US are supposedly champions of human rights, they uphold the ideals of freedom and democracy, they are beacons of light in an otherwise dark world, they reprimand others left right and centre for committing atrocities and invade other countries to bring peace and stability. Bizarrely, these champions...

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Murder, Media and What We Read

Articles, Blog, Middle East, Politics, USA

March 16, 2012

When innocent men, woman and children are killed, it is called murder, so why does this not translate onto the pages of what we read as we ingest our daily fill of mainstream media? Writes Reuben Brand. The gruesome murder of 16 innocent people, nine of whom where children, by a US soldier in Afghanistan...

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Assad Regime Hit List Targets Thousands

Blog, Middle East

March 2, 2012

A 718 page document that contains the names, addresses, phone numbers and activities of thousands of Syrian dissidents is being used as a hit list by the Syrian regime to systematically target its own citizens. Mother Jones: “The infamy of Syria’s Mukhabarat intelligence service is well known....

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Freedom, Democracy, Stupidity and War Crimes

Articles, Blog, Middle East, Uncategorized, USA

March 2, 2012

US Marines: Not the sharpest tools in the shed, but I guess one only need a blunt object to bludgeon a country to death. Writes Reuben Brand. Burning copiesof the Qur’an in Afghanistan – just another day at the office for the pride of America, the US Marines. Hundreds of angry Afghans have vented...

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Australia, the lucky country (just don’t mention Asylum seekers)

Australia, Blog

February 17, 2012

Welcome to Australia – the lucky country, where white people live happily ever after. A story in today’s Daily Telegraph, titled “Asylum seekers made to feel at home, thanks to a $10,000 welcome pack” really sums up the inherent racism that lurks beneath the façade of our so...

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US Marines embrace Nazi sentiments in Afghanistan

Blog, Middle East, USA

February 16, 2012

US Soldiers pose with a Nazi SS flag in Afghanistan. No disciplinary action will be taken against the Marines, because apparently there was no malicious intent. According to Maj. Gabrielle Chapin, a spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, Calif. ” The Marines mistakenly believed the “SS” in...

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US sanctions on Iranian oil exports

Blog, Pakistan, USA

January 12, 2012

Senior Analyst for Politact, Cosima Brand (yes, she is my super talented sister), discusses the implications of US sanctions on Iranian oil exports, the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project and other key players....

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US marines urinating on dead Taliban insurgents

Blog, USA

January 12, 2012

America: forever preaching and pontificating about how it is a beacon of freedom, democracy and respect in an otherwise dark world.  Hmmm… The truth always has a way of coming out....

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On Utøya: Anders Breivik, Right Terror, Racism and Europe

Australia, Blog, Politics, Projects

November 4, 2011

I recently filmed the global launch of On Utøya – a compelling and challenging new book. The book was launched in Sydney by Greens Senator, Lee Rhiannon and Independent Journalist and Author, Antony Loewenstein. Edited by Elizabeth Humphrys, Guy Rundle and Tad Tietze, with essays by Anindya...

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