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The “shock” resignation of NSW Premier Bob Carr has caused much of the press pack to compete for superlatives. I won’t even bother trying to compete with those hacks. I met Carr a few years ago while researching Not Happy, John! about the Hanan Ashrawi affair. He had bravely resisted pressure from Zionists to withdraw…

17 Afghan civilians were murdered by an American airstrike in late June. The Washington Post reported the story on July 5. The US military apologised for the mistake but claimed they had targeted a “known operating base for terrorist attacks.” How comforting for the victims and their families. Another fine example of Western humanity in…

The following article appeared in the Financial Times on July 8. I’ll post the entire piece below, as the link requires subscription. Simply put, the possible motivations behind the London attack are discussed as well as debunking, yet again, the myth that “they hate us for our freedom.” “The cataclysmic attacks on New York and…

Here’s a fascinating comment from international relations expert, Scott Burchill: “I cannot verify this but the source is former Pentagon and highly respected. It’s a variation on Chalmers Johnson’s ‘blowback’ thesis, but one I haven’t heard before. It is worth an investigation. “The Bechtel Corporation essentially stole a lot of construction business from Bin Laden’s…

Despite rhetoric suggesting otherwise, Indonesian and Australian relations are generally solid and warm. East Timor and the Schapelle Corby case, while unquestionably placing strain on the relationship, are unlikely to cause any long-term damage. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Peter Hartcher argues today that relations with our northern neighbour are too vital to be left to…

The Schapelle Corby case continues to dominate headlines. Once again, the obsessive focus on this one case appears to be excessive and completely disproportionate. Scott Burchill, lecturer in international relations at Deakin University, has a few words to add: “Jolted by public outrage at Indonesian state terrorism in East Timor following the September 1999 independence…

Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of Murdoch’s Australian, rewrites history again today. Long known for defending the Indonesian military and the Australian intelligence community over the 1975 invasion of East Timor – claiming in his paper that then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was “innocent” of charges he knew about the Indonesian invasion of Timor when subsequently…

Scott Burchill is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Deakin University in Melbourne and one of Australia’s finest dissenting academics. His website is now live. Check it out.