It’s called counter-insurgency but in many cases this is simply operations to train, capture and allow the subsequent torture (and/or murder) of supposed Afghan insurgents. A failed strategy that deserves exposure: Counterinsurgency, also known as COIN, is the main focus in Afghanistan. It is a partnered effort between Afghan government and coalition forces to bring…
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Memo to MSM; your job isn’t to pimp for foreign wars
VIDEO: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Night raid in Mirabad Today’s Murdoch press features this “world exclusive“: The commando raiding party approaches the mud-walled qala, or compound, after a long night march from the helicopter insertion point. As they move in with their infra-red laser sights beaming and their alien-like night vision “eyes” switched on, all hell breaks…
Murdoch press likes race-baiting over asylum seekers
This is the front page story of today’s Sydney Daily Telegraph (surprised the lead isn’t about Lady Gaga or welfare mothers on crack robbing homeless men): Dozens of asylum seekers are on the run, with fears they are being supported by underground networks. Of the 47 people to have escaped last year, 12 had been…
Being archived online for whatever future we may have
Last year I was approached by the National Library of Australia and asked if I would agree to have my website archived by Pandora, an ever-growing system that documents this country’s digital history. It’s now live with regular archiving in the future. Thanks for the opportunity.
Aboriginal intervention in Australia about allowing whites to control black lives
Australian independent journalist Austin G. Mackell travels to the north of Australia to examine the deleterious effects of the Northern Territory Intervention. Just the latest stage of white paternalism towards our first inhabitants:
Why Marrickville and the Greens (and a few Labor types) must be supported over BDS backing
How do we know the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against apartheid Israel is working? A member of the Knesset this week said that the state was losing millions of dollars. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv simply believes that by expanding the occupation in the West Bank, the world will love it more. Washington is keen to…
So, finally, acknowledgement that Serco simply can’t manage the problems in Australia
Here’s a rare a piece in the Australian mainstream media that actually discusses the role of British multinational Serco, its dysfunctional relationship with the Immigration Department and neither being able to handle the influx of a few thousand refugees: The case of nine-year-old Iranian orphan Seena’s return to Christmas Island highlights just how dysfunctional our…
When racism is part of the Australian mainstream
Shameful: The opposition immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, urged the shadow cabinet to capitalise on the electorate’s growing concerns about ”Muslim immigration”, “Muslims in Australia” and the “inability” of Muslim migrants to integrate. Mr Morrison’s suggestion was made at a meeting in December at which ministers were asked to bring three ideas for issues on which…
Is anybody in Australia being targeted for backing Wikileaks?
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy More here from one of those targeted by some of America’s leading corporate and legal outfits, Salon’s Glenn Greenwald.