Monthly Archives: December 2009

This man is an American national treasure – Chris Hedges

Posted on 26 December, 2009 by
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Ban the Business Burqa

Posted on 20 December, 2009 by

From Michael Leunig (cartoons site). Check out a selection of Leunig cartoons posted here.

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Iraq’s fertile crescent is turning dust bowl

Posted on 19 December, 2009 by

At the moment, “Afghanistan is hot, Iraq is not”, Martin Chulov notes in this anti-war radio interview. Baghdad correspondent for the Guardian, Chulov provides insights on the ecological disaster of Iraq’s dust bowl, the diversion of water from the Tigris … Continue reading →

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Bank Aid: Do They Loan This Christmas?

Posted on 18 December, 2009 by

Spot on song from a bunch of friends in Wiltshire in the UK who put this together.  In case you don’t already know, its a parody off Band Aid‘s Do they Know Its Christmas? (1984). Its followed by another effort … Continue reading →

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