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Category Archives: Human Rights

Michael Leunig: They know not what they do

A moving piece by Australia’s much loved cartoonist and artist Michael Leunig about Australian Gitmo detainee David Hicks, his father’s fight for justice and the tentacles of militarism. The Australian … Continue reading

12 February, 2007 · Leave a comment

Binational vision of Israeli Arab Mayors, report

  This is a great forward looking idea, eminently sensible, democratic and fair for all. While this report doesn’t address the rights of the oPT Palestinians as other one -state … Continue reading

9 February, 2007 · 2 Comments

Why We Must Have Impeachment

The impeachment press is running hot. Apart from the many domestic abuses of the Bush and Cheney junta, Iran is the issue. That’s on top of Iraq and telling lies … Continue reading

29 January, 2007 · Leave a comment

Peace takes courage

First caught this at Desert Peace’s place: these excellent videos are the creations of 16 year old Ava Lowery from Alabama. You can see all her videos at You Tube … Continue reading

25 January, 2007 · 1 Comment

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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