MATESHIP October 16, 2010
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The concept, despite promotion by John Howard, did not make the preamble of the Australian Constitution, which on reflection may have been a shame.
FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: October 16, 2010
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A new camera is still crowded out by other priorities, so I have again to look at what was going on about one year ago.
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“VICTIMS NEVER FORGET” October 14, 2010
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How serious a crime was it to go to war against Iraq on the basis of lies?
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LOYALTY TO ISRAEL October 14, 2010
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Loyalty oaths, particularly religious ones, can be vexing to say the least. How many early Christians were martyred because they refused to swear an oath to the Emperor?
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AWARDING THE PEACE CANDIDATE October 13, 2010
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Who knows what the committee in Oslo was thinking last year, when they gave the peace prize to the War President?
A FAILED RESCUE October 12, 2010
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The failed rescue of the Scottish aid worker, Linda Norgrove, may well be a metaphor for the Afghanistan War in which benign intentions are assumed while using malignant methods. And then they lie about it.
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PAKISTAN BREAKDOWN October 11, 2010
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Pakistan is an Muslim country of 170 million people faced with the impact and devastation of the Indus Flooding that displaced millions of people, increased pressure from drone attacks in the North West Frontier, and a fundamental problem with government.
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KIDNEY DISEASE AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE October 9, 2010
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Prednisone did not work for my kidney condition. Now I will be taking Cyclophosphamide as from tomorrow.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “SO THAT YOU KNOW” October 9, 2010
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Those were the days about two years ago when there was a camera to record our trips out back.
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE October 7, 2010
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Julia Gillard has called back the “big idea” that slipped out during the election campaign of forming a “citizens’ assembly” on climate change.
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THREAT OF SUICIDE TERRORISM October 7, 2010
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Why does any human being, regardless of the circumstances, even consider killing forty or more other human beings?
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OBAMA, THE NEW CARTER October 6, 2010
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The enthusiasm gap – if we can leave God out of it – is never the difference between hope and cynicism.
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WAR ON CHILDREN October 5, 2010
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War is for tough guys and gals and is only waged at the last resort. In Afghanistan they are taking preemptive strikes to the extreme, and have now taken to killing children, who were initially labelled as “insurgents”.
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THE SANCHEZ SACKING October 4, 2010
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Some people it seems to me make a accurate criticism that some bloggers circle in the sphere of like minds.
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10.02.10 October 3, 2010
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Past tense here, but yesterday marked Gandhi’ s birthday and the United Nations International Day of Nonviolence. Gandhi was born in 1869, a mere 141 years ago.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG – PAST MEMORIES October 2, 2010
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Ågain this week, it is the occasion to look through the virtual photo album and drag out some memories of the past.
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SUCCESS IN SIGHT October 1, 2010
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The war machine operates a remorseless purpose often stimulating spirals of revenge and with consequences that are so stupid as to bely the human intelligence credited with animating it.
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VICTORY AT SEA September 30, 2010
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Israel managed to keep a catamaran, Irene, from sailing to Gaza carrying “a consignment of medicines, toys and water purifiers”.
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DEPUTY SPEAKER September 29, 2010
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The Deputy Speaker in the House of Reps is paid $164,000 per year, which is 20% more that what a backbencher is paid.
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COULD BE INTERESTING September 28, 2010
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The ships carrying protesters and aid for Gaza keep coming. Will Israeli killers board the latest ship with guns blazing? I doubt it.
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