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Archive for August 27th, 2010
The taking of the land the Palestinians live on continues
August 27, 2010
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There’s no getting out of Iraq
August 27, 2010
An article in today’s SMH by Paul McGeough (link) contains a quote and a comment as follows, “Today, I’m pleased to report that … our combat mission will end this month, and we will complete a substantial drawdown of our troops,” Obama said. “As Iraqi security forces take responsibility for securing their country, our [remaining [...]
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Stopping Australians killing and maiming Afghan children
August 27, 2010
When will the deaths or injury of five children at the hands of the Australian military be given the significance it really deserves? Collateral damage and phrases of similar import are often used to cover the basic criminality of war. The use of this logic is very much to the forefront in Afghanistan where such [...]
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