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Prof. Boas: Remembrance is the most powerful weapon against genocide

Assoc. Prof Gideon Boas (Law, Monash University Melbourne): " It is a solemn lesson that the failure to account for atrocity inflicted on a people, let alone remember it, is harmful to more than the affected communities.

Greenpeace activist: Why Oz shouldn't Bankroll Coal & HRL proposal

Julien Vincent: "A company called HRL want to build a commercial-scale coal-fired power station at Morwell, Victoria, using their coal-gasification technology which makes a brown coal power station as clean as black coal (that is, dirty).

NS analysis: Why the UK's £1 trillion debt is no cause for panic

UK current debt levels (now £1 trillion) , measured as a percentage of GDP, are historically low. As the graph provided shows, the national debt has actually been higher for 54 of the last 100 years ands is now 60% of GDP (over 250% after WW2)  .

Egypt lawyer: Israel, US plotted protest shooting of Egyptian protestors

Report: "The United States and Israel plotted the killing of Egyptian protesters during last year's 18-day uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak, a lawyer for his former interior minister claimed Thursday."

When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

On Auschwitz liberation anniversary Germans confront latent anti-Semitism

As Germany commemorates the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, The Local wrtier Miriam Widman explores just how widespread anti-Semitism continues to be in Germany nearly 70 years after the WW2 Jewish Holocaust (5-6 million killed, 1 in 6 dying from deprivation). 

Zionist Jewish publisher resigns over column calling for 'hit' on Obama

Israel Hayom: "The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, who sparked outrage with a column he wrote earlier this month suggesting that Israel consider assassinating U.S. President Barack Obama, has resigned, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Monday.

Senior "Age" editor: Why we can't trust [Oz PM Julia] Gillard any more

Michael Short (a senior Age editor): "We have a duty to lead and inspire our young people, in particular.

John Pilger: the war on democracy by the US and UK Establishments

John Pilger: "From the Chagos Islands to Pakistan, innocent civilians are pawns to America, backed by Britain.

The Iraq War: A criminal war the US lost

David Finkel: "After hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, the devastation of war and the humiliation of an eight-year occupation, the hideous tyranny of Saddam Hussein has been replaced by the prospect of endless sectarian war in which, among other ruinous developments, I …

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