Anzac Day glorifies warAnzac Day glorifies war
IN AUSTRALIA, Anzac Day is a means to promote militarism and nationalism. It marks the day when Australian forces invaded Turkey in 1915, entering World War I. Sixty thousand Australians[...]
Month: April 2012
Afghanistan: lies and damn lies. No statisticsAfghanistan: lies and damn lies. No statistics
THIRTY-TWO Australians have died needlessly in Afghanistan. All of them were young, in their 20s and 30s, and have left young families behind. If there was some point to their[...]
The China waveThe China wave
PROFESSOR Zhang Weiwei is not particularly well-known around the world. An author and former translator for the Chinese supreme leader Deng Xiaoping, Zhang is, however, a very important figure in[...]
Burma: the gold rush has begunBurma: the gold rush has begun
THE push for democracy in Burma by the West has been going on for just one reason: resources. Burma has gold, copper, tungsten, timber and oil in abundant quantities. All[...]
Three years on, Sri Lanka still bleedsThree years on, Sri Lanka still bleeds
A MONTH and two weeks from now, it will be three years since Sri Lanka won its war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, effectively ending the campaign for[...]