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The Battle for the Vineyard (A sermon on Matthew 21:33-40)
Hear another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When … Continue reading
Five Years of Iraqi Occupation!
Unfortunately our Peace Protest Rally was washed out, but I kept the speech We in Australia cannot excuse ourselves from responsibility for the devestation of Iraq by saying that it wasn’t our idea and that we were only following orders. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Australia, home, idea, Iraq, plenty, Protest, violence, weapons of mass destruction
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The Cost of the War in Iraq by Anthony Albanese MP
A speech given to the Australian Federal Parliament by Anthony Albanese MP, on March 19th, 2007 – the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. March 19th was the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, which began a war … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, Anthony Albanese, Australian Federal Parliament, Cost, Federal, invasion of Iraq, Iraq, Iraq war, March, strategy
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The Age of Terror a landmark report by Robert Fisk
Reprinted from The Independent, October 8, 2006 A few days after Lebanon’s latest war came to an end, I went through many of the reporter’s notebooks I have used in my last 30 years in the Middle East. Some contained the … Continue reading
JOHN HOWARD’S APOLOGY Surprising reflections on the situation in Iraq by the Australian Prime Minister
During our recent celebrations of the Coalition’s ten years in power, I have, as Prime Minister, been publicly reflecting on our Party’s many great achievements, as was appropriate to do. But on this occasion, among old friends and senior … Continue reading
The Barbaric and The Civilized – by Dr Chandra Muzaffar
It is unanimous: that the dastardly bomb attacks in London on 7 July 2005 were a barbaric act. There is no other way of describing the planned, premeditated targeting of civilians. It is political violence of this sort that constitutes … Continue reading
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Tagged century, destruction, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, Iraq, London, occupation, violence, West
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The Baker’s Cake – Uri Avnery
After 9/11, logic dictated that America should address the hatred it was receiving from the Arab world, but instead of building bridges, the US invaded Iraq and increased the hatred. Will logic prevail now, in the light of the bi-partisan … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Israel, James Baker, return, sea, Secretary, THIS, war
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The Giant’s Daughter – by Uri Avnery
A GERMAN poem tells of the giant’s daughter, who found a peasant plowing his field and brought him home in her handkerchief to show to her father. But the father said gravely: “The peasant is no toy!” and told her to put … Continue reading
Will Someone Please Remind Me Why We Went To War?
I still regularly wake up thinking about the war with Iraq and feeling sick in my stomach. It’s been a new experience for me and for all of us in Australia. Never before have we launched an attack on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Prime Minister, destruction, Iraq, Israel, mass, Remind, Someone, way, weapons of mass destruction
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