Syria’s war: Who is fighting and why
08 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Middle-East politics, Syrian Civil War
Trump’s Syria Strike Won’t Solve Any Problems But Could Make Everything Worse
08 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Syrian Civil War
When @JeremyCorbyn talks more sense on #Syrianbombing than @NZGreens
07 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: anti-war movement, British politics, foreign policy, Leftover Left, Middle-East politics, New Zealand Greens, pacifism, serious civil war, Twitter left
Response to my OIA on #HitandRunNZ
29 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Afghanistan, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists
Is it not standard journalistic practice to put your allegations to the subject of your investigation prior to publication? Hager testified in the High Court that
… where the allegations were serious and the evidence was far from being solid enough to publish with confidence, I would definitely have gone to the person being accused to hear their side. Not only is that fair to the person concerned but also it would form a vital part of the checking of the facts. The person’s response would be very important as to whether I proceeded to publish the allegations about that person.
A Wellington journalist who should have known better wondered why the New Zealand Army took so long to respond to Hit and Run. The reason was they received no advance copies. They were still reading it into the night.
Why do asylum seekers make it difficult for themselves by destroying their documents
26 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
Cold War Era Nuclear safety film for kids (1951)
08 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
in economics, politics - USA, television, war and peace
More @NZGreens fantasies about terrorism! Do non-Western terrorist murders not count?
28 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
If it would all have been different but for a UN mandate for the Iraqi war, Secretary of State Powell simply should have worked harder. I do wonder what the Afghan based jihadists are fighting for given that punitive expedition had UN authorisation after 9/11.
Source: New Zealand Intelligence and Security Bill Government Bill As reported from the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Minority Report of the New Zealand Greens.
At least 12% #Gitmo detainees should never have been released; 21% too many under Bush, that big softy!
24 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace
Source: Sebastian Gorka Disagrees With Official Terrorism Statistics via Only 12% of Guantanamo Detainees Released by Obama Have Returned to the Battlefield | Mother Jones.
The purpose of Gitmo was to prevent combatants returning to the battlefield
22 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
Top 10 Misconceptions About World War 1
22 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
A Bridge Too Far Official Trailer
30 Jan 2017 Leave a comment
in economics, movies, war and peace Tags: World War II
Battle of Britain (1969) Trailer
29 Jan 2017 Leave a comment
in economics, movies, war and peace Tags: Battle of Britain, World War II
The Newsroom Osama Bin Laden Killed Ending
28 Jan 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, television, war and peace Tags: 9/11
Sorkin at his best.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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