Double standards

So how do you reckon we’d go with a “US into Darfur” protest? Can we sell it to them on the same grounds as Afgh­anistan and Iraq? “You guys are so pleased with yourselves for rout­ing the evil Taliban who hurt so many women, and the nasty Saddam with his...

Happy birthday, Good Weekend

I don’t remem­ber the first issue of the Good Week­end in the Sydney Morn­ing Herald in 1984. The earli­est edi­tion in my col­lec­tion is dated 1987. I have a cup­board full of Good Week­ends, not every issue, but every sig­ni­fic­ant one. Pride of place...

Free Fallujah

Emer­gency protest for Fal­lu­jah, 5pm in Mel­bourne city. What’s hap­pen­ing there is pretty much like a local leader (say Bracks) stand­ing up to a US-appoin­ted Howard and then the US sent in troops with guns. At least, that’s my understanding. ...
Ouch

Ouch

I think this image, ganked from delve, may be one of the most biting satir­ical com­ments on cap­it­al­ism, war, Amer­ica and how we are “sold” ter­ror­ism that I have seen: Scary.