Tag Archives: Democracy Now

The latest on Mr Assange

Posted on Monday 6 May 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Julian Assange is still holed-up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Last month, Assange announced that later this year he will be running for a seat in the Australian Senate. Apparently he has a lot of support in Australia (here). … Continue reading →

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Alex Jones strikes again

Posted on Saturday 16 March 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Our perception of the larger world comes mainly from a concept we call ‘the news’ – radio, tv, newspapers, etc; sounds obvious, I know, and the age-old problem with ‘the news’ is that it tends to be owned and controlled … Continue reading →

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The NDAA, LOL

Posted on Friday 10 February 2012 by Rob Godfrey

I recently had a bit of an arguement (what’s new) with a poster in a comment thread of a well known newspaper. I was trying to get across just why the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2012 is such a … Continue reading →

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This is really, really not like Chernobyl

Posted on Wednesday 13 April 2011 by Rob Godfrey

No it’s not. It’s far worse. If it wasn’t so tragic it would be laughable. As well as a cover-up there’s also a matter of pride here; ie, that western technology is far superior to the old Soviet technology. At … Continue reading →

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