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Politics and Culture - American Profiles In Radical Independence

“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Politics and Culture - July 2007

Hopeless Disco Dancer saves hundreds from terrorist attack

July 3rd 2007 13:38

In these troubled times in which we find ourselves with the threat of terrorism seemingly hanging over our head I have decided to take a slightly lighter look at the recent terrorists attacks in London in the last few days and I hope people will take it in the spirit it is intended to be written.

Could this be our Hero?

As police and authorities throughout the U.K. and now it seems in Australia congratulate each other for the foiling of what could have potentially been a shocking and horrific attack on the London night club area the real hero of the moment has been forgotten

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KNOCK KNOCK Who's there? It's John Howard but is anyone listening!!

July 2nd 2007 14:38

The polls are in and it appears Howard’s move on the aboriginal issue has been seen as cynical political exercise. While I think it is true to say that most people hope that it ultimately leads to the betterment of the lot of indigenous children and the indigenous communities at large most people have now come to see through the cynicism of the Howard Government.

Wether it be tax cuts and childcare concessions delivered in the May budget, petrol pricing inquiries set up a few weeks ago and the now so-called sudden emergency within indigenous communities the general public are now wise and quite frankly rather sceptical of every thing Howard does. His longevity in office is fast becoming his Achilles heel. He no longer can expect to throw out a few dollars or hold a belated inquiry or declare an emergency without the public viewing them in terms of the electoral cycle we are in

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Are Aboriginals Howards natural disaster?

July 1st 2007 14:47

The Howard Government’s declaration of a national emergency over the state of indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, as well as other parts of Australia, has seen a fundamental shift in the politics at large in the lead up to the forthcoming federal election.

Suddenly it is John Howard and his indigenous Affairs minister Mal Brough on the front pages with Labor leader Kevin Rudd forced to take up the usual role of an opposition leader

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