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Revealing rejections, creeping censorship
Andrew L. Urban “The other day I saw a news report in which a Palestinian woman in Gaza accused Hamas of taking all the aid delivered to Gaza “into their homes”. This was my rejected comment which I posted on the … Continue reading
The weird and the fake taking your money
Andrew L. Urban Just after the COP28 (Nov. 30 – Dec. 12) orgy of climate alarmism began in Dubai, the Church of Scientology celebrated the Grand Opening (Dec. 5) in East Grinstead, England, of a brand new, purpose built 20,000 … Continue reading
Incoherent Labor doesn’t know right from wrong – Greg Sheridan
The Australian’s foreign editor, GREG SHERIDAN, pulls no punches in a relentless critique of Labor’s chaotic, morally bankrupt recent behaviour; in this extract he takes aim at its foreign policy, national security and defence.
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Consensus – a virus deadly to science
When you hear or read something from a credible scientist that resonates entirely with your own thinking about a subject, expressing everything you have developed as a point of view, it not only gives you the comfort of confidence. It … Continue reading
Parable of the apple and the hand grenade
Andrew L. Urban It came to pass one day, an apple and a hand grenade came face to face. – I am an apple, round and safe to eat. You can hold me in one hand. – I am a … Continue reading
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Another epidemic of irrationality
Andrew L. Urban I must stop smacking my forehead in disbelief. With that undertaking in mind, I referred back to an article of mine in The Spectator Australia published over five years ago, ‘Dysrationalia epidemic’ (28/5/2018, in the context of … Continue reading
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Wong & Macron (et al) ignorant of Hamas mindset
Andrew L. Urban Calling for Israeli restraint and/or a ceasefire, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined French President Emanuel Macron in demonstrating unfortunate ignorance of the Hamas mindset. This ignorance is a fundamental problem for the West, where many … Continue reading
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Human shields to useful corpses?
Andrew L. Urban “I read the news today…oh boy” John Lennon’s lyrics begin (A Day in the Life). The news said: “The Ministry of Health in Ramallah says more than 10,000 Palestinians have died in the military campaign launched in response by … Continue reading
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The high cost for the US & the world of shoehorning Biden into the Presidency
Andrew L. Urban Shoehorning? I’m sure you know what I mean. It is this: I do not believe that Biden’s basement-delivered campaign in the 2020 election resulted in his attracting more genuine votes than in 2012 had Barack Obama, patron … Continue reading
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It’s the mens rea, Stupid!
The young female journalist-cum-activist from the ABC (suffering early onset bias) was asking Amir Malmon, the Israeli Ambassador to Australia at his National Press Club address the other day, “ …we’ve heard it being said for the past two weeks, … Continue reading
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