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Don’t fall for Putin’s NATO furphy

Andrew L. Urban As Trump and Putin spend over an hour on the phone today (Feb. 13 as I write) to talk potential peace, I wish I could have listened in. And interrupted … Putin makes a big deal complaining … Continue reading

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Palestinians from Gaza have a reservation at Hotel Islamic Republic of Iran

Andrew L. Urban At some point, Gazans will need to relocate during the rebuilding of Gaza, with or without Donald Trump’s towering fantasy becoming reality. But could the art of Trump’s hypothetical Gaza deal include the Islamic Republic of Iran … Continue reading

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Open letter to US President Donald Trump

Via Erika Olsen, Charge d’affaires, US Embassy, Canberra January 29, 2025 Dear President Trump, You are the only person on earth who could save the severe damage being done to western economies by the pursuit of politically motivated and mischievous … Continue reading

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Sabotage – Arthur gets it

Andrew L. Urban A bloke called Arthur Alexander from Camp Mountain, a community of less that 1,500 people some 20kms north west of Brisbane, has a clear view all the way to reality. He wrote a short but sharp letter … Continue reading

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Their god is not willing, Penny

Andrew L. Urban How many Palestinians does it take to change a light bulb? None! They sit in the dark forever and blame the Jews for it! Those who follow Middle East affairs will know that “god willing” is the … Continue reading

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The spin that divides the world

Andrew L. Urban The biggest and most successful political sleight of hand in history is playing to a world divided between those who know how the trick works and those who have been tricked by it. The trick has to … Continue reading

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A propensity for violence

Andrew L. Urban Death threats against several incoming Trump cabinet members are part of the continuum of the simmering violent sentiment on the left. This propensity for violence seems ingrained as part of the left’s playbook: their trigger finger is … Continue reading

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Feral left goes full Monty across the Anglosphere

Andrew L. Urban The left in the Anglosphere, rather feral these days, has gone full Monty. In the UK, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that in compliance with the rogue ICC’s illegitimate, unlawful, evidence-free arrest warrant, he would … Continue reading

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Labor’s 30 pieces of voting silver

Andrew L. Urban The jew with the bloodied torso was being brutalised, lashed and abused. I was seated in row B of the stalls, near enough to the stage to see the violence up close… albeit staged, not real. But … Continue reading

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It’s time for Birthday Cake question

Andrew L. Urban Late in the 1993 Federal election campaign, one simple question turned what seemed like the unlosable election for the Coalition into victory for Labor. The question was about a hypothetical birthday cake: reporter Mike Willesee asked Opposition … Continue reading

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