The Olympics are supposed to be a time of reflection and enjoyment, with ideals of peace being put on the table by the worlds athletes, it would seem that Iran is out to ruin everyone’s party though A few days ago, and Iranian athlete refused to compete with an Israeli athlete, which is fair enough, each to their own, we can move on from that, but now, the Iranian government is not ruling out pre-emptive strikes on US and Israeli forces in the Middle East should they feel their Nuclear rea...

Australian foreign minister, Alexander Downer, has made moves towards a dramatic policy shift towards Beijing, declaring the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and United States) treaty as ‘symbolic’ After talks with Key Chinese leaders, a strategic relationship between the Asian-Pacific nations looks to be on the cards. After 50 years of close ties with the United States, I can only see the US-Australian relationship deteriorating should Australia collaborate with the Chinese economic po...

This is some nice satire on the current political climate in Australia before the upcoming elections - I am sure you Americans can relate as well! The choices are clear: a clever liar, a man with a spooky smile, or an unpredictable bully, writes David Campbell. Dad . . . what's an election? Good question, son! This election is very important. It's a chance for all the grown-ups in Australia to decide who's going to run the country for the next few years. Who runs the country n...

YES!!! You know you have made it in the world, when nations burn your flag in protest. Flag burning is not strange for Americans, a lot of people hate America, for whatever reason and it’s something America as a nation has to put up with on a daily basis. Flag burning is still a fairly foreign concept to us in Australia – we have always been far to small for anyone to care what we do or say, but in aligning ourselves with America in the coalition of the willing, we have made ourselves s...

With the imminent release of Fahrenheit 9/11 in Australia, it was only a matter of time before Michael Moore chimed in with his opinion on Australian politics… Personally, I am a fan of Michael Moore, and what he stands for – sure, I don’t agree with some of his methods, and he is the master of misinformation, but as far as I am concerned, he doesn’t really have the faintest idea on Australian politics, so he really shouldn’t make inflammatory remarks directed towards our government. At a ...

America-bashing is a global sport but, from Vidal to Chomsky to Moore, no one does it better than Americans themselves, writes Chris Middendorp. "I am willing to love all mankind, except an American." - Samuel Johnson In his irreverent book about US government, Parliament of Whores , the humorist P. J. O'Rourke, with characteristic disrespect, describes the American political system as being like fast food: "Mushy, insipid, made out of disgusting parts of things, and everybody wants s...

Bush has come under heavy criticism from leaders at the G-8 summit for his administration’s policy for forcing democracy in the Middle East. The G-8 is a collective of the worlds leading industrial democracies. Jacques Chirac has lead the criticism. Chirac said democracy couldn't be achieved in the Middle East until there was substantial progress toward solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Tony Blair is believed to have the same notions, although his support for Bush remains steadfa...

The mission in Afghanistan is not one where there is an end date. The Americans would believe that overall, Afghanistan is succeeding, not just the United States but the rest of the International Community as well. America’s capacity for optimism apparently knows no bounds. Yet, the inevitable consequence of their present policies is more disaster. If you doubt that conclusion, then look into the eyes of the next addict you see on the streets where you live. His or her next hit could probably...

based on this Link PIcture the crowded Pakistani Market Places, alive and bristling with vibrance and colour one minute.... A desolate wasteland of fire and ash the next. An International Rogue Crime Syndicate based in the US - All Amercan mercenaries financed by various trust funds, have located Osama bin Laden in Islamabad. An 8 kiloton weapon is deatonated - a place like Karachi would be just as dense, if not more so than New York.... Thousands, upon thousands die from the ...

I will tell you a story to help you better understand where I am coming from. My office is located in North Richmond – we have been here for just over a year, and as far as offices go, this one is really nice, but the location really, really sucks. When I go out for lunch to the same places, I greet the proprietors and I expect them to greet me, it’s all about developing a relationship with your customer, it took me about 2-3 months before the proprietors would look me in the eye and s...