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I’m inspired to share this video with you by a comment that I made in trying to discourage any discussion of Israeli / Palestine, Jews, Arab antisemitic issues on Agmates Forums. As you will gather I feel very strongly about these issues: The comment:

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I’m no expert on the middle east, but I do know there is bugger all love lost between the Jews & and Arabs or is it the Jews and the Muslims.

Either way, it is not something I have any interest in discussing on Agmates. I’ve been to Dachau Concentration camp in Germany, seen the gas chambers. One of the most disturbing days of my life.

The absolute gut wrenching disgust I felt for the human races to ability to commit genocide against another ethnic group based on religious beliefs, skin colour or culture is a manifestation of mankind’s purest evil.

We in Australia have no concept of the madness that grips a nation of people who engages in or condones ethnic cleansing i.e. Nazi Germany, Cambodia, Kosavo, etc. etc, etc

So if you don’t mind - lets not go there on this forum?

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So here is one of the greatest songs ever performed about the evil of war and the madness that can sweep nations:

James Blunt - No Bravery: Blunt was a Lieutenant in the NATO force that responded to reported human rights abuses by Yugoslavian forces in Kosovo. He wrote this song as a result of what he saw.

I’ll admit this song stirs very strong emotions every time I hear it.

See Words to No Bravery Here

Update 5pm: Comment by Jeff:

“Thanks Steve, That brings you back to reality very quickly, with James Blunt’s rather eerie vocal and the frightening graphics. I get a similar effect with the video of “Miss Sarajevo”, U2 and Luciano Pavarotti.

The banner at the end, held by the beauty pageant contestants says it all “Don’t let them kill us”

Your right Jeff - thanks and here it is.

U2 & Luciano Pavarotti - Miss Sarajevo

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The SBS TV program RockWiz is a personal favourite.

Archie Roach and Sara, performance Paul Kelly’s & Kev Carmody’s song “From Little Things Big Things Grow” I think its sensational.

Hope you enjoy it.

By Paul Kelly & Kev Carmody 1992

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On Channel Nines Today show this week Australia’s sole surviving One Nation State MP Rosa Lee Long is calling for Corporal punishment to be reintroduced to QLD schools.

Channel Nine wants capital Punishment for unruly school students.

Wikipedia definition of Corporal Punishment: “is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to punish a person or change his/her behavior.”

Wikipedia definition of Capital Punishment: “also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime.”

If channel nine has its way you may want to get your children out of State run schools. Hehe.

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Do you agree with Rosa Lee Long?

Should we bring back the cane / strap / black board duster or any blunt instrument capable of being wielded or thrown by a teacher as they were in my school days to keep us in line.

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New Federal Liberal party Leader Malcolm Turnbull’s first press conference. This is an impressive narrative.

After losing todays Liberal party Leadership Brendan Nelson should hold his head high.

Calling the snap poll Nelson showed himself to be a true leader. Even though he lost and goes to the back bench he has done the party a tremendous service. Nelson understands what former rock star & current Environment Minister Peter Garrett meant when he sang “Its better to die on your feet - than to live on your knees”.

Nelson’s leadership had been dogged by ongoing speculation that former treasurer Peter Costello would seek the leadership from the backbench. In Aussie bush terms Costello’s lolling about the backbench, destabilizing the Liberal leadership team has been a real ‘dog act’.

As it turns out John Howard knew what he was doing and did the Australian public a huge favour in not standing aside for the ‘patsy’ Costello.

Australian politics just got a whole lot better today with the election of Malcolm Turnbull [pictured] as the new Liberal leader.

The Liberals have elected the best man in the party for the job (more about that in another article).

The Coalition with Turnbull’s intellect, drive, focus and work ethic will give Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Labor party a huge reality check in the run up to the next Federal election due in 2010.

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What do you think of Malcolm Turnbull as leader of the opposition?

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Kiwi Steve Wrathall’s video made in the wake of the New Zealand Parliament last week ratifying an Emissions Trading Scheme for the “land of the long white cloud’.

“James Hansen’s Worthless Climate Predictions”

For those of you who don’t know James Hansen is Al Gores science adviser.

Steve on his YouTube site says’

“The earth is spectacularly failing to warm as predicted in the 1980s. But the same tired doomcasters just keep on shovellin’ out the smelly stuff.”

Great New 2 minute video.

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In light of the WWF attacks on QLD farmers, have a look at this video to see the sort of crazies farmers are up against.

Thanks to Agmates reader Jeff from his comments:

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“Earth First, an organisation that can be linked to Greenpeace and TNC. The clip is embarrassingly funny, but it also will sober you up when you realise the sort of people your dealing with.”

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Today marks the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the world trade Centre in New York.

We’d ask that you just take a moment to remember the 2,974 civilians that lost their lives that day.

Being the anniversary week we have seen a lot in the media. For example ABC’s 4 Corners program “9/11 the Third Tower” took an in depth look at the rampant conspiracy theories surrounding the attacks.

So as you remember where you were while that fateful day 7 years ago unfolded here is a video from the Onion News Network to mark the day.

We have heard from 2 sides - those that believe and those that don’t. This is Al Qaeda’s View on the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories.

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Boris Johnson is the Mayor of London. This is Hilarious.

Listen from the 2m 20sec mark for the new event he’d like included in the 2012 London Olypics plus the origins of ping Pong.

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This guy is brilliant. Watch his advisers standing behind him. They are almost peeing themselves laughing.

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Newly elected Federal Member for Lyne Rob Oakeshott and fellow Independent Member For New England Tony Windsor in the lead up to the Lyne bi-election.

This is funny.

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This is definately not what you should do when having you blood alcohol reading taken.

Notice how nice the policeman is to the guy.

(thanks to Agmates reader Sue)

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