The purpose of this diary is to give a relatively brief round-up of some of what is one of the most momentous weeks in Australian politics. The Howard Government is pushing through radical pieces of legislation at a terrifyingly...
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I am extremely disappointed by the tone of the debate over at Eurotrib with regard to nuclear power, that resulted from the thread about the Nobel Peace Prize going to the IAEA.
It was largely promulgated by those who are gung-ho for nuclear power. Branding those with serious concerns as `extremists’ is 1) pathetic and 2) right up there with framing tricks used by the neoconservatives. Blegh. Oh yeah – and total bullshit.
No, I don’t agree with Greenpeace’s rather ridiculous criticism of the IAEA. I am not a fan of Greenpeace in general, and think they have rather lost their way – although I am not of a mind to throw out their many earlier achievements just because the organisation now raises serious concerns for many.
That notwithstanding, what a ridiculous straw man, to use the fact that Greenpeace is against nuclear power to dismiss all other concerns about a proliferation of nuclear power as a process; and worse, to dismiss serious questions about whether nuclear power can actually contribute significantly enough to reducing greenhouse emissions to be worth pursuing.
Let’s go through some actual facts shall we?
Read MoreI do not know
what will happen after I die
I do not want to know.
But I would like the Potter to make a whistle
From the clay of my throat.
May this whistle fall into the hands
Of a cheeky and naughty child
And the child to blow hard on the whistle continuously
With the suppressed and silent air of his lungs
And disrupt the sleep
Of those who seem dead
To my cries.
Anonymous, Baxter Immigration Detention Centre, Australia.
This diary is dedicated the voiceless and powerless around the world.
Read More[cross-posted at dailykos & Eurotrib] Many of you, particularly Wes Clark supporters & admirers, would be familiar with the internet-based Win Back Respect campaign that raised millions & produced tv &...
Read More[cross-posted at European Tribune and Daily Kos] In my last diary, I painted a brief picture of the major Industrial Relations changes the Howard Government intends to legislate. This diary is long, as a result of going through...
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