A highly classified document explores how Ukraine war could spill over into war with Iran.
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ICC prosecutor general Karim Khan raised millions from NATO states by crafting an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while freezing investigations into well-documented US and Israeli war crimes. Along the way, he won powerful friends in Washington, London, Kiev — and Hollywood. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, stood before a podium on March 3, 2023, and issued an unusual qualifier: “Of course the prosecutor of the ICC does not, whatever affection and regard I may […]
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And how the family business first took me there.
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Uh huh: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political operation has started calling Republican members of the Florida congressional delegation to consolidate support after four members publicly backed Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential bid. Sources with four of the six members contacted by DeSantis’ team shared the outreach with NBC News; each requested anonymity to confirm the calls. As Trump continues to lead in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination, DeSantis is trying to stop defections in his own backyard ahead of his expected run. DeSantis has no endorsements from the 20 Republicans in the state congressional delegation. The efforts started after Trump picked up the backing of Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been a DeSantis ally. The three earlier endorsements were from Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, Matt Gaetz and Cory Mills, who are vocal Trump boosters and whose support wasn’t surprising. Since Donalds came out for Trump, DeSantis’ team has called at least six members of Florida’s congressional delegation, asking that they hold off on making any endorsements in the near future. They are: Reps.
The Ukrainian government has sent a formal request to Australia to send over all the cars from Mad Max to help it win the war against Russia. “The Bushmaster is a fine military vehicle but if we really want to... Read More ›
I wonder why this is? They won’t stop. They are living in an alternate universe. Right now they are focusing like a laser on Hunter Biden’s laptop and the Manhattan District Attorney.
Knowing can be a curse on a person’s life. I’d traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn’t know which one was heavier. Which …
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Radly Balko’s analysis of the vigilante case down in Texas is a must read in its entirety. He knows his stuff. It’s vitally important to understand what’s really driving these people. It’s not good: Incredibly, Tucker Carlson just had Kyle Rittenhouse on his show to discuss Perry’s conviction. The far right has been eager to draw parallels between Rittenhouse and Perry. And the two cases are similar, just not in the way they’re claiming. As Texas criminal defense attorney Mark Bennett has pointed out, when it comes to self-defense law, if we’re going to compare the two cases, the person in a posture most similar to Rittenhouse’s is Foster, not Perry. Rittenhouse may have been reckless rush to the Kenosha protests with his rifle (and I believe he was), but doing so wasn’t illegal, and under state law, he should not have been charged. According to Rittenhouse — and a good deal of the evidence — the protesters in Kenosha mistook his lawful carrying of a rifle as an immediate threat, attacked him, and, as a result, he was justified in using lethal force in response.
WESLEY Mission hosted a long lunch last week for its teams from Coffs, Ballina, Grafton and Taree as a ‘thank you’ for their ongoing commitment and service to the area. Monday 3 April saw around 90 people gather at Jetty Beach House in Coffs Harbour where they were officially welcomed by Alex Webb from Bularri...
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A NEW research group at Southern Cross University (SCU) has won an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) grant allowing it to fast forward its work in elite sports. The grant is worth $49,500 for projects to be undertaken by members of the Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Research (PASER) team, which is led by SCU...
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MEN in the Coffs Harbour region have a new place to meet and talk with the launch of the national grassroots not-for-profit group, The Men’s Table. Working to overcome the stigma that “men don’t talk”, the Men’s Table creates a place for men to connect with other men, get stuff off their chest and talk...
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THE 5th annual Coffs Harbour leg of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will be held on Sunday 21 May as part of a worldwide event to help raise money and awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, mental health and men’s suicide. The organisers urge anyone interested to sign up and get their dapper...
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THE Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School (GGFS) officially opened its new adventure playground last week. With support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Aboriginal Affairs and others, the playground is another learning space for the 50 or so students at the school. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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MUSICIANS, business and venue owners, event managers and all-round live music enthusiasts met at The Hub 2 at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Tuesday, April 4 to discuss what a thriving live music scene might look like on the Coffs Coast. The Coffs Coast Live Music Industry Forum was held by the City of...
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Republicans are twisting themselves into pretzels talking about abortion There are some who do have their rationale at the ready, however: A Nebraska Republican state senator argued Wednesday for a six-week abortion ban by claiming there are too many foreigners living in the state, invoking a racist conspiracy theory. Since Roe v. Wadewas overturned, abortion is allowed in Nebraska up to 21 weeks and six days of pregnancy. But on Wednesday, the Senate began debating a bill that would ban abortion after six weeks, before many people even know they are pregnant. Senator Steve Erdman decided that the best argument in favor of the ban was the “great replacement theory,” which the Southern Poverty Law Center defines as a “racist conspiracy narrative [that] falsely asserts there is an active, ongoing, and covert effort to replace white populations in current white-majority countries.” “Our state population has not grown except by those foreigners who have moved here or refugees who have been placed here,” Erdman told the chamber.
Orchestrated components are coming together to enable the US to recruit Australia in future wars of choice. Our media must begin to ask questions about the crude but successful ways the Australian people are being groomed to provide passive or enthusiastic consent. A version of the long awaited Defence Strategic Review for public consumption will Continue reading »
Multinational weapons companies could end up more deeply integrated into Australian military operations if Defence gets its way with legislative reforms. This comes on top of significant public unease about Australia’s ability to act independently as a result of AUKUS. Activity in the defence domain has reached peak overload. On top of AUKUS and the Continue reading »
Federal governments have been winding back administrative law reforms for 30 years, largely ignoring serious commitments (as signatory to Open Government Partnership (OGP) since 2015), to more open government. Secrecy has become the fallback in Australia with over 800 secrecy and non-disclosure laws. Commercial in confidence is overused, as is legal and professional privilege, national Continue reading »
The term ‘jobseeker’ needs to be dropped – it is Orwellian in nature and has no place in a civil society. It’s fairly standard practice for economists especially of the Left to decry the RBA’s obsession with the nonsense that is the Non-Accelerating Inflationary Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU) – the theoretical concept in macroeconomics that Continue reading »
There is a profound irony in the current Voice debate – could Dutton be one of the Yes campaigns significant vote winners? Dutton is deeply unpopular and deeply distrusted. Given this could Dutton’s opposition to the Voice actually persuade more people to vote Yes than vote No? The data suggests it’s more than possible. There Continue reading »
Fighting in Ukraine continues, sometimes fiercely, sometimes spasmodically. So do the unending appeals from Vladimir Zelensky for more and better weapons from the West. He is now to get from Britain anti-tank shells made from depleted uranium, which will increase radiation and chemical pollution where they are used. Depleted uranium (DU), is basically the isotope Continue reading »
Instead of focusing on building bridges and finding common ground for peace, the West has increasingly sought to shore up support among its allies and castigate or demonise its enemies. The West has an unenviable track record of repeatedly failing to use diplomacy to resolve geopolitical issues The charge for peace should be led by Continue reading »