Pseudo intellectual and Murdoch hired gun Paul Kelly pens a rambling defence of the illegal Trump/Netanyahu war.
Praises Albo for his support and argues that “morality and practicality” is the issue not legality. Wants a refocus on “competition and balancing Chinese power”
FFS!
The words of a real leader. A leader of courage and conviction. A leader who puts peace before craven compliance and subjugation of his nation to an illegal war and an autocratic warmongering US President.
Well done Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez!
Paul Keating nails the warmongering media.
As we trade our sovereignty to Trump and the military industrial complex Paul’s dose of reality should give the Labor left cause to wake up and give a voice to ALP members who oppose our crazy capitulation US and Israeli aggression!
Labor told us AUKUS is “peace through strength”. Opponents were branded “appeasers”, cowards who failed to understand “ changed circumstances”.
Our govt must stop dragging Australia into militarism , refusing to be honest, and sucking up to Trump an out of control madman.
The disgusting AUKUS agreement has locked Australians into Trumps military madness.
The public can’t get an honest answer from our govt, we are treated with contempt as our military personnel engage in illegal US/ Israeli warmongering. What’s next, sinking Chinese warships?
Where to start with the “fiery speech” by Labor’s Raff Ciccone?
“Moral clarity” is not mindlessly backing Trump and Netanyahu, attacking John Lyons and parroting US and Israeli talking points.
Iran is a theocratic dictatorship. We expect more from so called “democracies”.
Francesca Albanese is a courageous truth teller. Adelaide Uni has submitted to fear and compliance.
Capitulating to Trump, Rubio and Netanyahu confirms fear dominates our political relationship with the USA and Israel
Sovereignty and dignity sacrificed on the altar of cowardice.
Under AUKUS and the “ force posture agreement” we are paying for and providing public housing in WA for US marines who are being indoctrinated into this dangerous religious garbage! At the same time disadvantaged Australians are homeless, couch surfing, or living in cars or tents
Trump threatens Spain, says no one can stop them flying into Spanish military bases and using them.
A lesson for those who think AUKUS military bases in Australia does not affect our sovereignty.
AUKUS means we are even more subjugated to the US/UK military industrial complex.
We were told Herzog was here on a “pastoral” visit.
Why was a foreign head of a state that illegally forged Australian passports given privileged access to Australia’s security agency?
Who authorised the meeting ?
Why was the meeting kept secret from the public?
Answers needed
Prof Clinton Fernandez explains Trump’s strategy on Iran.
It’s all about starving China of resources as part of his desperate attempt to maintain global hegemony.
Clinton has written a number of great books explaining US/ UK imperialism and Australia as a sub imperial power.
Wise words from Alan Behm, former senior public servant and advisor to Penny Wong.
No Penny, it should not be left to the US to speak on the legality of unleashing war on Iran. As Iranian children are slaughtered the world faces escalating instability, battling Aussies face increased petrol prices, our leaders must lead! Morality comes before appeasing Trump.
Murdoch rag,The Australian,praises Albo for supporting Trump’s and Netanyahu’s illegal attack on Iran. In a rambling polemic they attempt to justify breaking international law. From their safety in Holt St they call on Iranian civilians to rise up. Morally bankrupt buffoons.
The poor quality of the Australian media pack on full display as Penny Wong breezed through her statement on Iran with absolutely no hard, questions or critical analysis.
No analysis of the Israeli /US end game or questions on the claimed destruction of Iranian nuclear capacity
Penny Wong parroting the Trump /Netanyahu talking points on nuclear disarmament.Talks about upholding human rights, ignores upholding international law. The Iranian regime is a disgusting theocracy, however supporting illegal military attacks on Iranian civilians is unforgivable
Albanese’s backing of Israeli and US attacks on Iran shows that we are completely devoid of acting independently from Trump and Netanyahu.
There was a time when Labor pursued peace not war. That time is long gone.
Leadership needed not sycophantic capitulation to militarism.
Two developments.
1) The faint stirring of dissent from the iron clad, and counterproductive party discipline crushing policy debate in the Labor caucus.
2) Minns increasingly taking positions at odds with Albo in an effort to increase his public profile.
Interesting!
Does this mean we will stop being sycophants and sucking up to Trump? Stop sending $Bs to subsidise US military jobs? Refuse to allow nuclear armed bombers and subs to be based here? Call out MAGA madness? Close US spy bases in Australia? Scrap AUKUS? Support peace not war?
Political leaders must stop bending the knee to Trump, a delusional, dangerous autocrat.
Have we lost self respect, and our capacity to act in the national interest?
Capitulating to a bully, a felon, a misogynistic megalomaniac is not “ pragmatic patriotism”.
It’s cowardice.
The campaign to silence voices opposed to the Israeli govts genocide, starvation, and apartheid against Palestinians continues. The Murdoch rags promote hypocritical attacks on Grace Tame while ignoring the horror of the IDF reducing Gaza to rubble and slaughtering civilians.
$Billions of public funds to US imperialism and the military industrial complex. We would create more jobs by building a good society, public housing, transport, hospital, and education infrastructure.
AUKUS, a crazy capitulation to an autocratic, divided, and declining empire.
A pathetic, biased #Insiders discussion on police brutality. No reference to the genocide in Gaza, no mention of bombing, starving and brutalising innocent civilians and children. Of course there is division when you invite Herzog the figurehead of a state engaged in war crimes.
Same old Hume and Liberals. Capital Gains Tax rort unchanged. Lower taxes and reduced govt services. The market on its own will not fix housing shortages. Modern, modular public housing for working class Australians through a national Housing Commission the way to go.
#Insiders
The Liberals, divided, deluded and devastated.
Changing leader will result in policies that make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
Rights at work will be targeted under the guise of “productivity”.
Social services would be cut on the altar of austerity and balanced budgets.
“Albo stares down the hard left” and Minns doesn’t “show rebel MP’s the door” says the Murdoch rag.
The Labor party would split apart if action is taken against brave principled MPs who oppose genocide and war crimes. We need more “rebels” and less cowed, spineless jelly backs!
At last! Labor elected members expressing disgust at the violence perpetrated on decent Australians who oppose genocide in Gaza.
Labor branches must demand Albo and Minns condemn police violence, end suppression of the right to protest and cease capitulating to Zionist extremists
Did I correctly hear Police Commissioner Lanyon describe the President of Israel as “their President” when describing Jewish Australians? Albo should never have invited the Israeli Pres to Australia. The Labor caucus must stop its supine acceptance of dumb dangerous decisions.
Labor leadership defending decisions to limit democratic protest and invite the head of a foreign state committing genocide to Australia.
The police violence in Sydney was disgusting. What has happened to my party? Why are they defending genocide and police violence?
Herzog says demonstrations undermine his and Israel’s rights.
There is no right to commit genocide.
No right to slaughter civilians and children.
No right to starve people.
No right to breach international law.
No right to use apartheid.
No right to silence concerned Australians.
