American student's pro-peace grad speech met with jeers
I've still not met anyone who has said they approve of the phony "war on terrorism" being waged by the Axis of Diesel, Bush, Blair and Howard. But obviously they couldn't wage it without a certain level of support. I found this report of a young man's speech very chilling, as it is very reasoned and says nothing extraordinary, but was met with jeers and heckling by Chris Hedges's American classmates. The principal of Hedges's alma mater, Rockford College (Illinois) even had to interrupt the speech to remind the students about the right of free speech. One can only wonder what was in their heads and who put it there. Seems to me that many Americans believe that the USA has some kind of patent on liberties such as free speech, but maybe their traditions are eroding. Or perhaps Rockford is a backward part of that country. Either way, it's pretty scary to read this report.
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Blair's Grand Mistake
Belgium is becoming an interesting country. In the course of a week, it has managed to upset both liberal opinion in Europe - by granting the far-right Vlaams Blok 18 parliamentary seats - and illiberal opinion in the United States. On Wednesday, a human rights lawyer filed a case with the federal prosecutors whose purpose is to arraign Thomas Franks, the commander of the American troops in Iraq, for crimes against humanity.
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What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.
We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical gangs that are doing that.
David Suzuki, geneticist, broadcaster and international environmental advocate
I've still not met anyone who has said they approve of the phony "war on terrorism" being waged by the Axis of Diesel, Bush, Blair and Howard. But obviously they couldn't wage it without a certain level of support. I found this report of a young man's speech very chilling, as it is very reasoned and says nothing extraordinary, but was met with jeers and heckling by Chris Hedges's American classmates. The principal of Hedges's alma mater, Rockford College (Illinois) even had to interrupt the speech to remind the students about the right of free speech. One can only wonder what was in their heads and who put it there. Seems to me that many Americans believe that the USA has some kind of patent on liberties such as free speech, but maybe their traditions are eroding. Or perhaps Rockford is a backward part of that country. Either way, it's pretty scary to read this report.
Blair's Grand Mistake
Belgium is becoming an interesting country. In the course of a week, it has managed to upset both liberal opinion in Europe - by granting the far-right Vlaams Blok 18 parliamentary seats - and illiberal opinion in the United States. On Wednesday, a human rights lawyer filed a case with the federal prosecutors whose purpose is to arraign Thomas Franks, the commander of the American troops in Iraq, for crimes against humanity.
What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.
We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical gangs that are doing that.
David Suzuki, geneticist, broadcaster and international environmental advocate
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